college park, md: starbucks challenge #6
There was never a Starbucks in College Park while I was in grad school, although they served SBX coffee in the student center. Now, however, there's one the size of a warehouse right on the "main drag." And wouldn't you know it? They have the same apathetic customer service that (almost) all College Park establishments have.
Location: 7338 Baltimore Avenue; College Park, MD
Date: October 30, 2005.
Barista: Hello.
Me: Hi, could I get a cup of Cafe Estima, please?
Barista: We don't have any brewing.
Me: So, I cannot get a cup of the Cafe Estima?
Barista: Nope.
Me: Okay, thanks.
It was not busy in the least, yet they couldn't wait to be done with me. Nice. Then, in the parking lot, a girl driving an enormous SUV while chatting on her cell phone almost ran me over. I can neither confirm nor deny reports that she ended up with half-chewed pumpkin muffin all over her back window. See what happens when you don't have fair trade coffee, Starbucks?
Comments
Oh -- I really want a pumpkin muffin now! Preferably one that hasn't been smooshed onto an SUV, but that sounds yum --
Posted by: green LA girl | November 20, 2005 11:47 PM
Kathleen Fitzpatrick at Planned Obsolescence also experienced an SUV encounter, though hers perhaps had more of a denting than squishing effect.
Posted by: Francois Lachance | November 22, 2005 4:36 PM