[FairfieldLife] Re: Starbucks is in trouble!
The main reason Sbucks is in trouble is that young people think it's where gramps goes to get a cup o' joe. The current trend is privately-owned, coffee shops with free super fast wifi - which is a probably good thing. Most don't seem to really care what the coffee tastes like as long as the joint is unique and all four genders are equally represented (gay, straight, mixed, neutral.)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Starbucks is in trouble!
On 04/28/2013 03:07 PM, martyboi wrote: The main reason Sbucks is in trouble is that young people think it's where gramps goes to get a cup o' joe. The current trend is privately-owned, coffee shops with free super fast wifi - which is a probably good thing. Most don't seem to really care what the coffee tastes like as long as the joint is unique and all four genders are equally represented (gay, straight, mixed, neutral.) Independents fail if they don't have a consistently good grind. The independents here fail on that for the most part. One local shop did get roasts from company founded by Peet's founder but it closed. The bagel shop up the hill across from Starbucks just uses a blah restaurant supplier roast. Only Starbucks really has any decent place for folks to get together socially. And I wouldn't dare get a cup of coffee at the competitors and sit in the Starbuck's patio. For those who want to get drinks elsewhere the city did put in a couple of benches near the patio. As it is I bring my own eats since Starbuck's raised their bakery goods prices and made them smaller. As for wifi the downtown has city sponsored wifi which you can get anywhere downtown. Closer to the court house is an independent who will make you a press coffee with a good grind for $2. Except you may have to wait for it as they can only deal with one person at a time. Most of the time I fix my own espressos at home and use a Cuban grind that come ready for espresso in a 16 oz can for only $5.50. Going to Starbucks is really for socializing in an area where most people tend to keep to themselves.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Starbucks is in trouble!
On 04/28/2013 03:46 PM, Bhairitu wrote: On 04/28/2013 03:07 PM, martyboi wrote: The main reason Sbucks is in trouble is that young people think it's where gramps goes to get a cup o' joe. The current trend is privately-owned, coffee shops with free super fast wifi - which is a probably good thing. Most don't seem to really care what the coffee tastes like as long as the joint is unique and all four genders are equally represented (gay, straight, mixed, neutral.) Independents fail if they don't have a consistently good grind. The independents here fail on that for the most part. One local shop did get roasts from company founded by Peet's founder but it closed. The bagel shop up the hill across from Starbucks just uses a blah restaurant supplier roast. Only Starbucks really has any decent place for folks to get together socially. And I wouldn't dare get a cup of coffee at the competitors and sit in the Starbuck's patio. For those who want to get drinks elsewhere the city did put in a couple of benches near the patio. As it is I bring my own eats since Starbuck's raised their bakery goods prices and made them smaller. As for wifi the downtown has city sponsored wifi which you can get anywhere downtown. Closer to the court house is an independent who will make you a press coffee with a good grind for $2. Except you may have to wait for it as they can only deal with one person at a time. Most of the time I fix my own espressos at home and use a Cuban grind that come ready for espresso in a 16 oz can for only $5.50. Going to Starbucks is really for socializing in an area where most people tend to keep to themselves. And though it happened some time ago Starbucks has little to fear as a friend reminded me that Starbuck's bought Seattle's Best. That happened about a decade ago and now I do dimly recall hearing about it.
