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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait, so you should be able to sit and "work" there for hours but no one else should?

I personally think 20-30 min limit for everyone at a coffee shop is very reasonable. [/quote]

I'm buying stuff. If they want to enforce 20-30 minutes for paying customers, fine, but would result in lost business not only from people who work from these spots, but also (for example) friends wanting to meet up for coffee. Most of those meetups would be more like an hour, not 20 minutes. [/quote]

So you think your $5 latte entitles you take up their space for an entire day? And you don't see a problem with that. If you need to work, go rent a place, go to the library, work from home. Starbucks is a business. They need to turn tables and sell products. I would love if they enforced the 20-30 min limit on everyone. [/quote]

there are plenty of places that would meet all your needs.  they are called OFFICES!

But would if I want to order $20 worth of drinks and food and stay for 3 hours? I do that all the time and spend a ton of money at Starbucks. If they limited me to 20-30 minutes, I would not go at all and would find another coffee shop that would let me stay for longer because the whole point for me is finding a place with a pleasant atmosphere, food/drink, and wifi so that I can get a break from my home office and interact with people instead of being a shut in. I probably wouldn't go to Starbucks at all if it didn't serve this purpose, and I bet I spend a lot more money there than most people.[/quote][/quote]

Who are the people you're interacting with? The barista? [/quote]

Yes! I know all the baristas and the manager of my primary Starbucks. I've also had nice chats with other customers, and sometimes run into neighbors and friends there.

This is literally Starbucks' dream -- I am describing their ideal environment for their stores. People going there regularly, finding community, and ordering Starbucks products that they occupy on site while you stand outside angrily glaring at them and their laptops through the windows.[/quote]

Dude, thats not community. The workers are forced to interact with you, and you are hogging a seat that people would like to use to sit with their friends and enjoy a coffee in actual community. Getting your social needs met is nice for you, but no less annoying to evrryone else than the person who didn't buy anything. [/quote]

The workers are actually not forced to interact with me -- I usually order via the app and we aren't strictly required to interact. But we chat anyway because that's the nice thing about having a regular coffee shop and getting to know the people who work there. I'm sorry you haven't experienced this. It might be your personality? Just spitballin' here.[/quote]

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