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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[I feel sorry for the franchisees that have to buy these machines in order to stay within what the franchisor (the boss) wants. I will never get into franchises again, it is a scam and mafia related tactics. I use to own a Blimpies franchise and thats what it was all about. They would tell you how to run your so called business and profit in every aspect of the business. I mean every aspect  You live and learn the hard way.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ralph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2008 12:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[So Ralph, are you an independent restauranteur now, running your business the way you want to and answering to no one (except possibly the health dept.)?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2008 1:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[Starbucks doesn't have franchises.  Each store is owned by the corporation.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PK]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2008 10:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ralph, the other guy is right, Starbucks owns all their stores and doesn't franchise. <br><br>I live in NYC and I hear they're installing 2 Clovers here in the city. I can't wait to try them.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 27th 2008 1:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[Too bad Wired was a year late and a dollar short with this story. They're starting to get as timely as "60 Minutes".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[swag]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2008 1:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I went into my local Starbucks and had an xtra tall Frapachino. The cost was $5.22. It was very good but not worth the price. I was curious, hot and thirsty and it did hit the spot but it was a one shot deal.<br>I work with people that go to Starbucks at least 4 times a week. It is an addiction that some can't be without??????????????????]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lois]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 27th 2008 3:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[This Clover customer WILL BE LINING UP AT Starbucks!  Last laugh on you, Blake.  You sound jealous of Starbucks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 27th 2008 6:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[I go to all the local coffee shops - no complaints!  Much cheaper, too!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 28th 2008 1:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Starbucks Installing $11,000 'Clover' Coffee Machine in Select Shops]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/07/26/starbucks-buys-elite-coffee-machine-company-reaffirms-bullying/</guid><description><![CDATA[Starbucks is OK not for their coffee but because its quick, the staff are generally receptive and alert for that quick turnaround. Of late their coffee in downtown NYC has been overbrewed or burnt, it used to be better? Would go to a local deli everyday of the week if that coffee actually had caffeine. Less likely to buy a Clover coffee now that they're at Starbucks. They're obviously having an identity crisis. They should also start selling milkshakes.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[casz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 31st 2008 11:38AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>