What Starbucks Baristas are Saying...

[billagirly]

I came across this earlier, and thought I'd share it with you all - I've done everything I can not to display names or thread location so as not to create a big commotion over there...

Oh no they di'nt!
I was flipping through an alternative weekly paper yesterday when I came across an ad for the new It's a Grind coffee house opening in the east end suburbs.

My first exposure to this company was seeing the opening credits to the Showtime program Weeds. I wasn't sure if it was a fictional coffee chain they made up for the show or what. Then I saw an actual store a couple years ago while visiting Austin, TX.

Hemmingway, after looking at their site, it seems pretty obvious where their roots are. I mean, come on. A pretty blatant ripoff of the Starbucks model. I suppose there's nothing illegal or even unethical about copying from the best.

*shrugs shoulders*

I think I'm going to stop by their store. It's the first in Kentucky, so we'll see where they go from here. What are your experiences with It's a Grind?


Update:

They're franchised. LOSERS!!! They can't maintain consistent quality across the board that way. Just sayin'. I can only imagine what kind of hoser owns the new one here. Must do research...


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anonymous
2007-02-13 07:09 am (local) (link)
The stores are pretty inside.

But they have iced cappuccinos on the menu. Ew.



anonymous
2007-02-13 07:12 am (local) (link)
Ew, stab hate. I woke up way early, so I think I'm going to get ready for work and head out to check this place out... Nothing better to do.



anonymous
2007-02-13 08:58 am (local) (link)
I think Java Dave's is a franchise too (I'm thinking it's more popular around here in the midwest, so bear with me.) Which is probably why I've never been able to find one that doesn't suck.

 

[Zigmus]

it seems to me that its a big case of an immature little girl doing what immature little girls do.

I've actually got a friend who just got a job at a Starbucks, and I can tell you, he doesn't care about other coffee shops, just as long as the coffee's enjoyable. And I get that impression of his coworkers based on what he says about them.

 

[billagirly]

That's comforting to know - I worked there at one time, simply because they were around, and they paid more than the local shops. I never really heard any talk like what is posted above, but I wasn't sure if times had changed.