Some coffee fans get grim delight in Starbucks woes

[jennielynn1970]

Wow...

They finally opened up some shops here in Allentown this past year. Not sure why we need 3 or 4 of them, but they're here.

I'm still partial to the local cafes... if and when I want coffee, which is maybe once a year, lol. At least the ambiance is better at them.

[RockyRoad]

I`m a typical New Yorker - I run on coffee. Almost one-quarter of the kids in my high school even worked at Starbucks! But in my town, Starbucks is the only coffee shop (aside from 7-11). If there was a nice, quaint small shop around, I would definitely be first in line!
What was funny was a few months ago when I was watching the news, they did a segment on how the Starbucks shops were closing early for a few days (I think it was to further train their employees?) and they interviewed people on the streets in NYC to get their reactions. It was too funny - so many people interviewed were panicking, and almost everyone was angry!