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Favorite coffee supplier (Walk-in/Drive-through)

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Where in the midwest are you? They're all over Ohio.

If I have to go to a chain, I prefer Caribou over Starbucks.
 
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Dunkin Donuts people

I miss Dunkin Donuts :(. The only one still open around here is on the west side of Indy and I have no reason to be over that way ever. I have never had their coffee, I just want some donut holes.
 
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I am a caribou man usually.

Mmmm coffee
 
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Starbucks has the worst coffee I've ever tasted.

My hometown has a large Italian and Greek population so any cafe usually does the trick.
 

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I will also say other as most of the coffee I drink (and it's not much) I make here at the house. Had a few Iced coffee's at Starbucks but only if it's offered to me on a hot day. I don't like paying that much for a cup of coffee.
 

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i probably go to starbucks more than anywhere else, but that's because i live in suburbia. the only other real choice is caribou coffee, and i can't stand just about anything they make.

i don't normally get coffee there though, i usually get a chai latte.

i normally drink coffee at work (we have a good supplier), or at home, where we have a senseo.

i did used to love dunkin donuts when i lived in jersey.
 
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Tim Hortons is my favorite

Haha heck yes! I work there *bows head in shame*

Best mix is 2 sugars and half a cream.. I hate the cream though, 18% is waaaaaaaaaay too rich for me.

I hate Starbucks.. It's the only place I know where coffee has a MENU!.. Coffee does NOT need a menu.. It needs a cup.. And MAYBE a saucer underneith the cup!

What the heck is a latte? That doesn't sound like coffee to me.

Espresso is good too. I like really strong, dark-roast coffees.

I usually make Nabob at home, as they hafe various flavors/blends.
 

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I hate Starbucks.. It's the only place I know where coffee has a MENU!.. Coffee does NOT need a menu.. It needs a cup.. And MAYBE a saucer underneith the cup!

that's like saying there's never a need for a wine list. or there should only be black tea available for consumption.
 
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Give me a white chocolate mocha from starbucks and I'm happy. ;)
 
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I've only had Dunkin Donuts' coffee once and I burned my tongue too much to really taste it, so I can't judge the flavor. Starbucks is alright, but I find their normal coffee tastes burnt when I drink it black. I usually end up drinking coffee from whichever place I'm closest to at the moment.
 
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You can get your caffeine in many splendid ways.
You can add espresso beans to your coffee, or chocolate covered espresso beans. You will not leave unhappy.
 
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starbucks rasberry frap <3
love it!!!

you missed out costa, thats a big brand
 
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It really depends on what I'm in the mood for. Latte's are never made right at Dunkin' Donuts EVER. I don't put sugar in my coffee, only Splenda, so when I ask for Splenda in my latte I always get an unsweetened one and have to send it back. Iced coffee from Dunkin' Donuts is amazing though.
 
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Ever since I got my job in Miami I have been hooked on cuban coffee. Pretty much espresso with a ton of sugar. And they use Pilan or Bustello coffee. Mmmmmmm So good and only .75 cents. Pretty much all the little resturants have walk up windows. I get a guava pastry and a cafe cubano for like 1.50 its my new breakfast routine.
 
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I'll go anywhere, anywhere, for coffee before I go to Starbucks. PJ's, Dunkin', Einstein Bros., McDonalds...I used to patronize an independent shop, but I moved.

And when I do go to Starbucks, I'll buy anything except their coffee. They have great cakes, cookies, and such. Shame about the coffee.

One of these days I'm going to just buy myself a coffeemaker.
 
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starbucks rasberry frap <3
love it!!!

You know Mikey, that sounded so good that I actually went out and bought one and it was a bit of a let down. The first half was good, but after I had drank all of the raspberry and "puchino" out of it, I was left with nothing but frozen frap.
 
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NO corporate money-mongering theives can beat a pot of home-brewed coffee, especially Nabob.
 
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Starbucks has the worst coffee I've ever tasted.

My hometown has a large Italian and Greek population so any cafe usually does the trick.

I agree. Especially iced coffees. Most of them just loaded with ice. You can get a much better cup of coffee from any other place for less money. Don't buy into those fancy names.
 

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I will go to Starbucks if I have to, but I prefer to go here if I can afford it.

http://www.wilderoastcafe.com/

Nice place, Oscar Wilde themed, lots of Mac users, and very gay.
 

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