On Wed 01 Apr 2009 07:00:27a, Dave Smith told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> My local store has a Starbucks inside. Outside are two prime parking
>>> spaces, wider than usual and as close as the handicap spots. There is
a
>>> sign that says "Reserved for Starbucks Customers ONLY." I park in them
>>> ever chance I get. So far, no tow trucks.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> It's doubtful they would tow you. Essentially, they are meant for short
>> term parking only.
>
> There has to be more than a little irony there. Starbucks patrons are
> notorious for loitering, sitting at a table fore hours at a time,
> drinking one coffee while reading or using their laptop to type the next
> great American novel. It is odd that they would expect their customers
> to have special short term parking but not object to them hogging the
> tables.
>

The Starbucks kiosks inside supermarkets seem less prone to this sort of
behavior. When I pass them, the tables are usually empty. Though it's
certainly true enough in a regular standalone Starbucks store.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.