Starbucks says it will install high-tech sensors to detect tampering with its cargo containers filled with coffee beans shipped from Guatemala to Europe or the United States. The coffee chain had participated in an ongoing study by the Homeland Security Department that warned such containers can be opened secretly by terrorists or others during shipment to add items without alerting authorities. (Associated Press)
So, is this publicity or has a credible threat been made against food coming in to USA from Central America?
Posted by: imabarrista | March 15, 2006 at 08:06 PM
They may over-cook the beans yo!
Posted by: Coffee Terrorist | March 15, 2006 at 10:36 PM
You know there trying to take over the world by invading our Coffee? Though, it does affect a wide range of people, the coffee that is.
Posted by: James the Barista | March 16, 2006 at 02:51 AM
I guess drug dogs can't smell the dope through 50,000lbs of beans. lol
Posted by: Name withheld to protect the guilty | March 16, 2006 at 12:37 PM
On Wednesday morning I talked to Bonnie, the manager at the Starbucks here in Lawton,Oklahoma, and she said it was steady as she goes. People said they'd heard about it on the Internet.
Posted by: Andrew | March 16, 2006 at 05:45 PM
I guess this is a 'wake up' call.
Posted by: imabarrista | March 16, 2006 at 06:30 PM
Well I remember reading about some senator warning that the US food supply was very vunerable and if you think about it Starbucks does make about 5 million cups of coffee a day so therefore thats alot of people who could be hurt, even if only 1% of the coffee is somehow contaminated.
Posted by: Boston Starbucks Rebel | March 16, 2006 at 10:29 PM
Curse you infidels! You have foiled my evil plot to replace all your Starbucks coffee beans with pinto beans. The resulting volume of methane that would have been created from all you infidel coffee addicts farting up a storm would have surely destroyed many of your blasphemous cities!
Mark my words, Starbucks. You may have won this round, but you haven't heard the last of me. My new plan is already in place. I've gone to one of your stores and...LICKED A STRAW AND PUT IT BACK IN THE BIN!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Kneel before the might of Osama!
Posted by: Osama Bin Laden | March 28, 2006 at 08:49 AM
which starbucks container keeps the coffee the
hottest?
Posted by: brittanie | October 03, 2007 at 03:07 PM
Boy, am I glad that I drink Earl Grey!
Posted by: Hermonie Quickfingers | August 16, 2009 at 06:31 AM
The resulting volume of methane that would have been created from all you infidel coffee addicts farting up a storm would have surely destroyed many of your blasphemous cities!
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