Monday, March 3, 2008

'No cell phones, no eye contact'

A Chron columnist makes some modest proposals to help Starbucks reconnect with the masses. Like rent-a-cats. And beds. I like it.

You can't go ten feet without tripping on a smiling mermaid in this town, true, but, like Jon Carroll says, when you're out of town and driving for hour after hour, does ANYTHING look as welcoming as that green circle of salvation on the horizon? I think not. And you don't either. Admit it!

A blogger once told me that grande hot chais delivered by normally unreliable campaign volunteers daily at 3pm was the only thing that kept her from going postal on the presidential campaign trail. Starbucks provides services. And medical coverage for its employees. So, not like SO evil, right?

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