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| - I really want to be anti-Starbucks, but it is so hard when they are literally everywhere! My friend and I used to get together at the Second Cup across the street, and were pretty disappointed when it shut down, I think we now know why it did.
Why do I hate Starbucks? Well first of all I don't drink coffee, I drink tea or hot chocolate, so why would I spend $2 something for hot water and a tea bag, when I can get the same at Tim's for a dollar less. Plus there is something about their Earl Grey that really grosses me out. I am definitely not the demographic they are targeting, yet I'm one of the few that don't drink coffee, so when my friends want to get together for coffee, I kind of get pushed to these places. At least I've discovered tea Latte's so it expanded my choices at Starbucks (and the frappaccinos are pretty good), but I definitely see this place as a waste of whatever money I have.
None-the-less I've been here once a week the past little while to catch up with a friend, so Starbucks is earning money off of me. The place is pretty small in regards to seating, and whatever seats they do have are pretty cramped together. The last time I went they had one girl running the front of house, and one doing drive thru, which was fine because it was slow, but at one point seven people walked into the place and the poor girl at the front had to scramble to make coffee. I realize that the girl isn't necessarily touching my drink, but should she really be handling money and making a drink after? I also found it strange that two people show up from the backroom after the crowd cleared; I don't know if they were on break but half your staff shouldn't be on break at the same time.
The place feels pretty busy and packed right now for what it is, which worries me since Deer Valley Mall is pretty much a dead end right now, so what's it going to be like once the area is fully renovated and in full swing as a shopping area?
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