A friend of mine replied to the previous post with the following:
"At least the church of starbucks isn’t passing judgment on sexual orientation, abortion or evolution education."
He also questioned the deforestation which occurs to supply the signature Starbuck's paper cups. Is a caffeine fix worth deforestation? I realize the whole conversation regarding Starbuck's arose when my sister was pointing out to me that they have more to offer than caffeine. Those non-coffee drinkers like myself, just want to be trendy. How cool do you feel walking into a meeting being the only one without your morning Starbuck's cup? After all, it's a status symbol. Maybe Starbuck's should make their re-usable mugs more affordable, and let them become a status symbol. Save the trees.
The ultimate question we should ask ourselves is:
Is there anything worth deforestation?
The answer to this, and our daily actions most likely conflict......(I know mine do.)
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Your last point is an excellent one that is not mentioned enough. I suspect all of us sometimes act in ways we shouldn't, and we should realize it when we do. On the other hand, we shouldn't "sweat the little stuff." One cup isn't going to make a big difference. What might help is to write to the president of Starbucks, and maybe a local newspaper, and advocate for cheaper reusable mugs, cups made from 100% recycled material, and/or allowing people to use their own mugs at a Starbucks. Now, if enough people hop on the bandwagon, that could make a big difference.
ReplyDeleteOne point of clarification, the problem with coffee and deforestation isn’t the cup but the clearing of forest to make room for the coffee crops, hence shade grown coffee. The cups are a problem but most of those things use at least partial prost consumer products and Starbucks is better than some, they use paper and not Styrofoam cups.
ReplyDeleteAs a constant Starbucks consumer I just want to point out that Starbucks gives you a 10 cent discount when you bring in your own travel coffee mug that they will gladly fill for you.
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