Starbucks Korea CEO dismissed over ad evoking massacre of pro-democracy protesters (www.theguardian.com)
from Wudi@feddit.uk to world@lemmy.world on 21 May 21:39
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TheTechnician27@lemmy.world on 22 May 01:56 next collapse

They clearly saw the pushback against the Kendall Jenner ad for Pepsi and thought: “The reason it didn’t succeed is because there was no real conflict. We can change that.”

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 22 May 05:36 next collapse

I’ve never purchased Starbucks and they tried and failed here since we already have better coffee than anywhere in USA (Australia), but if they ever try again, I’ll add another reason to avoid them.

KlausDieterFreddek@feddit.org on 22 May 10:19 collapse

The actual coffee from starbucks was never good coffee. But US likes their sweets so there will be stuff like :tripple caramel, cream, oat frappucino venti (the fuck do I know).

It’s just not coffee anymore.

northernlights@lemmy.today on 22 May 12:41 collapse

It’s liquid candy with a little coffee in it

k0e3@lemmy.ca on 22 May 10:30 collapse

Starbucks didn’t deserve to be in Korea. Korea has sooo many great cafes.