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HobbieRogue4 · 13 Aug 2005, 03:19

...to the nearest Starbucks in your area.

Also, I cannot believe my account is still active. Any thoughts?*

*I'm not single, but thanks for offering me your bed.

djbass · 13 Aug 2005, 04:15

Well head approx 2266Km South East of here, following the coast line and you should hit it (and several others in the same area).

Map and directions

pyirt · 13 Aug 2005, 09:12

There`s one in town, just before Bristol Bridge. Only a mile or so away. I guess this information is of not much use to you. http://starbucks.co.uk/en-GB/_Our+Stores/

roadrunner_0 · 13 Aug 2005, 10:10

head north on the A1 until you come to newcastle.... there is one there near the monument

Ste · 13 Aug 2005, 10:18

nearly as close as the nearest Subway

midge5 · 13 Aug 2005, 13:12

Out the door, turn left for about 30 feet, turn right and walk forward about 400 feet and you should be roughly there.

Phil^ · 13 Aug 2005, 15:40

go into town, head to the 2nd floor of the overgate and walk along until you find it

Marilyn Manson · 13 Aug 2005, 15:40

As roadyboi said. Possibly. There might be one in Middlesbrough. I don't know.

vampire_lestat · 13 Aug 2005, 20:33

Go to portsmouth/southampton/winchester/fareham, walk around. Eventually you'll probably find one.

dda · 13 Aug 2005, 20:57

There are six in Stockton-on-San-Joaquin. If you lived here, the first instruction would be "take your head out of your arse and look around."

djbass · 13 Aug 2005, 21:04

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Originally Posted by dda

There are six in Stockton-on-San-Joaquin. If you lived here, the first instruction would be "take your head out of your arse and look around."

Yes but given you live in America one expects to find it on every street corner.

We don't have so many Starbucks in Oz as we do Gloria Jeans which much the same inhabits every corner of some places.

Melbourne in particular has a special liking to coffee houses. It has several Gloria Jeans, a Starbucks, a McDonalds McCafe and a gazillion independant stores packed into a 1Km radius.

dda · 13 Aug 2005, 21:08

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Originally Posted by djbass

Gloria Jeans.

We don't have one of these in Stockton-on-San-Joaquinm but there is one in Pleasanton about 50 miles away. are they any good?

edit:I forgot to put in the -on-San-Joaquin and was immediately mistaken for a damnable goth.

JC · 13 Aug 2005, 21:12

For a minute i thought that was MM posting.

lokken · 13 Aug 2005, 21:16

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Originally Posted by vampire_lestat

Go to portsmouth/southampton/winchester/fareham, walk around. Eventually you'll probably find one.

one in gunwharf in pompey

one in north street in chichester

tell me where you want directions from Hobbie :\

vampire_lestat · 13 Aug 2005, 22:09

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Originally Posted by djbass

Melbourne in particular has a special liking to coffee houses. It has several Gloria Jeans, a Starbucks, a McDonalds McCafe and a gazillion independant stores packed into a 1Km radius.

I noticed an abundance of these in Germany, but we don't get them in England. Are they common in the rest of the world too, or is it just oz and the huns that have them.

vampire_lestat · 13 Aug 2005, 22:12

What i'm wondering is why people would go to starbucks when there are cafe nero's and all the other ones which are so much better.
Also, lokken, go to tootsies in gunwharf (if you havn't been there already), its awesome.

A2 · 13 Aug 2005, 23:51

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Originally Posted by vampire_lestat

I noticed an abundance of these in Germany, but we don't get them in England. Are they common in the rest of the world too, or is it just oz and the huns that have them.

Theres one in Solihull (West Midlands)

Phang · 13 Aug 2005, 23:55

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Originally Posted by vampire_lestat

are cafe nero's and all the other ones which are so much better.

more expensive, less good, less comfy seats.

I DECLARE LIES ON YOU

QazokRouge5 · 13 Aug 2005, 23:56

I mile East, center of Bennett Hall.

JamMak · 14 Aug 2005, 00:46

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Originally Posted by A2

Theres one in Solihull (West Midlands)

Beat me to it.
There's also a Starbucks, two Costas and Subways, as wel as the Subway in shirley.

As for directions; five minutes up the A34 Stratford Road.

vampire_lestat · 14 Aug 2005, 00:48

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Originally Posted by Phang

more expensive, less good, less comfy seats.

I DECLARE LIES ON YOU

If you're going to a coffee shop, odds are you like the stuff, and odds are you can taste the difference between starbucks (generally quite low quality coffee), and good stuff. also, nero is the same price if not cheaper local to me.

djbass · 14 Aug 2005, 01:28

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Originally Posted by dda

We don't have one of these in Stockton-on-San-Joaquinm but there is one in Pleasanton about 50 miles away. are they any good?

edit:I forgot to put in the -on-San-Joaquin and was immediately mistaken for a damnable goth.

I rather like Gloria Jeans I've found, I certainly prefer it to Starbucks. I just find the coffee is generally better quality and they have a much larger range of drinks to choose from, I only goto Starbucks for their white chocolate syrup.

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Originally Posted by vampire_lestat

I noticed an abundance of these in Germany, but we don't get them in England. Are they common in the rest of the world too, or is it just oz and the huns that have them.

I honestly have no idea, I only know they are not typically common. I've never been to one either as generally I expect them to know as much about making a good coffee as they do making a real burger.

I'm much like you in that I prefer the independant cafes as the quality tends to be much higher. I make an exception to Gloria Jeans because I'm rather fond of their expresso chillers and such. Many people argue that as a key point they don't like againt most coffee chains, but if I'm after a good standard coffee I go home and make it, whinging about the purity of a flavoured coffee is just as ridiculous as whinging about pre-mix alcohol over straight spirits.

HobbieRogue4 · 14 Aug 2005, 04:57

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Originally Posted by lokken

tell me where you want directions from Hobbie :\

Either location will work.

You see, my plan is, no matter which country I visit, I shall never be without a nearby Starbucks (or a Subway apparently) if I simply reference my handy-dandy Planetarion forums.

(hi lokken btw)

XeeThot · 14 Aug 2005, 08:17

There is no Starbucks in Brazil. We drink real coffee here.

lokken · 14 Aug 2005, 10:24

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Originally Posted by HobbieRogue4

Either location will work.

You see, my plan is, no matter which country I visit, I shall never be without a nearby Starbucks (or a Subway apparently) if I simply reference my handy-dandy Planetarion forums.

(hi lokken btw)

lo

you never asked for Subway so:

Commercial Road, Portsmouth, just as you come out the station.

London Road, Leicester, just as you come out the station or if you want a better one hitch a right out the station, and use the one in Granby Street.

HobbieRogue4 · 15 Aug 2005, 05:11

thx.