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09:22 am: Lane: (location requested) fair trade success with a couple glares ;)
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Lane reports about an experience requesting fair trade coffee at a local Starbucks:

This morning I went to a local Starbucks to participate in your challenge.

(luckily it wasn't terribly busy when I went in so I didn't back things up)

Me: Do you have any Fair Trade coffee brewed this morning
Clerk: No (pause, looks at list of coffees) No we don't
Me: OK, Thanks. Do you typically have some brewed
Clerk: Sometimes we do (pause) we could brew some up for you with a french press
Me: That'd be great, is it the same price?
Clerk: yes, it takes about 5 minutes looking at another clerk hoping
for confirmation)
Other Clerk: 4 minutes
Me: OK, I'd like to get some, Thanks

The clerk then had to run around the store trying to find some Fair
Trade beans. Of course at this point it got busy. She had to make a
phone call (Don't know to whom) then ground the beans and set up the
French Press. I received a few glares from the gals at the espresso
machine, nothing too serious though. Pretty much uneventful other than
causing them work above what they normally have to do, but I am just
taking them up on a service they provide. Next time, I might call
ahead to give them time to get started.

-Lane

Emailed by Lane on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:19 AM

09:31 am: Jen: Wellington, New Zealand on Willis Street: No fair trade luck :(
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Jen in Wellington, New Zealand reports about her experience requesting fair trade coffee at her local Starbucks:

I went to the Starbucks in Wellington, New Zealand on Willis Street.

I asked for a cup of the Fair Trade coffee and was told that it's occasionally brewed as coffee of the day, but they had something different today and I was welcome to buy some grounds if I'd like, to take home and make. But they wouldn't open any to press a cup for me.

--Jen
Wellington, New Zealand.

Emailed by Jen on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:45 AM

11:38 pm: Take the Starbucks Challenge!

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Arjan of Arjan Writes reports about an experience requesting fair trade coffee at a Starbucks in Atlanta, GA:

Hi there,

I walked into the Starbucks store on 21 14th Street in Atlanta, GA (zip 30309) today and asked for a cup of Fair Trade Coffee. The cashier had no idea what I was talking about. She had to call her manager. A cup was not available. The manager explained that Fair Trade coffee is only available at certain days of the week. I could, however, purchase a bag of whole Fair Trade beans.

Arjan


Emailed on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:56 PM