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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael M who wrote (64356)	12/1/1999 12:21:00 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

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To: Michael M who wrote (64356)	12/2/1999 1:13:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Starbucks has been largely responsible for destroying small family businesses in San Francisco's neighborhoods. They come in and are able to pay very high rents to get a foothold. Then there is a chain reaction where neighborhood landlords see an opportunity to raise rents across the board, and small businesses simply cannot afford to stay in business. The result is that the neighborhoods rapidly become full of large chain stores, losing what made them special, and especially small stores like shoe repair shops and other conveniences for people who live nearby. I would guess these reasons fuel a lot of the rage against Starbucks. On the other hand, they pay really decent wages and offer decent benefits to young, unskilled laborers, and are very conscious about the music they play in their stores, which they choose to enhance the coffee drinking experience.