Starbucks not even open

[billharnois.livejournal.com]

I just went to get my free coffee and it's not even open!!! They don't open until noon.

Seems a lot less cozy in there now.

Comments

[soong.livejournal.com]

Yup. I ran into that too. I took pictures of the contradictory signs on the front door: "free coffee 8-12" "grand opening at 12". Lame.

While we're whining about not getting free stuff, I want a pony and an iPad.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know you.

[ron_newman]

Sorry if I misled people with last night's posting. I just posted what the signs said at the time.

This morning at 10, they were handing out free coffee outside the store, but not letting anyone in yet.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

At 10:20, they were not :(

Bastards!

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

It's a scam! :)

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

hah, that's kind of awesome

[teko.livejournal.com]

I just went to the new Starbucks, and while they do have a Clover setup, they're not allowed to use it until March. The employees seem genuinely baffled as to why -- they say it's orders from HQ. But they're also clearly jazzed to have one in the store.

The store itself is a lot less cozy. Stark and businesslike. Communal conference-room tables replaced the couches. Industrial lighting instead of the blown-glass teardrop globes. Not exactly inviting or snug.

[ron_newman]

I too found the old store a lot more attractive. Will this makeover lose them some customers?

[teko.livejournal.com]

My sister used to work at a Starbucks, and she said one of the biggest frustrations was people who'd buy a small coffee & then camp out on a couch all afternoon... or take a nap... and leave others with nowhere to sit. The times I've had to use our Starbucks as an office, I've seen that sort of behavior. Seems like they got tired of it and decided to make the place as businesslike as possible - lots of laptop space - with nowhere to take a snooze or a fireside chat, and keep traffic moving. It'll lose them some "cozy coffeeshop" business, but maybe people put off by the couch-campers will stay longer.