Let me just add “Coffee Snobbery” to the list.

OK, so let me see if I have this right. You go in and buy a good coffee somewhere – then you put a wrapper round the cup to make it look as if you are drinking a cup of frothy milk! Boy, I have so much to learn about being cool…

Starbucks is known the world over as some of the absolute worst coffee out there — even the Americans are realizing. Steer clear and support out home grown Irish brands; and the Russians should do the same [for their Russian brands]!

So you get the kudos of Starbucks without paying the high prices? Not sure the Russians have fully grasped the concept of advertising…

It’s like the pubs that pour the cheap vodka into the Smirnoff bottles.

Isn’t that what apple do with those logo stickers… There’s a dozen Dell and HP machines in my office with the apple logo stuck on there.

Awful,terrible excuse for coffee

@jamespelow I’m just curious, what home grown Irish coffee brands would you recommend?

if the Russians are gullible enough to think wrapping your coffee in an ad for Starbucks is cool, then they deserve this

Huh, I forgot about Bewleys! And wasn’t aware Insomnia was Irish. *throws crappy Starbucks cup in bin and walks across to Spar…

In most instances you pay a premium for the label & now they are giving it away for free. You can now drink a lesser priced coffee that tastes the same or better but show that you were ‘hip’ enough to buy it in Starbucks… Man, many a college project will be written on this marketing exercise.

agree totally. Starbucks make such a fuss gushing how their coffee is served at the perfect temperature etc. etc…. who gives a Fu*k what temperature it’s at if it’s piss. ???

In a country were the rule of law is meaningless and were corruption runs riot, I’d say business law is even more toothless (unless of course you’re somehow connected with Putin)

Nice one!!

Or you could just buy a starbucks???!!!!! If your that worried about what brand ppl see you with, ud be worried about how sad ud look with that slieve! Venti jamsmine orange to go please

I find the Bewleys coffee is the best around when driving on the road. Some places serve dyke water though.