https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/ almostwitty - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:06 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios almostwitty personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/18089358/162179 https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/ 95 100 https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/284496.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:06 GMT https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/284496.html <div style="float: right;margin-left: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12254940@N00/2860183282/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2860183282_f7e2d6e6f3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000" /></a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em;margin-top: 0px"><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12254940@N00/2860183282/">My very first Starbucks mug&#8230;</a><br /> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/12254940@N00/">SabineNadineMelanie</a><br /> </span> </div> <p>I don&#8217;t really drink coffee. I&#8217;m not a particular fan of global consumer mono-branded capitalism like McDonalds. And yet, the sight of a Starbucks mug fills me with pride and joy.</p> <p>It&#8217;s a unique combination of solid working-class workmanship &#8211; this is a big chunky mug for drinking out of &#8211; and branded middle-class aspirations &#8211; I&#8217;m drinking in a funky trendy cafe. </p> <p>One recently fell into my hands, and I&#8217;m very reluctant to let it go. It just sits there on my desk, and I feel a very odd sense of pride when I do end up drinking out of it. I&#8217;ve found myself making more cups of tea just so I can drink more out of it.</p> <p>and what other chain can promote themselves on the basis of &#8220;Oooh, the red cups are back!&#8221; ?<br /></p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.almostwitty.com/adayinthelife/my-love-affair-with-starbucks" title="Read Original Post">almost witty</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=almostwitty&ditemid=284496" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/284496.html adayinthelife starbucks tea public 0