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[โ€“] melsaskca 23 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Shop local. It's just coffee. Don't let the marketers tell you any different. For sweet creamy syrupy treats go to the ice cream store. Let's not support the current system of the bigwig at the top who does very little and reaps most of the rewards.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

But the local shops are often treating employees in ways that starbucks couldn't possibly get away with. Source: ex who worked 14 hr shifts without weekends at 4 different places for a couple months each and came out at net negative.

There are some nice places though, where barista is the owner, and not just some stupid rich kid trying his hand at entrepreneurship.

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