I buy my own green coffee beans and roast them fresh for my family and friends. I have tried Starbucks coffee and find it tasteless and stale. Panera, on the other hand, has a good quality fresh ground dark coffee, which is cheaper and better than Starbucks. Moreover, the Wifi is free at Panera, and the food is pretty close to organic. A no brainer.
So... are you serious? You really think the food at Panera is "pretty close to organic"? That's comical.
I buy my own green coffee beans and roast them fresh for my family and friends. I have tried Starbucks coffee and find it tasteless and stale. Panera, on the other hand, has a good quality fresh ground dark coffee, which is cheaper and better than Starbucks. Moreover, the Wifi is free at Panera, and the food is pretty close to organic. A no brainer.
Visiting a Starbucks is a vile experience anyway. Homogenised unimaginative dull corporate décor, bland over-priced products and an inescapable and arrogant international presence.
More often the independent, individual and more interesting places have had free wifi for years. And coffee that doesn't have to taste like a slice of frickin' cake served by smarmy robot staff!
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I buy my own green coffee beans and roast them fresh for my family and friends. I have tried Starbucks coffee and find it tasteless and stale. Panera, on the other hand, has a good quality fresh ground dark coffee, which is cheaper and better than Starbucks. Moreover, the Wifi is free at Panera, and the food is pretty close to organic. A no brainer.
So... are you serious? You really think the food at Panera is "pretty close to organic"? That's comical.
I buy my own green coffee beans and roast them fresh for my family and friends. I have tried Starbucks coffee and find it tasteless and stale. Panera, on the other hand, has a good quality fresh ground dark coffee, which is cheaper and better than Starbucks. Moreover, the Wifi is free at Panera, and the food is pretty close to organic. A no brainer.
Visiting a Starbucks is a vile experience anyway. Homogenised unimaginative dull corporate décor, bland over-priced products and an inescapable and arrogant international presence.
More often the independent, individual and more interesting places have had free wifi for years. And coffee that doesn't have to taste like a slice of frickin' cake served by smarmy robot staff!
I go to Sbucks to decompress from my job, relax, or visit with friends. They do "atmosphere" pretty well, IMO.
In contrast, I can't imagine in my wildest dreams relaxing at a MickeyDees (upgraded java or no).
YMMV (but probably not).
+1 Love hanging out there. Second choice being Barnes & Noble...at their Starbucks cafe. lol