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Thursday, March 17, 2005
I know i rant about Starbucks a lot, but it’s only because we have a love/hate relationship that keeps me coming back for more.
So, in reference to Kirstin’s comment from the last rant, i have something REAL to rant about (though it’s still a cheap shot since it’s just too easy).
A couple of my friends and I decided to head down to Pennsylvania for the day to hang out with another friend and her family. We had agreed by email to meet at the Starbucks at 35th St. and 7th ave. near Penn Station where we would board the New Jersey Transit. The morning of, I called one of the friends, Tanya, to confirm the location. She was already out and about and couldn’t remember what she had written in her email, so she told me 34th and 7th Ave.
As i walked from 6th Ave. toward 7th, i noticed that there were two Starbucks coffee shops at 34th St./7th Ave. AND 35th St./7th Ave. I then got a voice mail from Tanya telling me that she was in the Starbucks at 34th St. and 8th Ave. I headed there only to NOT find her there. Meanwhile So-Young was lost and in the wrong Starbucks too! We found each other and kept calling Tanya all the while. Finally i got a hold of Tanya and found out that she was in the Starbucks at 35th St. and 8th Ave.
Folks, this is just out of control. One city block had FOUR Starbucks coffee shops. Absolutely crazy. Talk about cornering the market by putting a market on every corner. heheheh ok ok that was lame.
The other crazy thing is i finally found a coffee shop that made Starbucks look cheap in comparison. This Korean coffee shop in Korea Town had CRAZY prices like $7.25 for a mocha. ??!!?? And even when we sat down at a table, it took 10 minutes and us ASKING them to acknowledge us for them to even get us menus (or even look at us). Crazy. We obviously did not stay there.
All this = totally worth ranting about. 