"...and if you walk to the end of the block, there sits a Starbucks. And directly across the street -- in the exact same building as that Starbucks -- there is... another Starbucks. There is a Starbucks across the street from a Starbucks! And ladies and gentlemen, THAT is the end of the universe." - Lewis Black

The One That Started It All
The corner or South Shepherd and West Gray* in Houston, TX 77019-3601. This is in the Riveroaks area of the city.

The Proof

Picture was taken on March 11, 2004. It is put together from four separate photographs.

The far left you can see the starbucks. And on the right is clearly another one.


And that, my friends, is how we know that we're boned.

That's about as sad as it comes...

I love starbucks......What's wrong with it?

Originally Posted by Fox

I love starbucks......What's wrong with it?

The Coffee's crap, (for what they charge) that just about sums it up.

Originally Posted by senojekips

The Coffee's crap, (for what they charge) that just about sums it up.

Yeah, that's true, unfortunately. Hey, their donuts are great, too.

There is a little light at the end of the tunnel...

Starbucks isn't doing so well anymore, they have closed a lot of shops within the US. They are also doing very badly outside of the USA, because American coffee is much weaker than it is in Europe, Europeans refuse to drink it.

They are also finished in Australia, I don't know the exact reason.

They've put countless small cafés, with good products and prices, out of business to this day. They shall burn for their sins.

well, i wouldn't mind a cup of coffee, but for what the prices are, i think i'll stay at home and make my own.

I don't speak fritalian. If I have to go there, I usually say just plain, old, ordinary coffee. None of that mocha-frapo-b******t-whatever.