ENTITLEMENT PROBLEMS: MAN INCENSED OVER STARBUCKS DISCRIMINATION

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm not sure whether to laugh or punch someone: http://jjroid.com/2011/09/starbucks-what-happened-to-you/

This poor man has been DISCRIMINATED against by Starbucks, who had the nerve to ask him to please not hang out in their store for hours using their space as a free office.

DISCRIMINATION, I SAY!

This nice blogger has some good comments about it: http://www.popehat.com/2011/09/23/are-freakishly-entitled-pretentious-douches-a-suspect-class/

[Doktor Howl]

OH, THAT'S JUST LIKE WHAT HITLER DID!

[Cain]

This is exactly the kind of thing the Founding Fathers warned could happen to America, if it abandoned limited constitutional government and embraced socialism.

[LMNO]

THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA FIX THIS IS BY LOWERING TAXES.
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[Phox]

I'm not sure whether to laugh or punch someone: http://jjroid.com/2011/09/starbucks-what-happened-to-you/

This poor man has been DISCRIMINATED against by Starbucks, who had the nerve to ask him to please not hang out in their store for hours using their space as a free office.

DISCRIMINATION, I SAY!

This nice blogger has some good comments about it: http://www.popehat.com/2011/09/23/are-freakishly-entitled-pretentious-douches-a-suspect-class/

So... sitting in Starbucks and using their wifi for two and half hours while spending less than $5 on their products is likely to get you booted, eh? I also like how dude doesn't mention whether or not there is a large crowd, which clicking the link to location in Google maps has all the reviews saying that it's rather crowded and there's always a line, so....  

[Cain]

It's a Starbucks on Broadway.

I doubt many people go there.  It's not like Broadway is a well known area of New York or anything...

[Phox]

It's a Starbucks on Broadway.

I doubt many people go there.  It's not like Broadway is a well known area of New York or anything...

[Salty]

What do you think? You think that'll get approved?

[Cain]

 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

What do you think? You think that'll get approved?

[Luna]

The "I want it, therefore I am entitled to it, so you must GIVE ME IT for FREE" attitude gives me hives.

And by "hives," I mean "the distinct urge to slap the everloving fuck out of people."

[Triple Zero]

I didn't read the article yet, but isn't it part of the point of Starbucks that you get to go there, buy a coffee and work on your laptop?

That's what I did in NY, the coffee places were like the only places where you could comfortably chill for a while without bleeding money.

(except that I always gave them 15-20% tip which I later learned is not necessary in coffee places, so maybe they liked me extra much for that. I felt really bad even that one time in Boston (just before we lunched w LMNO) when they processed my credit card like really quickly and he already punched in the price before I realized I could have written a tip on the receipt ... Suu conditioned me well, I completely felt like I was totally robbing the coffee place guy out of being able to buy bread this week--do they really get paid more than regular waiters? Because waiters DO much more? SO ... CONFUSING)

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I didn't read the article yet, but isn't it part of the point of Starbucks that you get to go there, buy a coffee and work on your laptop?

That's what I did in NY, the coffee places were like the only places where you could comfortably chill for a while without bleeding money.

(except that I always gave them 15-20% tip which I later learned is not necessary in coffee places, so maybe they liked me extra much for that. I felt really bad even that one time in Boston (just before we lunched w LMNO) when they processed my credit card like really quickly and he already punched in the price before I realized I could have written a tip on the receipt ... Suu conditioned me well, I completely felt like I was totally robbing the coffee place guy out of being able to buy bread this week--do they really get paid more than regular waiters? Because waiters DO much more? SO ... CONFUSING)

You should read the article. The guy bought coffee and a bagel, and then sat there for almost three hours. The district manager very politely asked him if he would like to order anything else, and let him know that they prefer to reserve their seating for customers who are currently enjoying their beverage.

It's totally cool pretty much everywhere to hang out in a cafe and use your laptop. It's also, at least in my experience, considered pretty rude/simply not done to assume that buying a cup of coffee entitles you to use the space as an office for the rest of the day. A couple of hours? Sure. But if you want to keep hanging out after that, buy something.

[Salty]

The point of Starbucks to have the same tasting cup of coffee no matter which location you go to in the country. They have wifi to lure people in, and most places are fine with you being there for long periods of time...so long as isn't interfering with their profits.

In fact, they like people sitting in there, it gives it that "Welcome home, make yourself comfortable (BUY MORE COFFEE) feeling they love to foster. But say you're in charge of a place and you constantly have people rushing in for a quick breakfast and a bunch of them walk out thoughout every hour because some guy who bought one cup of coffee is taking up a seat.

Their point is to make money. What kills me about this guy is he seems to buy into their happy, home-like face and is now disappointed. Like they give a shit about him instead of his money.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I don't think he's going to approve my comments.  He's approved other people's comments since I posted.