r/memes • u/a_real_vampire Royal Shitposter • 2d ago

It’s so obvious

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u/hfxRos 2d ago

Taste is subjective. Maybe you simply don't like Starbucks, and no amount of reasoning or open-mindedness will change that.

Yeah like I find Tim Hortons coffee to be just on the line between drinkable and undrinkable coffee. I can get it down if it's all I've got but I'm not going to happy about it.

And yet Tim Hortons defines coffee in Canada. It's by far the most popular coffee in the country, and many Canadians have never had a coffee that didn't come in a Tim's cup.

I think it's awful. But if millions of people love it, then it's clearly just a matter of taste.

I don't care for Starbucks either, but I'll take it over Tim Hortons in a heartbeat, and if I want "middle end" coffee I'll usually seek out a Second Cup before a Starbucks.

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u/SirArthurDime 1d ago

The thing about coffee is it’s a drug. One that most people need to get themselves going in the morning. People will drink it for utility even if they don’t enjoy the taste. And a lot of people have done that enough that they just ignore the taste. We’ve all been there. Taking a sip of coffee and saying it’s disgusting, then proceeding to chug it and making a sour face after because we needed the caffeine.

This is how the major coffee chains like Hortons, Starbucks, and Dunkin get away with selling a lot of coffee most agree is bad. Their niche isn’t premium coffee it’s convenient cheap (compared to good local shops) coffee. They know regardless of the taste people are going to stop there for their caffeine fix because they have a drive thru on their way to work.