Same. It's that or McDonalds where my kids train. And in my city they're clean and comfortable. |
The real secret is Whole Foods (at least where I'm at near Philly). Get a "plate" (1 main 2 sides) for $13 that's dinner and lunch the next day and lots of seating and can even have a beer. It's my goto for many practices. |
| I do not go to Starbucks. I prefer real sit down cafes/restaurants that serve coffee in a ceramic or porcelain cup/mug. |
McDonalds in the US? I could never. I've only seen sketchy people sitting down at the tables. No one is ever eating. |
Hence choosing Starbucks when those are the nearby options. |
| If that's what is nearby when I want a drink or drink and baked good, I go there. What am I supposed to do, stand on the sidewalk or sit on a planter and gnaw my food? Drink while walking? Uh no. |
| I have a very cute local coffee shop I go into. It's very clean and the young owners are very nice. The Starbucks near me is dirty and rundown. |
Right? How odd. |
This. Swigging cappuccino out of a paper cup as you walk is barbaric. |
| I meet a co-worker for coffee at Starbucks. |
*plastic-lined paper cups. Enjoy those microplastics! |
Once the a-hole faux "progressive" billionaire founder forced all locations to open their doors to loiterers and drug addicts, Starbucks became gross. The same a-hole billionaire just posted on LinkedIn that he moved to Miami (to duck Washington state income taxes, like a true parasite). |
Who cares? This is a business people don't have to patronize. It's not like a bus stop shelter or a library where people don't have a choice. These businesses can do what they want and you can go somewhere else. |
| I travel for work and will go to Starbucks between appointments some times. You never know if an indie shop will have wifi or a comfy place to hang for a little bit. You know Starbucks does. |
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Cute little neighborhood coffee shops are not ubiquitous. And may have no restrooms available for customers.
LaCoop in Arlington Forest is a place I really really wanted to like. But the baked goods are stale and the medium roast beans were scorched last time, $18 wasted. (I know roasts.) I went back to ordering George Howell coffee. He sold his first businee to...Starbucks because they wanted rights to Frappucino. |