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<blockquote data-quote="Joe" data-source="post: 1167172" data-attributes="member: 9">Actually [USER=1186]@Reggie_Essent[/USER]&nbsp; , there is one business I buy from &amp; 1 product I buy in particular where this holds true.7-11. They have these self-serve espresso machines that charge 1/2 or 1/3 the price of many coffee shops, even Starbucks.I always get these espresso drinks for about $1.50&nbsp; at 7/11that are normall $3-4 at Starbucks.So at least 7-11 appears to pass some of their savings on to the customer for virtually the same product that Starbucks does for much less. I know McDonald's uses the same coffee machines and yet they charge 1/3 more.I dunno about you, but espresso coffee is pretty much the same, wherever you buy it.Unless you go to some high end espresso joint to get imported coffee, fresh beans, freshly roasted and made right on the spot.They gotta fryer, fire oven for the coffee beans, the whole nine yards that blows somethin' like Starbucks outta the water.As far as quality goes, Starbucks is pretty average tho it charges very high prices.I've even seen ratings for Starbucks and they come out pretty mediocre. They're not bad, but they're not great either. So in reality there isn't much separating them from a McCafe or 7/11 coffee, eh?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joe, post: 1167172, member: 9"] Actually [USER=1186]@Reggie_Essent[/USER] , there is one business I buy from & 1 product I buy in particular where this holds true. 7-11. They have these self-serve espresso machines that charge 1/2 or 1/3 the price of many coffee shops, even Starbucks. I always get these espresso drinks for about $1.50 at 7/11that are normall $3-4 at Starbucks. So at least 7-11 appears to pass some of their savings on to the customer for virtually the same product that Starbucks does for much less. I know McDonald's uses the same coffee machines and yet they charge 1/3 more. I dunno about you, but espresso coffee is pretty much the same, wherever you buy it. Unless you go to some high end espresso joint to get imported coffee, fresh beans, freshly roasted and made right on the spot. They gotta fryer, fire oven for the coffee beans, the whole nine yards that blows somethin' like Starbucks outta the water. As far as quality goes, Starbucks is pretty average tho it charges very high prices. I've even seen ratings for Starbucks and they come out pretty mediocre. They're not bad, but they're not great either. So in reality there isn't much separating them from a McCafe or 7/11 coffee, eh? [/QUOTE]

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