"There are almost 7 billion people on this planet, and I'm the Starbucks guy"

Here's yet another profile of John Winter Smith, the guy who wants to visit every Starbucks on earth. (Myrtle Beach Sun News)
> "He hopes that soon he can say he has visited 99 percent of the Starbucks outlets in the U.S."

Comments

[Paul Chaney]

Does that include the ones found in grocery stores, and even some churches? Or, is it just the self-standing outlets? Just curious.

[James]

would it be wrong to say that this guy has far to much bloody time and disposable income being put in the wrong direction and that it would be a favor to the world if he just dropped dead. And hopefully the cause is somehow directly related to the thousands of 8oz espresso's he's had since '97.
This is the saddest story i've ever bloody well heard, that a man can gain fame for being the worlds biggest conformest, the planets largest sheep, the 'usless man of the year' award can sit on his bloody kitchen table.

its bad enough that a bloody starbucks opens ever .75 or a day, let alone that there are people drawn to exerting so much energy to absolutly the most unproductive quest in the world.
Please Irony, for the love of INRI take this fools life with a some disasterist coffee bean misshap
"Coffee bean terrorists, in giant pumpkin spiced latte heist take the life of one hostage; starbucks guy"
if it were a just world we lived in .... I hope a giant coffee bean falls on him, followed by a house!

[The Prop]

Jeez, James, maybe you should cut back on the caffeine a bit yourself! ;)

[amanda]

the starbucks guy is a stupid a$$hole

[Mike]

Stupid asshole? I met Winter at my store last year; he's a great guy. So his preferred choice of time use isn't yours. Deal with it.

[Juan Valdez]

James, thats one of the most hilariously true writings I've read in a while. I agree 100% percent.

[PigDog]

"would it be wrong to say that this guy has far to much bloody time and disposable income being put in the wrong direction and that it would be a favor to the world if he just dropped dead."

Yeah, it would be wrong to say that. Being he lives in a free country, worked hard to have that displosible incoming and is absolutly free to spend it anyway he sees fit. Are you just mad because someone has done better then you? You had every oppurtunity to do for yourself. So what would his money be spent better on, supporting your sorry government teat sucking a%$?

"This is the saddest story i've ever bloody well heard, that a man can gain fame for being the worlds biggest conformest..."

Actually, James, it sounds like you're a little pissed off because he isn't conformIng to your view of how things should be.

Isn't irony fun?

Pigdog's got his priorities straight. Why shouldn't people with money throw it all down the toilet on the most ridiculous, frivolous, insane, absurd, time-wasting, idiotic tasks imaginable rather than allocating like 1% of it to something productive?

But why not visit every Wal-Mart? That way you could accumulate some crappy, worthless material possessions* along the way.

USA! USA! USA!

* at low, low prices

[James]

Well, actually you guys have convinced me. I am now starting a campaign to visit every Krispy Kreme... Almost original, and so much more delicious.

[OKCShift]

And in accordance with your own views on Winter...
We hope you gain 175 pounds and die of a cholestorol-induced heart attack.

:)

Who really cares what people do in their spare time with their money. Good for him visiting every Starbucks in Retail North America...keep my stock price going up! You go John!

[Heather]

All Starbucks peeps have probably heard about this guy already...Mark Malkoff visited 171 Starbucks in New York in a single day!!! He had to consume some of his purchase in each store and do it within 24 hours.

He's also a comedian, so his account is pretty funny. If you love Starbucks and need a little belly laugh, here's dude's story:

Read: Operation Buzzed: 171 Starbucks In One Day

enjoy, and be inspired!

[kcbarista]

Winter stole some cds from my store. I don't like him.