At 12 Feb 2007 03:27:43 +0000 John Navas wrote:

> On the contrary -- Consumer Reports suffers from a self-selected sample
> of a non-representative universe.

> And it just rated McDonalds
> coffee as better than Starbucks -- LOL!

"Favorite coffee" is subjective. "Is my phone able to dial out at this
location?" isn't.

Besides, despite the fact that kajillions of folks like Starbucks, IMHO,
as a coffee drinker far longer than there ever was a Starbucks, Starbucks
coffee doesn't taste like coffee- it tastes like, well, "Starbucks."
There's nothing wrong with that if you like it, of course.

For those of us who enjoy a more traditional, and admittedly more plebian
"cuppa Joe," there are a bunch of coffees I prefer to Starbucks
(including McDonalds!) but the king of coffees remains Dunkin' Donuts, as
any self-respecting "Nor'easter" will attest to!