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Will Starbucks become America's largest chain of homeless shelters?
Fox news ^ | May 22,2018 | Jermey Carl

Posted on 05/23/2018 9:55:26 AM PDT by Hojczyk

Interestingly, the Washington Post recently reported that Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz may seek the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2020. If that’s true, that could explain a lot about the company’s concern with pleasing leftist activists.

As part of its overreaction to the Philadelphia incident, Starbucks said it would close all its over 8,000 company-owned stores in the U.S. May 29 to conduct “anti-bias” training for employees – seemingly buying into the notion that the two African-American men were asked to leave the store because of their race.

Starbucks also engaged former Attorney General Eric Holder as an adviser on diversity issues. He has a long history of making accusations of racial discrimination, often unjustified.

Meanwhile Chick-Fil-A – owned by a conservative family whose traditional views on marriage have earned the wrath of many left-wing cities and college campuses – has the highest sales per location of any quick-serve chain in the country, almost four times the amount of Starbucks. Perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned there for other American companies considering whether or not to capitulate to the social justice mob.

At one level incidents like the one at the Philadelphia Starbucks are minor affairs that are ginned up into major crises by the left-wing outrage machine. On the other hand, Starbucks’ decision throw open its doors to non-customers to use as public gathering places shows just how far things can go when a company decides that placating social justice warriors is more important than satisfying customers.

While its actions may have bought off the mob for now, Starbucks may find soon that its customers don’t want to be served coffee in a in a politically correct corporate homeless shelter.

And come to think of it, Chick-Fil-A has better coffee anyway.

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To: Hojczyk

Starbucks Coffee will soon be renamed Starbucks Soup Kitchen.


21 posted on 05/23/2018 10:18:56 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: Hojczyk
STARBUMS FREE PUBLIC TOILET AND ADULT DAY-CARE CENTERS

Junkies, Bums, Tramps Panhandlers, Perverts, Louts And Layabouts Welcome

WE ALSO SELL COFFEE


22 posted on 05/23/2018 10:21:17 AM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals Voted Republican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall !")
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To: Hojczyk

I’ve crossed over - I’m starting to feel sorry for Howard Schultz ...


23 posted on 05/23/2018 10:30:07 AM PDT by GOPJ (An Islamist, a Communist and a traitor walk into a bar.Barkeep says 'what can I get you Mr. Brennan')
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To: alloysteel
Yoghurt!!

Love it!!!

24 posted on 05/23/2018 10:32:47 AM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: albie

“They need to start giving away refrigerator boxes so these poor people have a vacation home when they need to get away from it all! -sarc”

PBS in conjunction with Starbucks will sponsor a TV show called “This Old Box”


25 posted on 05/23/2018 10:42:00 AM PDT by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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To: Hojczyk

...and if they are serious, they should all be open 24/7.


26 posted on 05/23/2018 10:44:17 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for.)
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To: dragnet2
Just take a good book or a laptop and hang out during the heat of the day! Starbucks cares!

Free Wi-Fi as well!

27 posted on 05/23/2018 10:47:28 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Come Hell or High Water - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQNUp9rgjNs&feature=youtu.be)
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To: donna

I was just thinking about the libraries.
The main one near me has reading rooms that have been ruined by this population. The Computer Room smells slightly of urine and Pine Sol. The upholstery on their sofas has questionable ‘mostly dry’ stains. It’s a lot like visiting
an Adult Day Care Facility. Apparently, the librarians are not allowed to shoo anybody out, not even the sleepers.


28 posted on 05/23/2018 10:56:28 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Hojczyk

Hopefully hospitals will start sending their Medicaid patients there for overnight stays as well.


29 posted on 05/23/2018 10:58:54 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Hojczyk

May want to think about shorting their stock.


30 posted on 05/23/2018 11:05:15 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: Hojczyk

I have a starbucks being a 5 min walk down my street.
really thinking of showing up with a extra large Dunkin’ Donut coffee and a few breakfast sandwiches and spending a few hours there with my laptop.


31 posted on 05/23/2018 11:19:26 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: mowowie
thinking of showing up with a extra large Dunkin’ Donut coffee and a few breakfast sandwiches and spending a few hours there with my laptop.

Don't forget to use the bathroom a few times

32 posted on 05/23/2018 11:20:06 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: mowowie

My NON APPLE laptop.
THAT should really piss them off...


33 posted on 05/23/2018 11:20:47 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: 1Old Pro

Maybe i’ll spend those few hours in their bathroom...


34 posted on 05/23/2018 11:21:42 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: Hojczyk

Years ago I was in midtown Minneapolis and visited a Burger King. It was right there in the middle of everything.

I left. Not only did it smell, but it was not clean and the people were absolute scum.

The city is cold as hell and Burger king was warm and attracted the urban detritus

Some Starbucks are doomed

I wonder what will happen to those who use starbucks and the wifi as their office?


35 posted on 05/23/2018 11:24:35 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Greetings Jacques. The revolution is coming))
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To: dragnet2

....and don’t shower before you go.


36 posted on 05/23/2018 11:58:46 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Anti-Bubba182
....and don’t shower before you go.

And ask the person behind the counter if they have free needles and condoms, just for the fun of it.

37 posted on 05/23/2018 12:02:01 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Hojczyk
That, or a shooting gallery.

Or, both.

“We haven’t been allowed to change our bathroom codes since April. So almost all the junkies and homeless people know the code now. About once a week we find needles, drug baggies, blood all over the toilet or walls.”- alleged anonymous #Starbucks employee https://t.co/Ka4QAGbFFi— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) May 22, 2018


38 posted on 05/23/2018 12:04:20 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: mowowie
Maybe i’ll spend those few hours in their bathroom...

Don't brush your teeth or spit in the muslim foot bath.


39 posted on 05/23/2018 12:05:43 PM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals Voted Republican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall !")
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To: 1Old Pro

Lol!


40 posted on 05/23/2018 12:13:17 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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