This isn't news, but it never ceases to amaze me. Starbucks is taking over America, one store at a time. I'm not a coffee drinker, but I've been known to enjoy hot chocolate, apple cider, and blended cremes from the other Seattle evil empire. I'm not obsessive about Starbucks--it's just a nice treat.
Evidently, this is not a shared sentiment with the rest of the country--or at least it's not shared by enough to keep Starbucks from moving into every strip mall and grocery store and bookstore known to man.
About a mile away, we have a nice little shopping center. There's a Starbucks on one corner, along with a Blockbuster, grocery store, Walgreens, salon, pizza joint, Hallmark, etc, etc, etc. Inside the grocery store, there used to be a bank. A couple months ago, the bank closed and signs went up that Starbucks would be opening there this summer. Now, honestly, you can stand inside the front door of the grocery store and literally throw a pebble at the other Starbucks shop. Insanity. Today we drove by the nearest Coffee People shop that closed down after they got bought out by Starbucks (which, by the way, Laura and I were VERY upset about because CP had THE BEST Mexican hot chocolate ever made). You can probably guess what the signs hanging in the window proclaimed. STARBUCKS COMING SOON! No way. A short 60-second walk away, there's already a Starbucks alongside the Barnes and Noble. If you cross the street, there's a Starbucks inside Safeway. If you drive a mere 3 blocks, there's another Starbucks drive-thru. When will it end? Never, I'm afraid.
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