Decreased sales of premium coffees due to the recent recession have caused companies like Starbucks to offer discounted prices to retain customers. McDonald’s Corp. took advantage of lagging Starbuck sales to offer in all of its 14,000 U.S. locations its McCafe line of espresso drinks (Associated Press, 2009). McDonald’s ad campaign aims to have consumers choose their beverage as an affordable alternative to the more high-priced Starbucks products. Starbucks immediately countered by running a full page ad in the Sunday New York Times, touting its drinks as higher in quality than its competitors, and more affordable than consumers might expect. Not to be outdone, Dunkin Donuts announced it would roll back its latte prices 15% (Associated Press, 2009).