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Since I moved to the Cedar-Fairmount area, I've started frequenting this Starbucks as a place to get some work done where I won't be constantly distracted by my dog.
Overall, the space is set up really well, with plugs for every table (yay!), a fireplace with limited 'comfy' seating, and about as many tables as you could reasonably fit in the space. The tables are almost always full, but usually you can manage to find a seat somewhere.
The noise level is tolerable. Usually the conversation and music combo aren't enough to drive you bonkers (which was kind of the point I was at during the weeks leading up to Christmas while working with a friend at her default Panera location). I will admit that sometimes I wake up at night with "Cupid Draw Back Your Bow" stuck in my head because it gets played every time I go (or at least has seemed that way this week) but there are worse things in life.
Once, I had an employee look at me with an odd expression when I handed him my credit card. He then told me he was thrown off because most people pay with their phones. No one else there has ever had that reaction though, so not sure what he was thinking...
My one major complaint - and the reason why the review is three stars rather than the four I'd really like to give - is that their WIFI is crap. Total crap. And they know it. There's only so much that you can expect from employees on this, but really, if you've switched over to Google and it isn't working, get someone out there ASAP and don't let them leave until they've fixed it. Telling me that someone came out and it still isn't working only tells me this problem isn't going away anytime soon. I appreciate that you're letting me in on the secret that Liquid Planet also has free WIFI, but honestly, there's isn't that great either, and I'm not paying Liquid Planet - I'm paying you. And lets be honest, if I'm buying a Tazo tea for half the price of what a box would cost me, clearly I'm paying for something more than the tea.
So overall, great location to work - but don't count on the WIFI. Hoping that I can change this review to four stars soon...
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