Per their Facebook page, the Florence Mall Starbucks store will open Friday, 15 August.
And, yes, I still miss Le Beaus.
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I went to the Starbucks Florence - Cox Creek Parkway FB page & no opening date was mentioned. 
There is another offici
Glory be!
The citizens of this area soon will be able to shell out their hard-earned money for the ludicrously over-priced coffees served by the nation's most $ucce$$ful perpetrator of pseudo conisseurship !
Originally Posted by semiannualchick:
I went to the Starbucks Florence - Cox Creek Parkway FB page & no opening date was mentioned.
Here is the link. I was out of town yesterday. Droids aren't the best at replying in this forum.
Originally Posted by Contendah:
Glory be!
The citizens of this area soon will be able to shell out their hard-earned money for the ludicrously over-priced coffees served by the nation's most $ucce$$ful perpetrator of pseudo conisseurship !
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Starbucks was successful at identifying a niche. In the cities, they sell quick coffee to those going to work or on break, provide a place for people to work outside an office or look for a job, and a place other than a bar or restaurant for professional people and those under 21 to meet. In the suburbs, one see a number of students and mentors and tutors meeting.
Their coffee is pretty good and not too overly priced. The recent change in baked goods improved that line. Its their specialty drinks like cafe mochas that are really over priced and not up to par. I prefer Joe Muggs (BAM) or McDonalds cafe mochas. However, one must seek a konditorei in Vienna or Salzburg for the best.
I have my doubts about Starbucks making it big in the Shoals where people ***** about paying $5 for a good hamburger.
If you just gotta have Starbucks, there is one in the new student center at UNA. Good parking, easy access.
I hope they are successful, but they won't get any business from me. I'm one of those rednecks that likes raynch with my chicken tenders.
Raynch and hunee musturd?
A local home owned company will soon be providing and selling fresh roasted coffee beans and coffee for your at home use. I saw the industrial roaster and it is impressive. I wish them luck. I am not a coffee drinker, but there is defintely money to be made if Starbucks can sell a cup for $4.
Naw, just raynch. I do drink coffee, but I drink what coffee snobs call swill, Folgers and Maxwell House.
Well, Starbucks is open. There is a misconception concerning cost of their coffee Their smallest cup size is a tall (12-oz(). A tall cup of coffee sells for $1.75 or 14.6 cents an oz. At the gas station Kangaroo, their smallest size is 16 oz, which sells for $1.49 a cup or 9.3 cents an oz. At Kangaroo, they brew, you pour, they ring it up and you go outside to drink it. At Starbucks, they brew, pour and ring up the sell. You may leave or sit inside with free wi-fi available. Considering the amenities and a bit better quality of coffee (to each, his own), the difference isn't extreme.
Where the cost and Starbuckies profits are is in the specialty drinks like cafe mochas, cappuccinos, lattes and frapuccinos (sic?) These drinks require much more manual labor than pouring a cup of coffee. For instance,my personal addiction, the cafe mocha, requires coffee (of espresso, if one is a purist,,a shot of chocolate and steamed milk. The ingredients must be mixed carefully and stirred when mixed (or it tastes miserable). Its the extra labor one is paying for as well as the other aforementioned amenities.
When the first little coffee place opened up in the mall a number of years ago, I stood behind a typical local. To his wife he said, "two bucks for a cuppa coffee!?! I ain't payin' no two bucks for coffee." I'm pretty sure he wasn't looking at the price for a plain cup of coffee then, either.
Don't confuse the rabble with things like overhead costs. They will never understand.
Originally Posted by CrustyMac:
When the first little coffee place opened up in the mall a number of years ago, I stood behind a typical local. To his wife he said, "two bucks for a cuppa coffee!?! I ain't payin' no two bucks for coffee." I'm pretty sure he wasn't looking at the price for a plain cup of coffee then, either.
Don't confuse the rabble with things like overhead costs. They will never understand.
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I miss Le Beaus.Went there for years when I returned for visits to the Shoals, before I moved back.
Originally Posted by direstraits:
Well, Starbucks is open. There is a misconception concerning cost of their coffee Their smallest cup size is a tall (12-oz(). A tall cup of coffee sells for $1.75 or 14.6 cents an oz. At the gas station Kangaroo, their smallest size is 16 oz, which sells for $1.49 a cup or 9.3 cents an oz. At Kangaroo, they brew, you pour, they ring it up and you go outside to drink it. At Starbucks, they brew, pour and ring up the sell. You may leave or sit inside with free wi-fi available. Considering the amenities and a bit better quality of coffee (to each, his own), the difference isn't extreme.
Where the cost and Starbuckies profits are is in the specialty drinks like cafe mochas, cappuccinos, lattes and frapuccinos (sic?) These drinks require much more manual labor than pouring a cup of coffee. For instance,my personal addiction, the cafe mocha, requires coffee (of espresso, if one is a purist,,a shot of chocolate and steamed milk. The ingredients must be mixed carefully and stirred when mixed (or it tastes miserable). Its the extra labor one is paying for as well as the other aforementioned amenities.
My addiction is actually three: for hot or cold coffee the same Non Fat Carmel Macchiato and for sweet Green Tea Frappuccino, taste tested the world over, I do however seek out local coffee and pastry shops when traveling especially in Europe but in Asia Star Bucks are everywhere and not many locals.
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
Originally Posted by direstraits:
Well, Starbucks is open. There is a misconception concerning cost of their coffee Their smallest cup size is a tall (12-oz(). A tall cup of coffee sells for $1.75 or 14.6 cents an oz. At the gas station Kangaroo, their smallest size is 16 oz, which sells for $1.49 a cup or 9.3 cents an oz. At Kangaroo, they brew, you pour, they ring it up and you go outside to drink it. At Starbucks, they brew, pour and ring up the sell. You may leave or sit inside with free wi-fi available. Considering the amenities and a bit better quality of coffee (to each, his own), the difference isn't extreme.
Where the cost and Starbuckies profits are is in the specialty drinks like cafe mochas, cappuccinos, lattes and frapuccinos (sic?) These drinks require much more manual labor than pouring a cup of coffee. For instance,my personal addiction, the cafe mocha, requires coffee (of espresso, if one is a purist,,a shot of chocolate and steamed milk. The ingredients must be mixed carefully and stirred when mixed (or it tastes miserable). Its the extra labor one is paying for as well as the other aforementioned amenities.
My addiction is actually three: for hot or cold coffee the same Non Fat Carmel Macchiato and for sweet Green Tea Frappuccino, taste tested the world over, I do however seek out local coffee and pastry shops when traveling especially in Europe but in Asia Star Bucks are everywhere and not many locals.
I have a serious skinny caramel macchiato addiction.
Just to me maybe, but it is very difficult to beat the Coffee Au Lait at the Cafe Du Monde, along with some beignets .
I like Starbucks ok, just not crazy about it.
I agree seeweed but they refuse to start a chain.
When drinking just coffee, I like a dark roast with a bit of chicory, so strong it serves itself from the pot.
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
I agree seeweed but they refuse to start a chain.
I guess after nearly 300 years, they figure they are gonna be ok without one.
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
I agree seeweed but they refuse to start a chain.
I guess after nearly 300 years, they figure they are gonna be ok without one.
Originally Posted by seeweed:
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
I agree seeweed but they refuse to start a chain.
I guess after nearly 300 years, they figure they are gonna be ok without one.
yea i know they can do without expanding but that does not help me up here LOL!
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
Originally Posted by seeweed:
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
I agree seeweed but they refuse to start a chain.
I guess after nearly 300 years, they figure they are gonna be ok without one.
yea i know they can do without expanding but that does not help me up here LOL!
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Add this to the list of things I just learned and you don't know yet :
Starting in the late 1980s, Café du Monde opened up additional locations in shopping malls. [11] There are a total of eight Café du Monde coffee stand locations in the New Orleans Metropolitan area: the original located in French Market on 800 Decatur Street, Riverwalk Marketplace, Esplanade Mall, Lakeside Mall, Oakwood Mall, Veterans Boulevard, Mandeville, and Covington. [12]
Foreign Franchise
Over a period of time Café du Monde has managed to find success in Japan and has expanded to twenty locations in cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima. For the most part, the Japanese Café du Monde franchise has kept the same aesthetic as the original locations: green and white color scheme and the style of French Quarter architecture. However, Unlike the Café du monde franchise in Louisiana, the Japan franchise expanded the original menu by adding different varieties of beignets, but the Café du Monde coffee with chicory stays the same. Along with their varieties of beignet toppings, the Japanese franchise also offers seasonal desserts, which are not offered at Café du Monde in Louisiana
Seeweed
Enjoying a chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde :-)
Enjoying a chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde :-)
love me some cafe du monde
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
Seeweed
Enjoying a chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde :-)
Enjoying a chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde :-)
You know how to rub it in.