Column: Why We Love To Hate Starbucks

In the midst of Occupy Wall Street or Occupy Moscow and “the 99 percent” protesting the influence of major corporations, Starbucks has entered the University of Idaho campus again. Some Vandals are upset the university chose Starbucks instead of a local coffee shop. Everyone hates the best. Starbucks claimed revenues of $10.7 Billion last year and has 16,850 shops in 40 countries. Starbucks is a comfy, cozy Internet café, and its goal, just like any other business, is to become a third major gathering place beside work and home. I am one to support local anything, I am. But I’m not complaining about the vandalstore’s new addition. Why? Because no one is making me go there or anyone else It’s understandable people are tired of corporations diminishing cultural values for profit. If you think Starbucks is too expensive, go get your 99-cent mocha at the Vanda/Christi Atkinson, UI Argonaut. More here (scroll down to Page 7 (AP file photo)

Question: If I’m downtown when the urge for coffee hits, I stop at Java on Fourth. Otherwise, it’s probably Starbucks. Why do people pretend that they don’t like Starbucks, yet go there regularly? is it a New York Yankees thing?