Starbucks do do fairtrade coffee,
AND

Fairtrade is really fucking evil.

I know I always say this, but please, please, boutcott fairtrade, they are bastards.
( Pedantichrist can just fuck off., Thu 28 Feb 2008, 18:55, archived)

Oh?
Not that I'm doubting you, but do you have any material to back up your claims? I'd be very interested.
( Ellie Bytes elliebites.getenjoyment.net, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 19:02, archived)

Lots and lots.
For a start you could look up fairtrade on wikipedia, but otherwise there is a lot of stuff about:

www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/24/scifair124.xml
www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=517823&in_page_id=1811
www.adamsmith.org/blog/globalization/unfair-trade-20080225957/
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/feb/25/fairtrade.report
( Pedantichrist can just fuck off., Thu 28 Feb 2008, 19:06, archived)

Thankies!

( Ellie Bytes elliebites.getenjoyment.net, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 19:08, archived)

You are welcome.
I do not mind gross capitalism too much, but I get the rage when people use a false moral stance to sell an exploitative ideal as ethical.

FairTrade is evil.
( Pedantichrist can just fuck off., Thu 28 Feb 2008, 19:10, archived)

I don't understand why
I need to consider the world's farmer. If they can't run a business properly and turn a profit then let someone who can do it. I don't care as long as my coffee is good. Who gives a fuck if my Douwe Egberts is Ethical? Not me, that's who.
( Pasanonic WARNING - May induce flouncing., Thu 28 Feb 2008, 19:12, archived)

That's fine.
It's pretending that you do give a fuck and then charging extra for lower grade coffee that pisses me off.
( Pedantichrist can just fuck off., Thu 28 Feb 2008, 19:29, archived)

...
starbucks do a fair trade coffee, however the majority of their beans are ill gotten. I agree that fair trade has its traits and is not the best solution. How about re-usable coffee?
(gusjux, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 19:10, archived)