"borders books" news and stories

So a while back I complained about the fact that all of the Borders Books are switching their cafes over from their own cafes to Seattle's Best. Nothing against Seattle's Best. I'm sure they make great coffee. But I don't drink coffee. I drink chai, and Borders was the best - and most unique - I had ever tasted. And now it was being discontinued.

So I went into Borders the other day, and I see the brand spankin' new cafe they have there (and new leather seats in the cafe!), and I order a chai. Eh. Not bad. I'll keep drinking it I guess. But I happened to glance over to the girl making my chai, and she was using a prepackaged Tazo chai! That's what they use for their cafe, Tazo? Something I can buy in any supermarket in my area? I'm disappointed. Now, the old Borders chai was a prepackaged mix too, a powder, but at least it was an original product.

But it'll do. It's not bad. I just wish I had stocked up on the old Borders stuff.

I have received some devastating personal news that I would like to share with Slashfood readers. We don't usually use this blog to talk about private issues in our lives, but I think this is something that needs to be said.

Seattle's Best is taking over the cafes at Borders Books.

Nooooooooooooo! As I've talked about here previously, I am addicted to the Borders chai. There's something about it that is unlike any other chai I've ever tasted. The Starbucks chai doesn't taste the same, the Peet's chai doesn't, and none of the store chais I've ever tasted even come close. And now I find out that in May, Seattle's best will take over the Borders cafes. Nothing against their coffee or pastries, I'm sure they're great. But this means that the chai will probably taste like the Starbucks chai, since Seattle's best is owned by the same company. (Does it, readers?)

It also means that next week I'm going to go on the biggest shopping spree I've been on in years, stocking up on cans of powdered Borders chai so I have enough to hold me over for the next several months.