Let's face it, if they thought there was money to be made there, they'd be there.
That’s racist.
I think the black community should sue Starbucks. How insulting that they’ve decided they’re ‘too upscale’ for black people...
Time to sue.
“It’s not race that’s keeping them out of places like East St. Louis, it’s class.”
I disagree, it’s about race.
Nice try, but I see Starbucks joints in various downscale communities that happen to be mostly white.
More to the point though is, the social commentary on the hypocrisy of the left wingers: They insist on defining "racism" by means of "disparate impact," I.e., if the effect is different on different racial groups, that's racism, no matter what the obvious rationale might be. By left wingers' own criteria therefore, Starbucks is indeed "racist."
Upscale?
Picky?
The one in my town must be bizzaro world Starbucks.
Twenty miles away, east...there are five Starbucks in Birmingham. I would agree...they only put them in places where people with cash hang out and would pay $4 for a cup of coffee. Gadsden has yet to get a franchise. Guntersville has yet to get one. Generally, it’s hard to convince a guy from Alabama (I’m one) to pay $4 for coffee. My max is generally $1.25 and then things top out.
When I worked at the Pentagon, I tried the Green Tea at Starbucks...which I agree is four-star. However, when you start talking of four bucks for a medium-sized cup of ice tea....something is wrong. If Starbucks ever made a grilled cheese sandwich....I’d take a guess that they’d charge a hefty seven bucks for it.