Steven's Myth of Verizon AMPS coverage in the San Francisco BayArea

Notan wrote:
> John Navas wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> A panel of "trained testers" took their brew black -- no cream, milk
>> or sugar -- and visited two locations of each company.
>>
>> Two locations! Not just one? Wow!
>> For "trained testers" read CR staffers.
>> LOL!
>
> And, once again, you come across as snob, who think that people value
> his opinion(s) above all others.

Actually for Starbucks, where all the U.S. stores are company owned and
operated, two stores should be sufficient because there isn't a lot of
variability. For McDonald's, where there a lot of franchises, as well as
a lot of company owned stores, you'd expect more variability on some
menu items.

The burnt taste that they complained about is not some huge secret, it's
how Starbucks roasts and brews their regular coffee.




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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:23:40 -0800, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote in <45d0f6ff$0$27160$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>:

>Notan wrote:
>> John Navas wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> A panel of "trained testers" took their brew black -- no cream, milk
>>> or sugar -- and visited two locations of each company.
>>>
>>> Two locations! Not just one? Wow!
>>> For "trained testers" read CR staffers.
>>> LOL!
>>
>> And, once again, you come across as snob, who think that people value
>> his opinion(s) above all others.
>
>Actually for Starbucks, where all the U.S. stores are company owned and
>operated, two stores should be sufficient because there isn't a lot of
>variability.

Starbucks actually has quite a bit of variability between stores because
it's not a tightly controlled operation and has distinct submarkets
within its operation (e.g., Starbucks in Safeway stores versus
storefronts).

>For McDonald's, where there a lot of franchises, as well as
>a lot of company owned stores, you'd expect more variability on some
>menu items.

Mickey D's is actually well known for tight control of the delivered
product.

In other words, you have that backwards.

>The burnt taste that they complained about is not some huge secret, it's
>how Starbucks roasts and brews their regular coffee.

The brew has nothing at all to do with it. It's strictly a matter of
roasting, which is controlled by the parent company, but varies
considerably between the different coffees it sells.

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