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Six Cops Eighty-Sixed, Starbux Spox Perplexed
The Police Union posted about it on Twitter, adding a ‘Dump Starbucks’ graphic. The Union also ‘reached out’ to Starbucks corporate, apparently as corporate was reaching out to them (I am imagining an accidental collision that looks like a glancing open-handed fist bump) with the kind of verbiage that only dedicated flacks can: “We know this is not a national policy at Starbucks Corporate and we look forward to working collaboratively with them on this important dialogue,” and “We have deep respect for the Tempe Police Department and its service to our community,” said the Starbucks statement. “We have reached out to understand better what may have happened in our store, and to apologize for any misunderstanding or inappropriate behavior that may have taken place.”
I suppose I should be happy about collaborative important dialogue work over inappropriate behavior that in fact did take place, but the whole affair is more confusing than anything else.
Who is training people to say, ‘I don’t feel safe’ and who is training business people to take them seriously when they do say it? Why did the person in charge not just inform the patron that he was probably safer now than he has ever been anywhere else?
Or just tell the patron, “no”.
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Hah!
Their coffee is not good. Their espresso may be another matter, but drip coffee or cold press is where it’s at for me, and these guys are basic bean steamers.
So I can’t boycott them because I already don’t drink there.
My wife and I were in Houston for a medical procedure a few years ago, and there was a Starbucks kiosk in the hospital. It had decent coffee at a reasonable price, but when I say decent coffee you have to understand that I regularly drink Walmart Great Value coffee.
I’d get a coffee and they wouldn’t accept payment.
I’m trying to figure out a bit of a logic issue I’m having:
Many of the same people who claim not to feel safe around cops also support strong gun control, arguing that civilians should – not [edit, thanks @bossmongo ] – have guns. A premise that underlies the gun control argument is that the police will have weapons in order to maintain peace. But, if you don’t trust police around you, presumably the police should not have weaponry either. So, how do you maintain peace? I suspect some may support anarchy in theory, but I that support might evaporate quickly upon an encounter with the three 250 pound thugs who wish to relieve the snowflake of his car, phone, and credit card.
You’re biggest problem is that you are trying to see the logic in their actions and arguments! ;-)
@fullsizetabby, recommended edit: arguing that civilians should not have guns.
But I’m pickin’ up what you’re puttin’ down; it’s a good point.
NY Post – worthy headline. Super!
I’m okay with cops in same store/restaurant. It’s when they are driving behind me that I pucker up.
A homeless guy from Philadelphia.
Bet you’ll never see this happening at a Dunkin’ Donuts.
Speaking of which, now would be a good time for their Twitterist to throw some shade.
I don’t think Dunkin’ does good Twitter snark. I had them blocked because they must have promoted a tweet and I block those. Looking through the feed didn’t show any recent jabs. Wendy’s has one of the better snarky corporate Twitter accounts.
Wendy’s is masterful.
I hate the modern trend to use anxiety as a weapon.
#FakeAnxiety
“I don’t feel comfortable here.”
“Why are you still here?”
For all of my fellow Dunkin’ Donuts fans, especially @bossmongo: every year my town of Yarmouth on Cape Cod has a sand sculpture “trail” built and paid for by local businesses and organizations. And every year our local Dunkin’ Donuts commissions variations of the sculpture in the picture below, which is this year’s. It is very beautiful. This particular coffee shop is next to the Mid Cape’s regional Dunkin’ Donuts office, so I know it is honored and paid for by the company.
The worst case of Starbucks bathroom mess I ever experienced was after a woman, dressed to the nines, including a fur coat, used the bathroom. I believe she hovered and sprayed, because EVERYTHING was covered in (I presume) her urine.