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Starbucks Reviews Summary

Starbucks enjoys a strong reputation for its diverse product offerings and the quality of its coffee, with many customers appreciating the cozy ambiance and loyalty programs. However, significant concerns have been raised regarding inconsistent service quality, with reports of unhelpful staff, service delays, and poor customer support. Issues with order accuracy and dissatisfaction with pricing have also emerged, leading some customers to seek alternatives. Overall, while Starbucks remains a favored choice for many coffee enthusiasts, there is a clear need for improvement in customer service and product consistency to enhance the overall experience.

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Virginia
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I visit this company daily, I love their great coffee in the morning. I also like the neatness of their restaurants.

Date of experience: December 11, 2018
Canada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Delicious
November 17, 2018

Always excellent coffee, tea, sweets, mugsand its always obvious most people agree with me as the lineups are always long.

Date of experience: November 15, 2018
Washington
8 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Lovely coffee!
November 17, 2018

It's my favorite coffee in the world. Every day I pass by the coffee shop Starbucks and I always to go there. I love their coffee and atmosphere in this place. I know all sellers and some of them arewelcome on the streets.

Date of experience: November 15, 2018
France
4 reviews
25 helpful votes
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Great! Returning customer
November 11, 2018

Great coffee and great food. Affordable prices, nice customer service, cozy environment. Love Starbucks!

Date of experience: November 9, 2018
Canada
7 reviews
15 helpful votes
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Very good coffee
November 3, 2018

Me and my friends favorite spot to have some quality time. Very good coffee and delicious cookies. I hope they maintain the quality forever!

Date of experience: November 1, 2018
Canada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Its amazing how a simple thing like a cup of warm coffee can lift your spirits up. Starbucks is my go-to for so many reasons, not just the amazing coffee. It reminds me that life is great and there are some many good things to experience. I love the variety of coffee flavors and the delicious snacks.

Date of experience: October 30, 2018
GB
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Nice and quick boost
November 1, 2018

Starbucks is pretty consistent with their coffee and they always prepare it just the way I like it no matter where I go. It depends at what time of day you are ordering your coffee but for the most part its prepared quickly.

Date of experience: October 30, 2018
Utah
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Price and Quality
October 28, 2018

The price and quality is two mains things here. First, quality is not bad, it's not "perfect" but it's okay.
Second, price... The price is really really overpriced a lot, why you have to pay 6$ for cup of coffee? I don't know. Pretty much I like Starbucks, but at the sime time they drive me crazy for their prices

Date of experience: October 26, 2018
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great coffee for a great price. Starbucks is my favorite coffee shop where I have my morning dose every single day. Cheesecake or a sandwich next to my drink is always nice and I am completely satisfied with the services and products. Thanks for making my morning routine special!

Date of experience: October 18, 2018
GB
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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BEST COFFEE
September 20, 2018

Very good Smell of Coffee, with Yummy Flavour and gives you warm comfort, It's always is a great way to start the day! With Starbucks Coffees

Date of experience: September 19, 2018
Texas
6 reviews
2 helpful votes
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The app is fantastic!
August 27, 2018

The rewards program is fantastic! If you have the app, you already are saving a little! For every 125 points, you get a free drink!

Date of experience: August 27, 2018
Malaysia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I have found its the best place to do work with comfort, best coffee, home like environment, yummy desserts and simply another home.

Date of experience: August 27, 2018
Illinois
5 reviews
14 helpful votes
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First, I am a former Starbucks Store Mgr. Starbucks has at one time been the top 10 companies to work for. Howard wanted you to feel like it was you home away from home. Hence, the motto "The Third Place" ie. Home Work Starbucks. And wanted to give the customer the ultimate experience.

Within the past couple years, I believe Howard forgot his motto. The new hire partner training centers have been closed. The smell of freshly brewed coffee has been replaced by a garlic sandwich. And the coffee is no longer brewed fresh. It sit in a carafe for a set amount of time. The stores are not nearly clean as they were, the partners are not as friendly, the procedures for store openings and closings on a daily basis have become unreasonable expectations based on the amount of time given by corporate. Hell, if we need toilet paper, we have to include it in our coffee/products order!

With over 22k stores worldwide, It's very clear, it is all about corporate and not the "personal experience".
In fact, a majority of Starbucks is through the drive though. Most stores have reduced the cafe tables by 2 to 3 per store. So, it's not about sitting and having a cup of coffee with a friend as it used to be. Howard would like all the stores to be drive through only!

Lastly, was was not terminated nor am I being negative of the company. I am simply speaking of my feeling towards my former employer. I really do care for and like Starbucks. I simply do not like where the company is headed!

Date of experience: August 21, 2018
Louisiana
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Excellent service!
August 16, 2018

I love the service here. They always give it to you with a smile. That's such a great way to start the day off.

Date of experience: August 16, 2018
Georgia
16 reviews
11 helpful votes
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I'm in love!
July 17, 2018

This is my go to! I could never get my coffee the way I liked it and thanks to Starbucks, I am a repeat customer and their coffee makes me have the energy to get through the day!

Date of experience: July 16, 2018
Sweden
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Superb cafe
May 30, 2018

Delicious coffee and great customer service. The best coffee you will ever had. Forget costa and those other rubbish places, go here for actual nice coffee. Must visit guyz.

Date of experience: May 30, 2018
Nevada
102 reviews
318 helpful votes
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Many of these reviews deal with the politics of a big co. Moving in and driving small coffeehouses out of business. That may be, but in the American economy model, that's what for-profit entities, large or small, do; gain as much market share that they can. Doesn't matter what type of business it is.

That said, I find the customer service at Starbucks to be first-rate, and applaud them for their recent diversity training initiative. As a minority, I've never been treated as anything but a valued customer. Their places are clean and well-maintained. Staff are always courteous and quick. I had some trouble with their wifi once in recent months, and the staff was too busy to go troubleshoot it. I commented on it in feedback to the Starbucks website as I had to get in to refresh my card, and less than 24 hours later, received a message from their nat'l customer svc center apologizing for the outage, and promising that they'd both alert the regional mgr to the event, and have their tech support resolve the issue. It was resolved when I came in the next day.

Date of experience: May 30, 2018
Philippines
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great coffee
May 18, 2018

The staff is good. Nice place to sit n sip up your coffee. Taste of coffee is very unique. The ambiance of cafe is also good. Desert are also yummy. Overall 5 out of 4 from me..

Date of experience: May 17, 2018
New Jersey
5 reviews
25 helpful votes
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I cannot deny their coffee and drinks were nice, but it is obvious that they are expensive. You can really find something as good for a cheaper price. I've been to a few outlets and their service are mediocre. Asked about the ingredient in a pie and they are not very willing to answer.

Date of experience: March 31, 2018
Canada
8 reviews
4 helpful votes
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If only more affortable
September 18, 2017

Deserts aren't always wow but coffee is good so if only their prices were cheaper. Love their new program for giving away food to the soup kitchens and stuff like that.

Date of experience: September 18, 2017