mikeyboy
02-15-2005, 04:18 PM
I was reading an article in the paper about people who abuse table space and use their local Starbucks as an office. They'll sit at tables all day using their laptops and the wireless access and will buy at most a single drink. Starbucks doesn't seem to care, and they let these people stay.
Anyway, today I needed to meet my wife and daughter at the Starbucks at Union Square. It's a pretty crowded place usually. I walked in, purchased my coffee and looked for a table. Absolutely none were available. As I canvased the place looking for a table to open up, I started looking to see how many people were sitting at tables with a laptop or a book but no drink. I was surprised to see that out of 20 tables, 8 were occupied by people without drinks. A couple of people even had drinks they clearly brought from somewhere else.
Starbucks doesn't want to force people to purchase if they want to stay? That's all well and good, but you're punishing paying customers who have nowhere to sit because of the freeloaders taking up space! I even saw a couple of people walk in, realize that there were no tables, and leave without buying anything.
If you're reading this and you're one of the Starbucks freeloaders, YOU SUCK!
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Anyway, today I needed to meet my wife and daughter at the Starbucks at Union Square. It's a pretty crowded place usually. I walked in, purchased my coffee and looked for a table. Absolutely none were available. As I canvased the place looking for a table to open up, I started looking to see how many people were sitting at tables with a laptop or a book but no drink. I was surprised to see that out of 20 tables, 8 were occupied by people without drinks. A couple of people even had drinks they clearly brought from somewhere else.
Starbucks doesn't want to force people to purchase if they want to stay? That's all well and good, but you're punishing paying customers who have nowhere to sit because of the freeloaders taking up space! I even saw a couple of people walk in, realize that there were no tables, and leave without buying anything.
If you're reading this and you're one of the Starbucks freeloaders, YOU SUCK!
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