Starbucks vs. McDonald’s Options

[Barkmann]

So McDon {US only for now} is going to start selling all kinds of coffee like starbucks does, this should be a battle worth watching on Wall street, 2 big gaints going at it who will win? and who will not win?
Now you can get a Big Mac and a cappuccino at the same time oh boy.



http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Inves....aspx?GT1=10825



This post has been edited by Barkmann: 01/07/08 6:00pm

[pezking]

McDonalds offers the convenience of a drive-thru and a much lower cost coffee. I don't mind Starbucks, but even the ones around DC w/drive-thrus take way too long. Maybe it's all the coffee snobs that want the skim milk, 3 splenda lattes w/two squirts of whipped cream and a splash of caramel? There's a 7-11 in our neighborhood and I go there every morning and get my coffee. It's coffee, it's a dollar, and I can say "large" without some kid looking at me like I'm crazy.... "I'm sorry, Venti" Reminds me of movie theater sodas, "I'm sorry sir, we don't have a small or medium cup, we start at large, xl, and extreme."

Not sure if anyone watches the show "The Big Idea" or not? It's a business show on CNBC and they had the founder of Starbucks on there a month or so ago. He basically said, your buying a 80 cent cup of coffee and paying $5 more dollars for the ambience and experience. Well, if I'm doing the drive-thru, I'm not getting that "experience" and I'm just over paying for coffee. I guess all and all, value is how your percieve it.