Comments on: Response to Starbucks http://greenlagirl.com/response-to-starbucks/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/response-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Siel Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:30:52 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=242#comment-1051 You'd think it would be easier, but apparantly, they put a huge containerful of ground espresso beans -- not fair trade, of course -- into their espresso machine, so getting a single fair trade cup's out of the question... Doesn't hurt to ask though. Maybe if enough of us ask, Starbucks'll get on it... The trick is not to say "ok, I'll just have a regular latte..." You’d think it would be easier, but apparantly, they put a huge containerful of ground espresso beans — not fair trade, of course — into their espresso machine, so getting a single fair trade cup’s out of the question…

Doesn’t hurt to ask though. Maybe if enough of us ask, Starbucks’ll get on it… The trick is not to say “ok, I’ll just have a regular latte…”

]]> By: garam chai http://greenlagirl.com/response-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-997 garam chai Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:09:50 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=242#comment-997 The letter looks very reasonable to me. Although it is not called out in the letter, why is it hard for Starbucks to offer fair-trade lattes, just like non-fat lattes? The letter looks very reasonable to me. Although it is not called out in the letter, why is it hard for Starbucks to offer fair-trade lattes, just like non-fat lattes?

]]> By: Roger, Gone Green http://greenlagirl.com/response-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Roger, Gone Green Thu, 29 Dec 2005 07:10:48 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=242#comment-994 Looks good to me too! Looks good to me too!

]]> By: Maya http://greenlagirl.com/response-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Maya Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:50:25 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=242#comment-993 I like the letter, Siel. It's to the point and letting them know that you're (and all challengers) not asking for out-of-this-world goals. Well done :-) I like the letter, Siel. It’s to the point and letting them know that you’re (and all challengers) not asking for out-of-this-world goals. Well done :-)

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/response-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Siel Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:06:43 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=242#comment-992 Hey Gavin -- Was this during the week Cafe Estima was brewing as the coffee of the week during fair trade month back in October? A couple of shops I went to around LA had signs up then too. So sorry 'bout the confusion -- We meant letting customers know that they can get a cup of fair trade coffee at Starbucks EVERYDAY -- not just during 1 week in October... Hey Gavin — Was this during the week Cafe Estima was brewing as the coffee of the week during fair trade month back in October? A couple of shops I went to around LA had signs up then too.

So sorry ’bout the confusion — We meant letting customers know that they can get a cup of fair trade coffee at Starbucks EVERYDAY — not just during 1 week in October…

]]> By: Gavin http://greenlagirl.com/response-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-991 Gavin Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:01:15 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=242#comment-991 I was at a Starbucks over a month ago and they had paper work as well as a display selling and reading abot fair trade coffee. I was at a Starbucks over a month ago and they had paper work as well as a display selling and reading abot fair trade coffee.

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