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Researcher Ragnaschlock Started conversation May 10, 2001
As if the overtaking of America by Starbucks isn't bad enough, McDonald's is lauching it's own chain of proto-cafe's, one of which is currently acting as flagship in (I believe) Chicago. The concept is the same as all the other chains: coffee, sweets, coffee related items for sale, and those annoying bistro table and chair sets that wobble no matter what you do. If the first McCafe does well, McD's plans to expand. Great. On one intersection we'll have a petrol station, a Starbuck's, a McCafe and a Deitrich's.
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unremarkable: Lurker, OMFC, LPAS Posted May 10, 2001
starbucks assimilating the coffee world is one thing.... mcdonalds is totally another! ick ick ick. of course, this could go the way of "McPizza" and fade into a bad dream....
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Zarniroop (er.... I'll think of something amusing to put here soon!) Posted May 10, 2001
Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't Starbucks owned by McD's?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/FFM65230?thread=111239&skip=0&show=20#p957625 there is already a bit of discussion about the ethics of Starbucks here and I'm just about to go there and post some non libbelous info on them.
And isn't this advertising that the vogons can make some money from?
*off to get some facts*
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Researcher Ragnaschlock Posted May 10, 2001
If McD owned SB, they wouldn't need McCafes. Does seem like it though, doesn't it?
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friendlywithteeth Posted Dec 6, 2002
its like a sandwich bar thing... it sets itself up as a save the world kind of place: ironic when you think who owns it!
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Zarniroop (er.... I'll think of something amusing to put here soon!) Posted Dec 6, 2002
Nowhere near as good as a prpoer sandwich bar like Subway! Tho, don't know who owns that tho!!
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riotact : like a phoenix from the ashes Posted Oct 11, 2004
MacDo, Snagbucks, etc... the end of all that is good and beautiful.
o brave new world, that has such styrofoam in it!
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- 1: Researcher Ragnaschlock (May 10, 2001)
- 2: unremarkable: Lurker, OMFC, LPAS (May 10, 2001)
- 3: Zarniroop (er.... I'll think of something amusing to put here soon!) (May 10, 2001)
- 4: Researcher Ragnaschlock (May 10, 2001)
- 5: friendlywithteeth (Sep 22, 2002)
- 6: unremarkable: Lurker, OMFC, LPAS (Dec 4, 2002)
- 7: friendlywithteeth (Dec 6, 2002)
- 8: Zarniroop (er.... I'll think of something amusing to put here soon!) (Dec 6, 2002)
- 9: friendlywithteeth (Dec 6, 2002)
- 10: riotact : like a phoenix from the ashes (Oct 11, 2004)
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