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Old 07-07-2009, 12:48 PM #1
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Coffee Republic Cafes
are Doomed
the Stinking Yanks Starbucks stores
have killed them off.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...administration






Sign Of The Times.
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They should get rid of the ridiculous thing where you can only use the WIFI for 20 minutes after buying your first drink. You have to keep buying drinks to top up the 20 minutes. It's pretty much the reason I never go near the place now.
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coffee is vile anyway and i refuse to go in them places to pay ridiculous money for a cup of tea
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They should get rid of the ridiculous thing where you can only use the WIFI for 20 minutes after buying your first drink. You have to keep buying drinks to top up the 20 minutes. It's pretty much the reason I never go near the place now.

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They should get rid of the ridiculous thing where you can only use the WIFI for 20 minutes after buying your first drink. You have to keep buying drinks to top up the 20 minutes. It's pretty much the reason I never go near the place now.
This is crazy!
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They should get rid of the ridiculous thing where you can only use the WIFI for 20 minutes after buying your first drink. You have to keep buying drinks to top up the 20 minutes. It's pretty much the reason I never go near the place now.
This is crazy!

It does not matter now Admin are taking over.
They are bankrupt.
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20 will close for sure
but ones under Franchise may stay under other control
and may stay or will also fold.


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I regularly used to enjoy Saturday mornings, during shopping having an Americano at Coffee Republic, listening to Jazz FM

I even bought a mug off of them and I still have it.

However Starbucks paid CR to leave town and for a while I had to go to Costa.

Now I go mostly to Caffé Nero, sometimes to Central Bean and rarely go to Starbucks.

I know I can make coffee cheaper at home, but I go mostly for the conversation with the baristas

As for pinkmichk comment, See this story
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that as maybe but the smell alone turns my stomach so i couldnt consider drinking it i tried it once never again
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I regularly used to enjoy Saturday mornings, during shopping having an Americano at Coffee Republic, listening to Jazz FM

I even bought a mug off of them and I still have it.

However Starbucks paid CR to leave town and for a while I had to go to Costa.

Now I go mostly to Caffé Nero, sometimes to Central Bean and rarely go to Starbucks.

I know I can make coffee cheaper at home, but I go mostly for the conversation with the baristas

As for pinkmichk comment, See this story

Sticks Kenya Tea
stops Cancer
and has more Kick than cheap coffee,
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I have some gunpowder tea and some proper Chinese tea.

As for coffee, tonight I had some ground coffee I bought loose at a proper Coffee supplier rather than a jar of instant
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I have some gunpowder tea and some proper Chinese tea.

As for coffee, tonight I had some ground coffee I bought loose at a proper Coffee supplier rather than a jar of instant


Thats a Good way, too.
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