Starbuck 'cup quote'.... offensive ?

Jolie Rouge · 06-14-2007, 01:58 AM

Michelle Incanno says she was a Starbucks addict, buying beans and coffee drinks frequently. The Springboro, Ohio, woman recently got a cup of joe at her neighborhood outlet when she noticed something new on her cup: a quotation that, Starbucks says, is designed to "collect different viewpoints and spur discussion." The company invites replies on its web site. The quote on Incanno's cup read:

Quote:

"Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure."

Incanno was outraged. "I was so offended by that," she said. "I just want coffee." She says she won't return to Starbucks. (Dayton Daily News)

Heidi · 06-14-2007, 02:04 AM

I was just telling my husband yesterday how upset I was about a Starbucks cup I got. The whole quote on my cup was in spanish. No translation or anything. I understand that "quotes do not reflect the opinions of Starbucks", yadda yadda yadda, but they should at least do some more thinking before putting them into print.

LI Mama · 06-14-2007, 10:32 AM

Eh, I can't get worked up about it. Free speech and all that jazz.

kate · 06-14-2007, 10:47 AM

Yeah, while I don't agree with the quote, I can't see getting my hackles up about it. Starbucks has many controversial quotes because they get conversations going. The point behind the quotes is great and I think they raise some interesting questions.

freeby4me · 06-14-2007, 11:01 AM

Why not just have little coffee cups printed all over the cups instead?? Sheesh!

kate · 06-14-2007, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by freeby4me

Why not just have little coffee cups printed all over the cups instead?? Sheesh!

Because part of the Starbucks brand is to question, to do things out of the ordinary, to create a discussion. None of that is going to be done with little coffee cups on a the cup.

freeby4me · 06-14-2007, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kate

Because part of the Starbucks brand is to question, to do things out of the ordinary, to create a discussion. None of that is going to be done with little coffee cups on a the cup.

OHH haha@me. We dont have a StarBucks around here so I've never been to one. Guess I shouldnt post about what I dont know LOL

***ahippiechic*** · 06-14-2007, 01:59 PM

I don't mind the quotes either, I see quotes I don't agree with everyday. They're usually a good discussion starter, some of my firends and I will call each other and talk about a quote we got on a cup. So I think it's cool.

Bubblescc · 06-14-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kate

Yeah, while I don't agree with the quote, I can't see getting my hackles up about it. Starbucks has many controversial quotes because they get conversations going. The point behind the quotes is great and I think they raise some interesting questions.

Kate you better sit down for this

ITA!! lol.........

Berkley69 · 06-14-2007, 06:33 PM

Well at least Starbucks has the balls to say something like this

Karen5111 · 06-14-2007, 06:47 PM

Hmm, funny that "freedom of speech" is always on the side of the UNBELIEVER.Even our kids cant mention "God" in yearbooks, at graduations, etc. Where is that "freedom of speech" Believers are part of the new "dont tell" policy. As it states it is a figment of imagination, I would think that is the case. As a believer, I would rather die and be wrong than be an unbeliever and die and be wrong. My Bible states that if we deny God here on earth, He will also deny us in Heaven. The alternatives doesnt sound like where I want to put my Happy Feet. I would be offended by either cup ( I want my message in ENGLISH too) and would refuse to pay for it if served that way and would let them know why. MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Coming from a previous STARBUCKS addict here in Starbucksville near Seattle. Karen

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06-14-2007, 10:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
LI Mama Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 96 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Eh, I can't get worked up about it. Free speech and all that jazz.

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kate Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 84 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah, while I don't agree with the quote, I can't see getting my hackles up about it. Starbucks has many controversial quotes because they get conversations going. The point behind the quotes is great and I think they raise some interesting questions.

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*ahippiechic* My Enforcer, Jason Morgan Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Jason's Safehouse Posts: 19,460 iTrader: (22) Thanks: 2,235 Thanked 6,198 Times in 1,843 Posts	I don't mind the quotes either, I see quotes I don't agree with everyday. They're usually a good discussion starter, some of my firends and I will call each other and talk about a quote we got on a cup. So I think it's cool.

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Karen5111 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Granite Falls, Washington Posts: 320 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 17 Thanked 234 Times in 18 Posts	Hmm, funny that "freedom of speech" is always on the side of the UNBELIEVER.Even our kids cant mention "God" in yearbooks, at graduations, etc. Where is that "freedom of speech" Believers are part of the new "dont tell" policy. As it states it is a figment of imagination, I would think that is the case. As a believer, I would rather die and be wrong than be an unbeliever and die and be wrong. My Bible states that if we deny God here on earth, He will also deny us in Heaven. The alternatives doesnt sound like where I want to put my Happy Feet. I would be offended by either cup ( I want my message in ENGLISH too) and would refuse to pay for it if served that way and would let them know why. MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Coming from a previous STARBUCKS addict here in Starbucksville near Seattle. Karen