Everyone knows Starbucks, yes? When I went in here, I went in just for a coffee and a sit down and then I started thinking about what makes this Starbucks stand out from the rest?
First, cleanliness (you can tell that the staff really take pride in their business), and size.
Starbucks are a dime-a-dozen nowadays. Youo can't walk 2 feet, turn around and spit without hitting one. That's all find and good if you're just wanting a quick take away coffee, where you shuffle through the queue like the lunch line at school.
However, if you're wanting to sit down and enjoy your treat, maybe read the paer or a book, then, in that case, I find most Starbucks to be rather uninviting. There's a real feel of turnover in those smaller Starbucks, where basically you feel, the instant that you sit down that they immediately want you out in order to make way for the next customer. It's usually the uncomfortable chairs at the 'bar' in front of a huge window overlooking the street, where you don't feel like you're looking out as much as others are looking in.
Or some wobbly table, normally right in the center of the room, or crammed into a table so close to the one next to it that you keep bumping the stranger at your elbow.
That's if you can get a seat at all.
Now, this Starbucks is different in all these ways. It's spacious, so you don't constantly feel like you're climbing over other people, plus you don't feel like once you sit down, you can't get up to get another napkin or another sugar for fear of disrupting everyone around you again.
No no...relax. This place is made for leisure. Take your time, make yourself comfortable. There is a large plush area with armchairs and sofas where you can relax and enjoy your coffee.
And there is no reason, none at all, that you should feel like you have to leave right away.
This is not one of those cold Starbucks, mass-produced coffee conveyor belts. It's the Starbucks that all the other Starbucks should try to be. read more