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For Those Who Like Their Coffee Bitter, Overpriced, and Humorless

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They have a unique customer loyalty program. For every four cups of coffee you buy, they give somebody else a free cup.

Every cup is served by an angry bureaucrat and accompanied by a stern lecture on gun control and sustainable development.

The store later went bankrupt because of spiraling employee pension costs.

Illegal Immigrants: Show your California Drivers License for a 50% discount.

Comments

  5. Look at the store’s logo, with the American Flag:

    They want dunk the flag in coffee?…dunk the flag in some liquid?

    Leave it to some “blue state people” to find a new way to desecrate The American Flag.

  7. TR is trying it.

    The implication in the logo is that the coffee is so patriotic, the steam comes out in the form of an American flag.

    Dunking the flag? Gawd, some of of you look only look for the sh!t lining.

  8. Sorry, CrayCrayPatriot.

    Didn’t know I had to check all of my comments with you, before posting them.

    Forget to take the anti-megalomaniac pills, today? That’s OK. It happens.

    Hm. The logo means the coffee is patriotic? Could be. I don’t think the company has told you and I.

    But I think it’s wise not to build logos that could be misconstrued as insulting, or offensive.

    Such as- I think it would be unwise to make a poster of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, that has big watermelons in the background.

    The Harlem Globetrotters has a number of African-American people in it, by the way.

  10. On looking back on things:

    I apologize for my reaction to your comment, CrayCrayPatriot.

    I did not like the way you responded to my comment, but I feel I didn’t need to respond in very negative ways.
    I was going through a lot of stresses, today- but I wish I could have responded in positive ways. That’s all.

  11. I liked your line about the pills. I deserved it, because of my sassy tone.

    And it’s not the best logo, but it does seem to express a sense of national pride. If they were really going for a dunk effect, there would be a hand in the upper right corner. Here is their mission statement:

    Welcome to Blue State Coffee. Our mission is to create vibrant cafes that reflect, improve, and inspire our communities.

    Usually, businesses who are motivated by inspiring others, tend to use slogans/symbols which fit into that agenda. Dunking an American flag isn’t inspiring for anyone unless they’re consciously Hell-bent on driving this into the ground. Even in Saint ILC’s recent argument, that type isn’t represented in the demographic breakdown he copied straight from The Fountainhead.

    If you google “blue state coffee logo,” you won’t see anything in the design that suggests wanting to go to Hell in a hand-basket, either (i.e. like a “rock and roll” or “heave metal” style rendering of their name). Instead, they use patriotic colors (red, white and blue), in a rather matter-of-fact drawing, giving a pretty generic effect.

    Here is their story:

    Blue State Coffee is a family business. It all started in 2004, when Drew came up with the idea for a community-oriented coffee shop. The premise was simple: our ideals would guide how the company did business. We pledged to donate a percentage of sales to local non-profit organizations, to minimize the company’s environmental impact, to serve world-class coffee, and to treat employees as members of the Blue State Coffee family.

    Ten years later, we have realized that vision. At each of our stores across New England, we strive to reflect, improve, and inspire our communities. We have donated over $535,000 to 200 local non-profit organizations. We source and roast delicious, fairly-traded coffees from around the world. And we have wonderful employees who joined our business because they believe in our mission.

    While we are proud of what we have accomplished, our work is not yet finished. We will continue to grow, creating community within our stores and demonstrating that business can be a positive force for good. To see what we’re all about, visit our stores in New Haven, Providence, and Boston!

    Here is their mission statement:

    Coffee fueled American Independence.
    The Founding Fathers planned the Revolution in coffeehouses.
    After the Boston Tea Party, drinking coffee became a sign of patriotism.

    Blue State Coffee carries on this tradition: we were founded on ideals, not just for profit. For us, coffee is associated with American values like equality, optimism, and the dignity of every individual. We care deeply about the people around us, and strive to make a meaningful difference in their lives.

    Our mission is to create vibrant cafes that reflect, improve, and inspire our communities.
    For our customers, we provide world-class coffee, delicious food, and an inviting space for working, meeting, and relaxing.
    For our baristas, we pay a fair wage, provide excellent training, and promote from within whenever possible.
    For our communities, we support local non-profit organizations by raising awareness and donating 2% of sales.
    For our coffee farmers, we source every bean ethically and build relationships across the supply chain.
    For our planet, we minimize our environmental impact through sustainable practices.

    Does that really sound like people trying to dunk the American flag into a up of coffee? Based on what they’re doing and how they’re going about doing it, I believe those trying to be overly critical of them are just looking for the sh!t lining. And that’s too bad. Perhaps Saint ILC would like to address that negativity, but I’m guessing no.

    :shrug:

    Hope things get better for you.

  12. Hi CrayCrayPatriot.
    Sure, that’s totally cool.

    Quite honestly, my 1st comment, #5, was poorly thought out, + poorly done by me.

    In #5, I was aiming at saying: [ why did they choose a logo of a flag over a cup of coffee? Don’t they see that could be misinterpreted as ” drop a flag into some coffee?] Hm.

    My thinking up [off-the-cuff] comments can lead to me making badly built comments. Oh well.

    I forgot the lessons given to me by kids, when I was in 5th grade, lessons like: don’t do unneeded jeers like,
    [ “Look-that coffee shop, or those people, look like a total jerk’. Because when you do, the coffee shop, or your targets can respond to jeers, by saying: “no, TR, YOU are a total jerk.”]

    Meh. Well, I guess I had a couple of days of “Lacking noodle” or “Lacking brain”, as one cartoonist would say.

    Anyhow, yeah- Blue State Coffee looks like a decent company. If their business practices are ones that I admire, and they probably are, then I’ll probably support them. Saying, that- I think they probably are nowhere near my town.

    Thus endeth another TLDR comment. [Rolls eyes].

    Thanks for hoping that my days will get better.
    By the way: who is Saint ILC? I really do want to know.

  13. Saint ILC is Jeff aka I Love Capitalism who is so precious, yet manages to survive living in the U.S. despite it being populated by 50% parasites or fascists (according to him). I don’t know how he does it. He must be a saint.

  15. For anyone who might read the above comments, I know that CrayCrayPatriot knows what I meant, but:

    When I wrote my original comment, comment number 5, I was wring it as a nasty-spirited joke. Not my best choice, but there we are.

    I never believed that my comment, #5, would be taken seriously by people.

    Or- as they say in Warner Brothers films:
    That’s a joke, son. A joke, that is.

    Have a Good Day, everyone.