Regarding the Starbucks store closings

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Starbucks has been getting pleas from consumers not to close stores. I have attached a WSJ article that basically reads like an onion article it is so rediculous.
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What is interesting is that Houston has about 10 stores closing but it is keeping open the two locations on the corner of Shepherd and W. Gray that sit right across the street from each other.....
 
I wonder if the two at Sheperd and West Gray the same ones referenced by Lewis Black in his "End of the Universe is in Houston Texas" tirade. The Laff Stop is right around the corner, so I'm thinking these are the two.

Anyone else need anything figured out this morning? I'm on freakin' fire.
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Laff Stop is at Waugh, and Allen Parkway now, a 5 iron from the old location. By "right around the corner", I may have been off, but come on, we're not splittin' hairs here.
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There are plenty of very good coffee houses in major cities. Heck, you can find many here in Seattle. Of course, many of them weren't either as good or even weren't in business until Starbucks came along. As a coffee conniseur, I'm grateful for that.

With that said, Starbucks has made some bad real estate decisions in the interest of "grow as fast as you can" and this is a much needed cleanup of some of those bad decisions.
 
I think they should make an effort to blend into their locations, and change each store to conform to the area they are in. Instead they have a generic, sterile feel. Once inside, you could be in NYC, Ames, Iowa, or Oita, Japan. They all look the same. Chessboard tables, a couple stuffed brown chairs, two or three different models of chairs to choose from. A coffee shop should have some local quirks. Maybe buy the furniture local, or at the very least, put up some local art and allow local musicians to submit their music to be put into the playlist. Local baked goods would be good as well, though I can understand that liability issues would prevent that. They should strive to be America's local coffee shop instead of just America's coffee shop, because Dunkin Donuts or McD's can fill the latter role just fine.

As it is, they have NY's finest public restrooms, and that service cannot be overlooked.
 
I'm not exactly a retail coffee shop expert, but I think that the reason they DON'T have any of that, and that they are all pretty much the same, has a lot to do with why it has been so successful........speaking of it in terms of a "business".
 
I guess Starbucks became so it wasn't pretentious enough anymore for Dallas. They are closing 57 stores in the Metroplex.
 
I can count on one hand the number of times I've set foot in a Starbuck's. Of course, I'm caffeine-free, and I also think coffee tastes horrible, so I have little reason to go there except for the desserts. Those kick ***.

But I've never understood the craze of paying way too much for a cup of coffee. I mean, it's just coffee!
 
All I can say is that I like the trend Starbucks is on.
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Why on earth so many people overpay for mediocre coffee is beyond me. Maybe people are starting to wise up.
 
Ive never understood why people consider Starbucks greatly overpriced.

When i go i usually get a plain cup of coffee. Thats a whooping $1.50 out of my pocket. About the same price as most other coffee house that ive been to. Only chains restaurants (McD, BK) have cheaper coffee.

Yeah the Lattes and cappacinos are expensive, but if you buy the medium you get the same size and pretty much same price beverage as other coffee joints. (the cappucino machine in 7-11 doenst count).
 
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