tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91795355111063563392011-11-27T15:45:05.334-08:00This is a collection of news articles I found intriguing. And so I express my thoughts on these articles. For most of these, I would appreciate your opinions and thoughts to clarify my own. Open discussion and disagreement are welcome.Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942122219822333878noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179535511106356339.post-49706428063068435152008-07-02T14:08:00.001-07:002008-07-02T14:46:35.470-07:00I saw a news report on BBC World saying that Starbucks was closing 600 stores around the US and this made me very sad because I love Starbucks. Their drinks are one thing I would spend money on. Here's a BBC article on the closing:<br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7484563.stm<br />And the reporter said that one of the main reasons is because a lot of the Starbucks' are now drive-thrus and people are so keen on conserving fuel now that they aren't using the drive-thrus. So that is why the sales are going down.<br />I completely disagree with this idea. It's very illogical (it's a "false cause" logical fallacy, I think it's called). Just because the gas prices went up, doesn't mean it made people stop going to Starbucks. There are lots of options to avoid the drive-thru. One can walk to the Starbucks or drive passed it and park their car. I agree with the fact that the drinks are very expensive and people are cutting back. But you can't really use that as an excuse.<br />So I thought that report was very confusing. It seems like people are using rising gas prices and global warming as scapegoats for a lot of things. I wish I could find that segment to rewatch...<br />If anyone agrees that drive-thrus are the cause of business drops, can you shed some light? Because I'm a little confused and annoyed at that report...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9179535511106356339-4970642806306843515?l=disenchantme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942122219822333878noreply@blogger.com0