Re: Starbucks Alert
I avoided Starbucks ever since a friend in Seattle told me about how that corporation would build a franchise right across the street from some mom & pop's to drive them out of business.
The same process happened in Kahala Mall when a woman was enterprising enough to start a coffee cart right outside of Safeway. She was successful enough to expand into the mall itself. Then came Starbucks, and that destroyed a local business.
Now I call it "Evil Empire" coffee. The Microsoft of espresso. I won't even buy the Starbuck beans at the Costco near my house. I'll opt for the fresh-roasted stuff available at the Iwilei Costco despite how inconvenient it can be.
I avoided Starbucks ever since a friend in Seattle told me about how that corporation would build a franchise right across the street from some mom & pop's to drive them out of business.
The same process happened in Kahala Mall when a woman was enterprising enough to start a coffee cart right outside of Safeway. She was successful enough to expand into the mall itself. Then came Starbucks, and that destroyed a local business.
Now I call it "Evil Empire" coffee. The Microsoft of espresso. I won't even buy the Starbuck beans at the Costco near my house. I'll opt for the fresh-roasted stuff available at the Iwilei Costco despite how inconvenient it can be.
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