Courtesy and the Starbucks syndrome
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Dec 27, 2010 - ST Forum
AFTER watching a movie at the The Cathay Cineplex recently, my family and I wanted to grab a quick coffee at Starbucks.
However, the tables were occupied by teenagers with open laptops, chatting away loudly; some had their feet settled on the sofas and had literally 'dug in' for long sessions of free surfing.
After I had waited for about 10 minutes, I asked the manager if she could request a few teenagers to make way for other customers.
Her reply was that she could not because they had all bought a beverage from Starbucks.
It was a strange reply to me as I do not think that buying a single drink entitles a customer to park himself at an outlet for hours and deprive others of a seat.
Civility requires some form of civic consideration.
Eventually, we found a seat but the tables were strewn with the mess that came with schoolwork.
Food and beverage outlets like Starbucks should stop this system, where a customer need buy only one drink and he can stay as long as he likes, and adopt a policy that is reasonable and shows consideration to all customers.
Perhaps limit free wi-fi to half an hour of surfing by issuing a time-limit coupon when customers buy drinks. Or install a sign stating that those studying or hogging tables should show consideration to other customers.
Such behaviour also suggests an innate lack of graciousness, which as a society we should try to change.
Virdi Bhupinder
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they are studying lah, that person had to find a seat, and how was the tables strewn with the mess that come with schoolwork? Drawing? easers dust? can clean them de. as for students, starbucks should set an area aside for students,
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can dun go where the crowd is or go home and lim kopi.
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buy to-go and go home lah....
or go other starbucks....
i had trouble getting a seat at starbucks northpoint. i got a drink and buy ock food and slack at the interchange exit beside some shrubs. shiok! -
this is our coffee culture. Or shd starbarks operate thru take-away kiosks only. No need put seats. Like wat starbarks originally is.
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set rules oso no use lah...... they still do it you oso lan lan.......
Macdonald opposite my block oso put notice about ppl studying in the restaurant to be considerate, but nobody fuck care oso......
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Dec 27, 2010 - ST Forum
AFTER watching a movie at the The Cathay Cineplex recently, my family and I wanted to grab a quick coffee at Starbucks.
However, the tables were occupied by teenagers with open laptops, chatting away loudly; some had their feet settled on the sofas and had literally 'dug in' for long sessions of free surfing.
After I had waited for about 10 minutes, I asked the manager if she could request a few teenagers to make way for other customers.
Her reply was that she could not because they had all bought a beverage from Starbucks.
It was a strange reply to me as I do not think that buying a single drink entitles a customer to park himself at an outlet for hours and deprive others of a seat.
Civility requires some form of civic consideration.
Eventually, we found a seat but the tables were strewn with the mess that came with schoolwork.
Food and beverage outlets like Starbucks should stop this system, where a customer need buy only one drink and he can stay as long as he likes, and adopt a policy that is reasonable and shows consideration to all customers.
Perhaps limit free wi-fi to half an hour of surfing by issuing a time-limit coupon when customers buy drinks. Or install a sign stating that those studying or hogging tables should show consideration to other customers.
Such behaviour also suggests an innate lack of graciousness, which as a society we should try to change.
Virdi Bhupinder
tl;dr: starbucks should have seats when i need them. or they should chase away existing customers to make room for me
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I can understand the writer's point of view. I had ever went ot kfc bought lunch, want to find a seat but all occupied by kids studying. Geez, believe me, you'll be pissed.
But you should make your stand, take one of their tables, and they'll tell you its occupied already, but you just tell them to "Fark off kid."
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What's the difference?
The family then sits down and orders a few lattes and chit chats for one hour.
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Maybe the writer is a foreign import, but then again, its kind a good thing to know singaporeans still know how to piss them off.
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If you were complaining about KFC or macdonalds I might understand, but starbucks?
Their "vision" is 'the third place' as in the place you spend the most time other than your home and office. They want them to stay there long de.
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Originally posted by hisoka:
Their "vision" is 'the third place' as in the place you spend the most time other than your home and office. They want them to stay there long de.
somehow, third eye vision comes to mind. i'm having images of countless ghosts wandering around starbucks
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Originally posted by charlize:
What's the difference?
The family then sits down and orders a few lattes and chit chats for one hour.
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The 阿普呢 thinks he is the only one with money and folks should make way for him.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
The 阿普呢 thinks he is the only one with money and folks should make way for him.
now seats also must got entitlement riaox...fwah...
Times are really bad indeed
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kids "studying" for hours at starbarks and mcd and kfc is better than they go out slash ppl
maybe we shd be encouraging this instead.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
The 阿普呢 thinks he is the only one with money and folks should make way for him.
阿普呢 FT lah...
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during peak hour is the worst ... should stop them occupying the tables at peak hour
or split into different zone ... FT, local, student etc and left only one table for student let them fight it out :lol:
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Originally posted by meltz:
during peak hour is the worst ... should stop them occupying the tables at peak hour
or split into different zone ... FT, local, student etc and left only one table for student let them fight it out :lol:No, its better to split seating to the different races.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
No, its better to split seating to the different races.
yah pinoys, chinanese, lampanese.... -
The writer already said they wanted a "quick" coffee.
If there were no seats, they could easily drink standing up.
Right?
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Originally posted by charlize:
The writer already said they wanted a "quick" coffee.
If there were no seats, they could easily drink standing up.
Right?
quickie coffee?
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FT kana pissed off! hahhaha
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Originally posted by charlize:
The writer already said they wanted a "quick" coffee.
If there were no seats, they could easily drink standing up.
Right?
got quicker coffee...beside there got 7-11...
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storm in a coffee cup.