Starbucks accused of violating Americans with Disabilities Act by charging extra for non-dairy

2 years ago by kinther to c/news

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jimerson 33 points 2 years ago

I hate to say anything in defense of Starbucks (as a small Coffee House owner), but non-dairy costs more in general. It's not like they are upcharging because they want to stick it to the lactose intolerant.

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WetBeardHairs 29 points 2 years ago

The idea that it costs more to put oats in a blender with an enzyme is more expensive to produce than breeding and feeding cows is pretty laughable. Non-dairy is only more expensive because of gigantic subsidies that simply don't need to exist in the modern era.

Edit: the number of you simping for a gigantic corporation is surprising. Oat water is cheap to make. Milk is not. You buy milk at the grocery store nearly at cost. You buy oat milk in branded containers in the yuppy-vegan-white-women priced section at gouging prices. Starbucks does not have costs like the grocery store lists their prices.

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michaelmrose 43 points 2 years ago

None of this is relevant the only point is if it costs the coffee house more. In other news vans that have wheelchair lifts installed are more expensive than those without.

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OneWomanCreamTeam 13 points 2 years ago

It's cheaper for Starbucks to buy Cow milk than oat milk because the dairy industry is very heavily subsidized. Starbucks doesn't make the milk.

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SkippingRelax 4 points 2 years ago

So you are agreeing with the person you are replying to that non diary is more expensive?

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anon_8675309 4 points 2 years ago

Prices for items at scale can be difficult to understand.

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Iceblade02 1 point 2 years ago
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JustARaccoon 0 points 2 years ago

Not really Starbucks' jurisdiction tho

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SkippingRelax -1 points 2 years ago

Re your edit, no one is simping for Starbucks, just common sense. You don't have to have milk with your coffee. For fuck sake, you don't even have to have a coffee.

Want something unusual in your coffee? Pay for it.

Not happy, about how much they are charging for it. Make your fucking coffee at home before leaving the house and put whatever you want in there.

We are not talking insulin prices here, let's get real.

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reddig33 10 points 2 years ago
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skeezix 3 points 2 years ago

Are we talking a non-dairy whipped topping here?

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ghostdoggtv 2 points 2 years ago

Dairy is subsidized by the government. They absolutely do want to stick it to anyone who doesn't support the system.

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Cosmicomical 1 point 2 years ago

Maybe not to the lactose intolerant, but the vegan people is generally more willing to spend more to avoid real milk and starbucks is certainly happy to squeeze every penny they can out of them.

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eskimofry -2 points 2 years ago

On the other hand, if young Timmy goes into anaphylactic shock everybody would change their tunes faster than you can say "Anaphylaxis"

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