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    Monday, February 16. 2009

    Do you need a "third place"?

    Starbuck's stock price tracks the economy. Ouch.


    As much as we enjoy promoting the simple virtues of Dunkin Donuts here, we have never really been mad at Starbucks. I like their House Blend, and I think the idea of a "third place" to hang out for a while either alone or to meet - which isn't a pub - is a civilized thing.  


    And, when you think about it, they don't charge any more than a pub would charge you for a drink. As with a pub, you are paying for a place to go to, not for the liquid.


    I think they over-reached in their expansion. The are spots in NYC where you can see at least two of them from one corner.


    Dunkin is still making money, and, if you don't mind hard plastic chairs, no wireless, no semi-cool CDs for sale, no bean-sprout sandwiches on bread so "natural" that I doubt Medieval serfs would want to eat it, no phony 1/4" thick ambience, and no barristas, Dunkin is still a pleasant "third place" for lots of folks.


    Still, for your first e-Harmony get-together, Starbucks is probably a better idea...

    Posted by Bird Dog at 18:36 | Comments (10) | Trackback (1)

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