So are you saying coffee snobs are no more likely to be able to tell the difference between Starbucks and their favorite locally roasted fresh roasted coffee...
I think that most people who loudly proclaim "I hate starbucks", do so because it is the oh-so trendy thing to say. I've had good cups of coffee at starbucks and I've had terrible cups at fine establishments.
In my opinion, those who say that Starbucks is terrible, have no idea what a truly terrible cup of coffee is... We're talking about a physics dept. machine that hasn't been cleaned in 40 years with the pot left warming for over 14 hours.
in a double blind test than razor snobs are to be able to tell the difference between Dorko ST-300s and their own favorite blades? Or, I don't know, say Williams and their favorite soap?
Regarding the Williams, I think the test would have to be truly "blind", as, in my limited experience, Williams certainly looks a bit different when lathered compared to PdP.
As for the Dorcos, I haven't got to them yet in my sampler, but if popular opinion has merit, they would be more along the lines of the physics brew I mentioned above.