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Hmph. Six hours for a video game is nothing to the 55 minutes I had to wait in line for my 4:00 coffee break at Starbucks. I don't even like Starbucks, but as the only cafe available within walking distance, I had no other choice but to stand there, jittery and impatient.
55 minutes to a caffeine deprived caffee junkie feels a lot longer than six hours. Am I crazy?
How long would you wait in line for a cup of coffee?
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5-14-2006 @2:21PM James Lynch III said... 55 is pretty extreme... although people do wait over 30 minutes every weekend for espresso drinks at the Blue Bottle Coffee cart at the Ferry Plaza Market in SF... after ordering people tend to congregate under the greasy exhaust vent of the chicken roaster next door... Yum!
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5-14-2006 @2:47PM Teri Davis said... I wouldn't wait 5 minutes--there's a Starbucks on every corner and now in grocery stores here--I'd just go to the next one!
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5-14-2006 @5:27PM Robyn said... I have never had to wait more than a few minutes for coffee. What happened?
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5-15-2006 @4:35PM Jack said... Just wanted to comment on the waiting for a good cup of coffee thing. I get my coffee at a convenience store chain in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware called Royal Farms. They use 100% Colombian Supremo beans for their Regular, Decaf, and Dark Roast coffee. I never have to wait in line to get my coffee and I can make it anyway I want. It's cheap too relative to these overpriced status symbol houses.
Great coffee at a great price.
They make my day!
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5-17-2006 @2:10PM Barbara said... Sounds like it's time to quit coffee --now that you've woken up! I quit three months ago, after over 20 years drinking the stuff, and I couldn't be happy. It's only hell for a week or less and then you, your psyche and pocketbook are free of the stuff. Think about it!!
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5-17-2006 @2:23PM Kay said... I've never had to wait in line long to get coffee, but if I were out somewhere, I would wait as long as it takes because I'm one of those caffeine craving people. It's to the point now that if I DON'T get my daily quota of coffee, I get a head splitting migraine. So you might say coffee is my addiction and I must feed it or suffer. But I'm perfectly happy this way!
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5-17-2006 @2:31PM Sandymonica said... I wouldn't even go in the door of any of them anymore. I've found that a cup of organic green tea in morning in the coziness of my own home is much more enjoyable especially when shared with my sweet guy. I'd rather spend the money on something at the craft store that I can enjoy using to create a beautiful work of art.
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5-17-2006 @2:31PM kelley said... At 7-11 there are no coffee lines!
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5-17-2006 @2:33PM Maria said... I drove 3 hrs round trip after hurricane Frances to find the first place with electricity to get a cup of coffee-that's an addiction!
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5-17-2006 @2:35PM Michael said... I agree, you shouldn't have to wait more than 5 minutes for coffee...unless the small "mom and pops" coffee place is brewing a fresh pot. Contrary to the myth that Starbuck's is too strong, those aren't true coffee drinkers like me, who will confirm, that Star's coffee is bitter, not strong...
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5-17-2006 @2:41PM chuck said... 1- minute and thats it,waiting any longer is crazy ,especially when you getting ripped off like at starbucks or dunkin donuts,
that special coffee isnt even that good!
its only a part of the screwing consumers now get when buying just about anything from a cup of coffee to a tank of gas
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5-17-2006 @2:43PM Maria said... I will only wait as long as there are only two people ahead of me otherwise I leave and save myself the calories.
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5-17-2006 @2:49PM annie said... Are you kidding?????? 55 minutes in line for coffee? If you think Long and HAAAAAARD about it, the average patron at any Starbucks is waiting about 10-15 minutes for each freshly brewed cup of 'joe' to be made and rung up - so stop your griping, or find a different cafe to vent your caffeine jitters at! LONG LIVE STARBUCKS!!!!
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5-17-2006 @2:52PM annie said... 55 minutes??? Are you KIDDING ME?????? If you think about it LONG & HAAAARD, the average Starbucks patron is waiting approximately 10-15 minutes on any given day, and up to 20 minutes during peak times, for their freshly brewed up of 'joe' to be made and rung up for them. So, stop your griping or go jump in your car and find another cafe to vent your caffeine jitters to!! LONG LIVE STARBUCKS!!!
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5-17-2006 @2:54PM Jeannine Marie said... I wait as long as it takes. When you need it you need it.
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5-17-2006 @2:55PM Sharon said... I would never wait that long for coffee. I'd go to the nearest place that sold coffee
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5-17-2006 @3:03PM Sandy Komito said... I never wait at Starbucks. I have a frap every day and love them all. Keep it up Starbucks.
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5-17-2006 @3:04PM Betsy said... Try Caribou Coffee - you only have to wait a few minutes and it is lots better (in my opinion) than the competition!
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5-17-2006 @3:05PM Kathleen said... Starbucks needs some competition in Memphis, TN. Without fail, regardless of time of day or weather you WILL wait at the drive through. Many times I just can't wait 20 minutes in line for coffee. There's no telling how much business they've lost. I wish someone would compete with them so that we could get a decent cup of coffee without spending 20 minutes.
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5-17-2006 @3:07PM Dougkojak said... I wouldn't wait 55 minutes to have sex...I darn sure ain't waiting that long to get a cup o'joe
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