Coffee in Chicago – #2

My coffee adventures in Chicago are going to be a story in three episodes!!! What an amazing country! (amazing is meant in a suprised and not in any positive way in this case)
So, I did go to the Lavazza café that I mentioned in my last post. The decoration was similar to the current global Lavazza corporate id, see their website. So I thought it would be safe to order a normal/small cappuccino there and did so.
What I got was made from china alright. A soup mug full of coffee and milk, but way too strong or a funny roast that Lavazza makes only for the US. At least the milk was creamy and not the usual bath foam type. Now that would still be in the range of things to be expected in this country. However, there was a shelf with things for sale, and besides Lavazza coffee beans and chocolate sprinkles they had the original cup and saucer set from Lavazza, Made in Italy, a perfect cappuccino cup.
So my question was: WHY? didn’t they use those cups?
An American friend gave a possible answer later: Starbucks. Starbucks took over everything coffee in the US and everyone’s expectations here are based on their products. My humble request to you then is: Please don’t ever go to Starbucks or similar (eg. Gloria Jean in Australia).