Posted on 05/23/2018 6:21:11 AM PDT by blam
When people go into a Starbucks, often the first thing they smell is roasting coffee. That's about to change. Starbucks, stung by phony charges of racism when two black men were arrested for camping out in a Starbucks without making a purchase, has changed its official policies.
From now on, not only is anyone welcome to use a Starbucks bathroom without making a purchase, but the public is also welcome to come in and sit at tables and never buy anything.
The implications of this are obvious. Some people will use tables as personal offices and never purchase anything. Table space, already at a premium, will be largely unavailable for paying customers. What will that do for sales?
But even worse, in urban areas which have large homeless populations, guess who will come in and camp all day?
The unpleasant appearance of the homeless, combined with their smell, will drive customers out of Starbucks. I am convinced that this will be the end of Starbucks. This is a gross overreaction to the arrest of two black men.
Companies typically do lip service to perversity that doesn't affect the bottom line in a major way--allowing men in women's bathrooms, forcing employees to go through diversity training, giving money to racial hustlers, and so on. But this policy change will destroy Starbucks. How can it not?
Starbucks says it is treating "non-paying guests" as "customers". How out of touch is that?
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(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
“RV septic dumps in the parking lot”
Why stop at the parking lot? I plan to import that RV dump aroma and pollute the bathroom, no flush for me after my relief. Of course, that is somewhat dependent on whether I manage to hit the toilet.
Who is really going to risk infestation and illness due to airborne germs by entering a Starbucks? Shopping centers that have Starbucks will also die and become ghosttowns.
I go to Uncle Buck’s every morning. No computers and good conversation. I would say that 60 - 65% of the people there are right leaning and the other 35 - 40% don’t give a crap.
Customers are probably walking out with more than coffee. The germs & bed bugs must love it in there.
I think this is wonderful!
I hate Starbucks elitist liberal attitude and it’s Fivebuck shitty-tasting foo-foo coffee and would love to see them lose money, close stores, and go out of business.
It doesn’t take much in the way of investment to open a coffee shop, thus it is within the reach of entrepreneurs in any community. (They used to be called “diners” and “cafes”.
The small locally-owned mom and pop coffee shops that will replace Starbucks give back more to the local community and reflect local values. Nobody ever said “What this country needs is a chain of crappy overpriced elitist left-wing coffee shops”. Good riddance and the sooner the better.
Starbucks has done what no one else could do with this policy - commit business suicide.
Their store models have shifted to drive thru thruput anyway. Meh.
Sleeping bags, cardboard boxes and bag lady carts welcome.
Be nice now....you know that Rosalind got the job because she is the most qualified, eh?
“I’ll predict that by 2025....Starbucks has lost 40-percent of its business, and will have to re-brand itself.”
Yep, they’ll have to try to pull off an ACORN type stunt, where they tell everyone that they’re through...only to immediately re-materialize other entities.
The other, SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE, option is to admit they were idiots and go back to kicking out degenerates.
Perhaps they can rename Starbucks "Crotch Cricket Coffee".
Starbucks Stores are already “Gun Free Zones” as of a few years back. Stopped going to Starbucks since started carrying.
What? No free coffee for the ‘homeless’? Injustice and racism, lol.
LOL.
The new Starbucks new name will be
Starbucks Soup Kitchen.
>>>I like McDonald’s coffee, but look what happened with its lenient policy. It turned into a senior citizens center with a bunch of old people sitting around for hours every morning LOL<<<
I wonder what the Laptop per Old Person ratio is at McDonalds.
I wish this on starbucks for claiming to be far ahead of others in leftist principles. They really deserve it.
When people who earn money stop going there, who will they take money from to give to the non-earners?
I hope they go bankrupt.
Just saw the stuff about the black biytch who discriminates against White males.
“Starbucks is a culture-first company focused on performance and Roz is a world class operator and executive who embodies the values of Starbucks,” says the CEO of starbux.
” It turned into a senior citizens center with a bunch of old people sitting around for hours every morning LOL.”
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How disgusting——the next time you are in there you might want to complain to the manager-———nothing worse than a bunch of old people.
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Sheesh! It was a JOKE! That’s what the LOL was for.
Okay——maybe this old person should have another cup of coffee——sorry.
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No problem. (I’m one of the old people myself!)
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