Welcome back all....they have done it again! Starbucks has gone and pissed me off. Has your friend and humble narrator made a return trip to the den of iniquity? Nay nay. But somehow, they have managed to enter my line of sight...and once again set me off.
Everyone knows that Starbucks coffee costs about four dollars a cup. This number could be much higher, depending on your menu choice. The cost of a cup of coffee at your local 7-Eleven is approximately 1.25. Am I back to discuss how wrong it is for Starbucks to charge such outrageous fees for caffeine? Nay nay...I am here to discuss how wrong it is for Starbucks to charge you 5 bucks for a cup of coffee...and THEN have the nerve to ask you to donate "at least five dollars" to the "Jobs for USA" program that they are sponsoring.
Starbucks is a multi-billion dollar company that sells....coffee. If their crafty use of Italian bartenders and foreign language to confuse the average American isn't bad enough, now they want you to give them "extra" money. I am not saying that this "Jobs for USA" program isn't a good idea, but who wants to walk out of Starbucks with a cup of coffee and ten less dollars in their pocket? This is not the place that should be asking people for more money. How about you take some of the money that you make off of that one dollar cup of coffee that you are overcharging by 400% and give THAT to your program? How about selling coffee for your normal price, and giving some of your profit away?
I hear that they are offering up 5 million dollars to start this program. According to blah blah blah website, (it is obviously not important) Starbucks sells 8,200,000 cups of coffee each day. That is approximately 32 million dollars PER DAY! And you are telling me that to make the people of the world feel better, you are donating 5 million dollars? That would be the same as me donating a penny and trying to get people to donate 5 dollars every time they walked through the door at my store.
Quit trying to make yourself look good Starbucks. Stop trying to get even MORE people into your bars to throw their money away as you want them to. If I want coffee I will go to 7-Eleven, if I want pastries I will go to Dunkin Donuts, if I want some douche bag CD I will go to WalMart, if I want to donate money to a good cause, I will do that too. I don't need you trying to pull at patriotic heart strings to essentially sell more overpriced coffee! Until next time...Stay Salty.
-Salty Dog
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Fat America
Being a fan of video games, and MW specifically, what brings my fingers to keys? The upcoming November 8th release of MW3 has now been pushed in to overdrive. Activision has partnered with PepsiCo in a plot to make gamers fatter and more sedentary than they have ever been. The partners announced today that they will offer double experience points in 15, 45, and 90 minute increments to people who buy 20oz bottles, 12 packs, or Evil Empire exclusive 20 packs of Mountain Dew. Bonuses will be awarded for buying Mountain Dew and Doritos "combo packs". Hey, how about giving people MORE reason to sit on their ass for longer periods of time?
Modern Warfare 3 is one of the most anticipated games of this year, and people are going to spend MANY hours in front of their televisions building up their experience points. Why not spend that time eating bags of Doritos and slugging bottles of Mountain Dew? Why not join forces with Smith and Wesson and give experience points for the purchase of firearms that are in the game? It isn't like anyone would get off their fat ass and go use it...it has to be safe, right? Why stop there? Let's give out bonuses on marshmallow packages for the Ghostbusters game. Let's make America fatter and lazier than they have ever been before!
Product placement in movies and video games is obviously not enough anymore. Now we need to convince Fat America that the more they eat and drink crappy foods and beverages, the better they will be at video games? I say nay nay...I am calling for a boycott of Doritos and Mountain Dew until this craziness is over. I am not asking anyone to eat healthier, I know that is a crazy thought... just switch brands for a few months. Drink Mello Yellow and eat Bravos for awhile, give the competitors a chance. Oh, and for all the gamers reading this...earn your XP the old fashioned way..play the game like the rest of us! Until next time kids...Stay Salty.
-Salty Dog
Friday, September 9, 2011
DeAndre Way
On July 28, 1990 just days before Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait, DeAndre Way was born. "What in the hell is a DeAndre Way?", you ask? Many of you know him as Soulja Boy. If you still don't know who I am talking about, you are better off. Am I hear to tell you about Soulja Boy and all of his wonderful talent? Nay nay...
Many, if not all of you, know that I served 20 years in the United States Navy. I have friends in all services. I have friends that served in wars nastier than Desert Storm and OIF combined. Whether you served 2 years or 20 years, you went out there and fought for your friends and family back home. Hell, you fought for people that you never met, nor would you ever meet! Why did you do it? Why did I do it? Because it needed to be done. I don't knock anyone for not serving in the military. It isn't for everyone, and I get that. What I won't stand for is a no talent hack (DeAndre) coming out in his internet released song "Let's Be Real" and saying...and I quote "Fuck the FBI and the Army troops, fighting for what?, be your own man...."
This little bitch wants to act like he is some badass and take on Ice-T, to say that Nas killed hip hop, to be defended by King Auto Tune Kanye...and to now bash the military? Who in the hell does he think he is? Is this the only way he can get publicity? This skidmark on the underwear of humanity has four albums...did any of you know that? I didn't think so. No one else knows it either. What America does know? 6207 military members gave their lives during OIF/OEF to protect his bitch ass. Too bad those military members couldn't "be their own man", eh? I can't believe that I am even mentioning this asshole's name! Reports are that he apologized for saying these things....I don't care. If I ever come within arms reach of this punk, I will show him what "hood" is!
For those of you who don't believe that such a talented artist would say such things, here is the video link HERE. Right around the 40 second mark (if you can make it that far without laughing him off of your computer) you will hear the line. I know that none of you are in his target audience of 14 year old girls, but listen up to that part. I love hip hop music, I have since it began, but this mother fucker is why I can't listen anymore. He, and others like him are destroying hip hop. When things go bad in Gotham they send up the Bat Signal...someone please create a KRS-One Signal so that he can come and save hip hop from no talent hacks like this one. Until next time...Stay Salty.
-Salty Dog
Many, if not all of you, know that I served 20 years in the United States Navy. I have friends in all services. I have friends that served in wars nastier than Desert Storm and OIF combined. Whether you served 2 years or 20 years, you went out there and fought for your friends and family back home. Hell, you fought for people that you never met, nor would you ever meet! Why did you do it? Why did I do it? Because it needed to be done. I don't knock anyone for not serving in the military. It isn't for everyone, and I get that. What I won't stand for is a no talent hack (DeAndre) coming out in his internet released song "Let's Be Real" and saying...and I quote "Fuck the FBI and the Army troops, fighting for what?, be your own man...."
This little bitch wants to act like he is some badass and take on Ice-T, to say that Nas killed hip hop, to be defended by King Auto Tune Kanye...and to now bash the military? Who in the hell does he think he is? Is this the only way he can get publicity? This skidmark on the underwear of humanity has four albums...did any of you know that? I didn't think so. No one else knows it either. What America does know? 6207 military members gave their lives during OIF/OEF to protect his bitch ass. Too bad those military members couldn't "be their own man", eh? I can't believe that I am even mentioning this asshole's name! Reports are that he apologized for saying these things....I don't care. If I ever come within arms reach of this punk, I will show him what "hood" is!
For those of you who don't believe that such a talented artist would say such things, here is the video link HERE. Right around the 40 second mark (if you can make it that far without laughing him off of your computer) you will hear the line. I know that none of you are in his target audience of 14 year old girls, but listen up to that part. I love hip hop music, I have since it began, but this mother fucker is why I can't listen anymore. He, and others like him are destroying hip hop. When things go bad in Gotham they send up the Bat Signal...someone please create a KRS-One Signal so that he can come and save hip hop from no talent hacks like this one. Until next time...Stay Salty.
-Salty Dog
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