COFFEE LIFE
I was at the fish market today (Pike’s Market) which houses the first Starbuck’s café and it dawned on me as my lust for a soy chai latte overcame my desire not to stand in line with a bunch of noisy tourists. What a cultural phenomenon coffee shops are! For me it’s something I do on the weekends mostly. I’m usually out doing errands or running around when I see that green Starbucks sign and I’m helpless against it. During a conversation about spending habits last Thanksgiving my brother-in-law (the accountant) forced me to calculate my annual donations to Starbucks and it was surprisingly high. So much so that I am conscious every time I go now. What is it about the high-end coffee shop experience that is so alluring? .... read more at http://www.rhetoriclife.com/blog/index.htm
driznitch
1 year ago