Might be a basicbitch thing to say and I resisted for a long time to admit it but it hit me recently that I just fucking love Starbucks around here.

Not the best coffee by a mile, but a guaranteed minimum quality with good, polite, professional service. Only other place I've had friendly staff like that is crossing the border to go to Chick-Fil-A.

Then again when the competition is Tim Hortons etc. maybe that's more of a comment on how crap the other big chains have become from quality to service.