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Local coffeehouse security breach: the he-she coffee controversy revisited
Topics: Bakersfield, Bakotopia, Bakotopia.com, entertainment, Bakotunes, coffee, Starbucks, Belardes
Posted by thenovelist Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:21:12 PDT
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1 response 3 comments Starbucks in the news, starfucking as they go.

I’m really trying to ignore Starbucks, but how can I when they’re hitting the top of the news, now with a lawsuit against them?

Starbucks employees blocking the entrance of a rival coffee store in Seattle by handing out free coffee and driving a store out of business? The Drudgereport reports, “Starbucks sued for squashing competitors,” and crosslinks to a story on the Reuters hotline.

Here’s a segment:

The suit also claims that, after Stafford found a space at one prime Bellevue office building, Starbucks employees "were directed to stand at the entrance of Ms. Stafford's business for the purpose of handing out free Starbucks drinks."

Stafford's store closed four months after opening. She still operates one other store outside Bellevue's main central business district. (Read the full article).

But why would I post such a story?

Because there’s a coffee takeover in Bakersfield. Because Starbucks have invaded and I doubt their coffee culture empire wants local coffee culture to wear anything but green smocks.

Ahh for the lost days of the big downtown Java Jazz House. That was the purest moments of Bakersfield coffee culture... it was an unexplored local phenomenon.

And Starbucks doesn’t want their photos taken. You all read the report. I was walking away from a Bakersfield Starbucks, then came back to politely hand a business card to an employee in the shrouded (not really) darkness outside the White Lane Starbucks, only to get verbally abused by someone whose gender was not revealed in the dark Starbucks shadows.

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Comment From: matt

The original was Chaos Coffeehouse where Riley's is located...You memmer? It was in "The Citrus Girl??" And I'm not saying that cuz' it was my girlfriend's place, either...."Hi Rebekka!" :P Dagny's is way betterer than Starboogers, anyway.. Comment From: thenovelist

Starboogers. hehe. yeah... chaos coffee rocked! I was there! Comment From: twinkie

Two straight men talking about coffehouses.... ummmmmm ok. NO COMMENT. Rebekka...... Matt needs help ASAP.