10-07-2006, 04:25 PM
What exactly are the odds that anyone is ever going to take a thousand packs of ketchup?
Why not just say that someone could buy a cup of water and walk out with the entire condiment stand and its contents, if you wish to use hyperbole?
And I don't think Starbucks drives most coffee shops out of business. Or at any rate, not where i live. We've got plenty of independent coffee shops in my neighborhood, including one that is locally famous for its staff being too "hip" to take care of the customers properly, and the close proximity of several Starbucks has not seemed to hurt them.
Why not just say that someone could buy a cup of water and walk out with the entire condiment stand and its contents, if you wish to use hyperbole?
And I don't think Starbucks drives most coffee shops out of business. Or at any rate, not where i live. We've got plenty of independent coffee shops in my neighborhood, including one that is locally famous for its staff being too "hip" to take care of the customers properly, and the close proximity of several Starbucks has not seemed to hurt them.