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Non-Tech : Starbucks (SBUX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dave Johnson who wrote (716)	6/14/1999 3:50:00 AM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1506

The disgusting "that's not coffee" scene is long removed from the opening scenes where Starbucks is mentioned. I actually happens even in a pre-Starbucks decade, so there should be no harm to the image. After all, the real coffee in that scene was brewed in a percolator -- not the preferred Starbucks method for home brewing. The fairly brief Starbucks tie-in is very funny, and probably good at least for the SBUX image -- even though it shows Starbucks desecrating what is now historic landmark in Seattle. In the scene, No. 2 suggests that the recently-returned Dr. Evil "could make trillions" by continuing with his organization's investment in a string of coffee shops. Dr. Evil, of course, figures it would be better to "make billions" on a more nefarious plan. They then leave the Starbucks shop for good.