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| - Wow. I have never been so wildly uncomfortable and displeased with a Starbucks experience in all my life...
Just for clarification, I have been coming to this location for the past 3 years, as I have lived in the area and have never had a bad experience. Granted, it has been a while, and now tonight I didn't recognize any of the staff. Mainly late 20 year old females, maybe older. One gentleman working as well.
It was busy and as the place started to fill up I was contemplating moving, as I was 1 person sitting at a table that sat 4.
After a couple groups had cycled through and had not sat down, I finally decided to move to the bar stools along the side of the bar. This is where a gentleman that had spent maybe 20 mins at the counter talking had sat. As I would have done with anyone I'm sitting fairly close to, I asked him if it was ok if I joined him, to which he said it was fine.
I was literally there maybe 15 seconds, setting up my computer in silence, when a blonde girl quickly sits down in the bar stool in the middle of the bar between us.
Apparently I had sat next to her boyfriend, because she took the next 20 minutes (felt more like an eternity) literally all over him. She was kissing him repeatedly and I have never felt so uncomfortable. I wouldn't have minded if they were just talking, I had put in my headphones anyways because I could tell she was there because of me. But as she kept at it, it became clear she was uncomfortable with me sitting there. By the time she finally left, I was so tense that my neck hurt. I kept checking to see if there was any place I could move to. The only option was outside, which I would have done, but I needed a good connection to the WiFi. I felt bad for this guy because you could tell he was uncomfortable as well. Finally, even though I had a lot to do, I packed up and left. I went to the Barnes and Noble down the street, where I will be coming from now on.
There is more that involved a couple other female staff members, one of which blatantly disregarded me when I asked for a glass of water while waiting for my drink. When I asked, she ACTUALLY SHOOK HER HEAD NO. It actually might have been the same girl now that I think about it. Either way, I felt blatantly disrespected. I hope this review is taken into consideration by someone with the ability to make changes. I am just curious where the SM was, and God help this store if that was her.
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