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Old 07-22-10, 08:18 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl View Post
What really confuses me is how Starbucks manages to be both expensive and in tremendous demand.


Can it really be that good? Is the atmosphere that pleasing?
I link it to the Yuppie phenomenon, though you can see its presence in film clips and stories from the '20s (The Great Gatsby) and it probably goes all the way back to the beginning of civilization.

As a lifelong biker I've often said the same thing about Harley-Davidson. Why pay $20,000 for a name when I can get a bike that's much faster, better-handling, lighter and more comfortable to ride all day for one quarter of the price?

All I can say is: "But mine goes to eleven."
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