Starbucks coming to Brixton

[Kanda]

The guy that stated it calls Brixton 'Bricky'

 

[ajdown]

So who's going to start a "We are glad there's a Starbucks in Brixton" group and troll the hell out of that group?

 

[miss minnie]

The guy that stated it calls Brixton 'Bricky'

A rather Antipodean mannerism

 

[Kanda]

So who's going to start a "We are glad there's a Starbucks in Brixton" group and troll the hell out of that group?

I'm not glad, but am happy I can now get a coffee on the way to work. Nowhere else is open at that time.

 

[paolo]

I'm not glad, but am happy I can now get a coffee on the way to work. Nowhere else is open at that time.

You'll have to stop wearing skirts though.

 

[Kanda]

You'll have to stop wearing skirts though.

Bugger!

 

[teuchter]

I'm not glad, but am happy I can now get a coffee on the way to work. Nowhere else is open at that time.

What about McDonalds?

 

[teuchter]

A rather Antipodean mannerism

I'm going to start a facebook group called "Ban / Boycott Brixton Based Australian$"

 

[Onket]

Or that little window next door (or two doors down) from McDonalds?

 

[Kanda]

Don't they're open when I go through (McDonalds might be but nothx)

 

[teuchter]

A lot of people say the coffee in McDonalds is better than in Starbucks. Personally I've never tried either.

 

[teuchter]

Or that little window next door (or two doors down) from McDonalds?

Yeah I was going to say that but I decided to trust Kanda to have done his research properly and that it is therefore not open early.

 

[Onket]

I dunno, he seems to have given up on his last post halfway through.

 

[Kanda]

I've seen it open when I'm on a late shift, never when on an early.

 

[Onket]

Both places? I'm surprised at that.

 

[Kanda]

Eh? I told you I'm not going to McD's. I'm sure the kiosk isn't when I go through either. Whatever pal...

 

[Onket]

Eh? I told you I'm not going to McD's. I'm sure the kiosk isn't when I go through either. Whatever pal...

Simmer down. You're last post wasn't clear, that's all.
See-

Don't they're open when I go through (McDonalds might be but nothx)

 

[Kanda]

Sorry, exhausted and grumpy.

 

[Onket]

No probs.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Very weird, was using the tube early the day it opened. Looked closed and a mess in the morning. Came back in the evening and it's open with people sitting there
It's pretty unobtrusive, which is a good thing.

 

[kabbes]

Starbucks haters will be pleased to know that they have had to close in Dorking due to a lack of custom. It seems that people prefer the tea rooms in the antique shops instead.

 

[editor]

Starbucks haters will be pleased to know that they have had to close in Dorking due to a lack of custom. It seems that people prefer the tea rooms in the antique shops instead.

Respect to the discerning folks of Dorking.

 

[Stoat Boy]

Never got why people are so down on Starbucks.

I dont know about the rest of the country but I dont remember to many of these mythical small coffee shops that they supposedly force to close down being in London.

I think the addition of Starbucks and all the other coffee shops is a good thing for the City. Personally I dont go for all this 'decaff latte with a walnut whip' nonsense but I think they offer a nice place to sit down, read a paper and enjoy something non-alcholic without having to order food.

 

[PacificOcean]

A lot of people say the coffee in McDonalds is better than in Starbucks. Personally I've never tried either.

Do you want a medal for this?

How do you know if either coffee is any good if you have not tried it?

I remember cafes in my youth, coffee was industrial sized tins of instant Nescafe served in a plastic type cup.

If you don't like Starbucks, don't go there - I don't get the argument?

 

[jakejb79]

And certainly the local coffee shops that people are so worried over possibly closing wont close unless their customers desert them for Starbucks. People won't go in Starbucks if they dont want too, they're not forced too.

 

[teuchter]

How do you know if either coffee is any good if you have not tried it?

I don't.

 

[editor]

And certainly the local coffee shops that people are so worried over possibly closing wont close unless their customers desert them for Starbucks. People won't go in Starbucks if they dont want too, they're not forced too.

Sure, but being able to afford the primest of locations smack bang in the centre of town sure makes them a more tempting proposition.

 

[kabbes]

Sure, but being able to afford the primest of locations smack bang in the centre of town sure makes them a more tempting proposition.

Not in Dorking, it would seem. Gawd bless the retired colonels and great-aunty Mavises.

 

[Andrew Hertford]

And certainly the local coffee shops that people are so worried over possibly closing wont close unless their customers desert them for Starbucks. People won't go in Starbucks if they dont want too, they're not forced too.

It's not just whether they serve better coffee or not (which apparently they don't) but it's the fact that starbucks don't operate on a level playing field. Their policy is to ignore planning rules such as 'change of use' for a unit in a prime location, knowing that a local authority will eventually back down because of legal costs. They break the law and know they can get away with it. Smaller businesses can't do that.

 

[Laughing Toad]

Coffee at McDonalds is brilliant. They have a computerised 'bean-to-cup' machine. There's none of the unnecessary performance you get in other coffee shops, and it's always quick and always perfect. If you can get over the embarrassment of being a grown adult in a McDonalds, then it's fine.

Also they have a buy-six-get-one-free offer.