The Rise and Fall of Starbucks…

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most of my friends know i’m a ramen lover. i’d go anywhere for a good bowl of ramen. and with a view like this, the ramen tastes even better. this is yocchan’s beach house in yugawara. you have to try it…

the great thing about having sponsors is getting new product. your supposed to be wearing or using the newest things that just came out. so every time i come back to japan, i stop by to pick up the goods. and every time i leave with the goods, i can’t tell you how lucky i am. till this day, i still feel like a kid getting his first box of product from his sponsor. i’ve been feeling this way for the past 22 years. how lucky is that? so here is the new VONZIPPER lineup. thank you muramatsu-san from VONZIPPER JAPAN….

then akazawa-san from spice dropped off this new back pack. it’s so cool. fits my computer, camera, and a whole lot more. you can only get this at spice. thanks everybody…
**the rise and fall of starbucks. when this coffee crazy hit america about 15 years ago, starbucks was the one to jump on it. they set up shop on almost every corner in hawaii and made billions. not to mention, every corner in the world too. everywhere you go, there’s a starbucks. starbucks making the bucks… but i learned this in college, as fast as things can go up, the can come down…

this is why. why go to starbucks anymore when mcdonalds sells the same thing at half the price? mcdonalds finally smelt the coffee and starbuck stores are closing at a faster rate then they opened. they better do something fast before they smell bankruptcy too. my advice to them? sell 50 cent hamburgers that taste better than mcdonalds. go to war with mcdonalds. if not, expect more starbucks closing around your neighborhood….
**by the way, i was looking for a place to take my next vacation. i think i found it. goodnight….

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
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