Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I suspect that service and attitude of the staff at Starbucks locations varies widely. I often frequent a Starbucks here in Tucson, and while the coffee is nothing to write home about, the staff is very friendly and efficient. It is a pleasure to do business there. In comparison, there is an independent coffee shop locally, that I have stopped visiting because the atmosphere and staff (and the patchouli reeking clientele) are so over the top precious and pretentious. While Starbucks (n general) is no way the end all of high-grade coffee shops, I believe that they have inadvertently raised coffee consciousness in the US and (speaking as a unrepentant coffee addict) this is a good thing. cheers Jack Jack McLain Tucson, AZ http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net My experience has been that Starbuck's service is indifferent and impersonal at best and downright condescending or rude at worst. This, I believe, is typical of businesses where the personnel is either untrained or poorly trained. Starbuck is a trendy hangout where the trendy are more welcome than the average. I patronize businesses where I am treated like a human being, not a walking wallet. Joe _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information