Similarly here. I like my little shop for the friendly people, and even followed my favorite barrista from somewhere else. I go to Starbucks infrequently, but will go there just because of their policy. If they change their policy, then I stop going, not that my business will make or break anyone, my doctor told me I had to cut down on the amount of coffee I drank (measured in pints and quarts, not cups) so I switched to espresso - hey, it's a lot less coffee.The Annoyed Man wrote:I nave a neighborhood barrista shop that I try to support. He's a fellow small businessman. He's also a Christian and has made his coffee shop into a place where people meet regularly for Bible study, accountability meetings, and other such pursuits as well as the normal social gatherings of people to drink coffee, read the paper, etc.
Even so, I still frequent Starbucks, and largely for the reasons outlined in the OP article.
