My husband and I were very big coffee drinkers last year. Since we go to church on Saturday nights, it became our Sunday morning habit to hit Starbucks on our way out to get a Sunday paper. We even purchased their coffee beans at the local grocery store for home usage. Then one Sunday morning all of that changed. If you've ever been to Starbucks, you know they have "quotes" on their cups. Well, I never really cared for the quotes being of an overall liberal nature but I wasn't offended. That is, until the Sunday morning I mentioned. The quote on the cup was highly offensive and in my opinion, inappropriate for all audiences. So, I wrote to Starbucks about the offensive cup and got the usual "we don't necessarily support every quote we print" response. I set out to find out what exactly Starbucks does "necessarily support" and discovered that they did back the agenda I was so offended by in the quote that day. I cannot begin to tell you how much money I have spent at Starbucks over the years. So, we decided right then and there that they wouldn't be getting another dime from us if we could help it.
We set out in search of another coffee house and must confess we met with one disappointment after another. That is, until we happened upon a place called "America's Best Coffee". The coffee is good but that isn't the only draw. They also offer free wireless internet. No, that isn't it either. It is the atmosphere. Would you believe they play Christian music?? Would you also believe that they hold church services on Sunday mornings?? Yep, they do. It's not terribly close to our house (there are at least three Starbucks closer to us in fact lol), but I'd much rather support a place like America's Best Coffee! I consider them to be America's Best alternative :o)