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Tonight’s the Night
February 26, 2008 Posted by Chris Tingom Filed under Coffee
Your local Starbucks closes at 5:30. That might be a good time to visit one of Arizona’s great independent coffee houses.
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Michael T says:
Over here in Scottsdale, I’m predicting mass hysteria.
Josh says:
Hahaha!!
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Chris Tingom says:
If I owned a coffee shop, I’d stand outside the closest Starbucks and hand out coupons or something to my shop.
Ron Cortez says:
If I was a coffee shop owner I will think of a way to talk to all my customers, a good web page baked up by a monthly newsletter could be a start. Then I can tell all of them that I have something different but perceivable better than starbucks.
hb says:
“For those of you who are completely caffeine deprived, Dunkin’ Donuts will “ensure that no coffee lover is denied a delicious espresso-based beverage,” offering lattes, cappucinos and espressos for $0.99 between 1pm and 10pm today”.
That’s a good idea…
I never been to a DD for coffee.
Michael T says:
I wouldn’t even pay $.99 for a Dunkin’ Donuts cappuccino.
I’ll recommend going over to the Counter in Kierland if you’re looking for cheap coffee. 25 cents. And not a planet-eating corporation.
Chris Tingom says:
They should have started the promotion in the morning. Donuts sound really good.
hb says:
mmm donuts…
I was saying that’s the promotion they are running, I rather support a local coffee house.
Pierce/Bear says:
Reading and hearing on the evening news about Starbucks shutting down ALL of its stores concurrently for over 3 hours signals something much deeper than just retraining its baristi.
Almost as if Starbucks may be in some real trouble.
Michael T says:
…or looking to get some attention. I don’t expect that Starbucks will be in major trouble unless:
A) It takes a major image hit - like a food poisoning scare,
B) It makes a major financial blunder, like opening 200 stores in Kenya,
or C) recession gets worse, i.e. people wake up, and realize that a cup of ice, sugar, and “whipped” “cream” isn’t worth $5.