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| - I had a meeting in Mesa, but I was early and had a few hours to kill, so I thought I would swing in and drink some coffee and read for a bit. That did not last long.
One of my drinks was a simple cup of coffee, but they didn't have it ready. He said it would be 5 minutes to brew some. No problem, I said. I also ordered an iced drink to sip while I waited for my coffee. I go to sit in the comfortable chairs, which is in a little alcove that also has the speaker. In the rest of the restaurant, the music is at a decent volume, but in this alcove, it borders on rock concert level. (Okay, that's an exaggeration, but it's still far too loud.) I try to focus on my book, but I swear, the longer I sit there, the louder the music gets. 10 minutes go by, I still don't have my drink. I get up to ask at the counter and there is a cup sitting there and the employees are all flitting about dealing with drive through orders. I wave someone down and ask if it is my coffee (they didn't ask my name and nothing is written on the cup). She had to ask 3 employees, but someone finally confirmed it was. Slightly irritating that they just set my coffee there and went about their day without letting me know my order was ready. (Maybe they did and I couldn't hear them over the music? I don't know.)
I sit back down and try to read again, but now sitting to my right is a customer speaking at a volume and pitch that is grating. Combine that with the seemingly ever increasing volume of the music and I pretty much couldn't deal anymore. I took my coffee and left.
This is definitely not a Starbucks to relax and enjoy yourself in. It's a Starbucks to take your stuff and get out.
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