Starbucks

[The Real Bingo]

I live in a small town in the suburbs of Philadelphia. There is a lot on a main road where a gas station used to be many years ago, and they are finally putting the property to good use. The problem is they are putting up a Starbucks Now I wouldnt mind this so much if there wasnt another Starbucks 3 miles away ON THE SAME ROAD. Do these people know where to build their stores? I dont know much, if anything about business, but putting up another Starbucks so close to another one cant be good.

What about where you folks live? Any Starbucks' nearby?

[Knothead]

It's called Conquest Marketing. A lot of the reason lots of folks hate Starbuck's.

It's a profitable thing for them....they get the Alzheimer's crowd in there, these guys have a cuppa coffee, then leave..then see another Starbucks, so they decide to have a cuppa coffee there, too.


I know, I know, SICK....

[Droppyale]

i like starbucks

[The Real Bingo]

LOL...I like their coffee, but their prices and the overpopulation of locations annoys me.

[magwel]

I work in Downtown New York City...You will see a Starbucks in about every other city block. They just seem to popping up like viruses.

The problem is they are putting up a Starbucks

You might be surprised... There were 2 with in a couple blocks of me in Cali, and the 2 stores were like night and day... I went to different ones for different reasons.... I loved the choice....
Now if I want one I have to get on the turnpike and drive 100 miles... no thanks. sniff... sniff Wah! Wah!

[vass0922]

blech
starbucks = muddy pond water

Now if we could just get a tim hortons down here

although they're just as guilty of bombing an area with their stores.
There's a place in missisauga (ON) that has a timmy's in a gas station, then literally right across the street is a full restaurant

but they're both busy

[Scott Tiger]

Hmm.. the only Starbucks in my area are located in Barnes and Noble bookstores. I really wouldn't mind that but unfortunately they've turned in a sort of pick up bar for area high school kids. It can turn into quite a show sometimes. Unfortunately it's not what you're looking for when you're in a bookstore. . .

Maybe if we had a Starbucks 3 miles from there it would be less of a problem.