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I'd be interested in forming some meetups of people to just go sit and take up every spot so there is no space for a paying patron. Just hit a different store every day at peak meal times. Maybe stand in line too but when you get to the cashier, just say "Oh, no thanks, I just wanted to chat."
Go ahead, try it. Guaranteed that several members of your party will buy things while they hang out. You'd probably be the only hold out.
What's the occupancy of the average starbucks? How many seats are there? 25? 30?
I'd be interested in forming some meetups of people to just go sit and take up every spot so there is no space for a paying patron. Just hit a different store every day at peak meal times. Maybe stand in line too but when you get to the cashier, just say "Oh, no thanks, I just wanted to chat."
Peak meal time? Have you ever been to a Starbucks? They serve coffee. People don't go there for lunch and dinner. They typically also have a lot of open seating since most people grab their coffee and go.
But if you want to waste your time sitting a Starbucks for hours at a time each day, have at it. Most people have better things to do in life and aren't going to care about what you are doing.
While I stopped going to Starbucks a long time ago and do not support the company's left wing agenda, I do not think this move is going to lead to chaos. Not only have I found that many homeless do not like enclosed spaces/crowds (they would be my main concern), but I look to other business models that let people browse, etc., without buying anything (i.e. certain bookstore chains). There hasn't really been an issue there.
Why would anyone want to hang out in a Starbucks if they are not buying anything?
There are two categories of people looking to hang out without buying anything. Teens and individuals who work from home, but don't like working from home so they look for a place to park it for the day.
I doubt the latter will be an issue but the former may be.
Homeless people have never been the issue with the Starbucks around me. The loitering issue revolves around those who camp out with their laptops all day for the free wifi. But even then, it's hard to resist the intoxicating scent of coffee for long. Eventually, Starbucks will get their money out of everybody who comes through the door.
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