"Tom Fleischman" wrote in message
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In article , Ron
Natalie wrote:

"Video Guy" gkasten at brick dot net wrote in message
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Pardon the failing memory of his non-coffe drinker. What did the NYC
Starbucks do that caused the fiasco?

I believe some Starbucks near the WTC refused to give out water for
free.
I'd hardly
claim this to be a corporate wide defect. The local Starbucks here,
equally
without
corporate input, supported various efforts like the Northern Virginia
blood
banks
(people forget that Virginia was also attacked) with free coffee and
other
stuff during
the emergency.


IIRC Starbucks put out some kind of window dressing advertisment in
some of their shops in NY shortly after 9/11 that which depicted towers
of coffee crumbling. It was very distasteful and they were forced to
withdraw them within a day or two.

Not even close! http://www.snopes.com/rumors/cool.htm