"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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"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.

I'm sure individual Starbucks may be very helpful. The problem was the
corporate HQ response. It took a media blitz to get them to even answer the
phone, and even then their response was LAME!

It took a pointblank "slap in the face" to the Starbucks CEO to get him off
his arrogant/contemptuous ass.