Reply #53: "I don't think they put independent coffee houses out of business..."

[miss_kitty]

Why would you not think that? One of the things they have done is move into an area where a small mom and pop stand is running. Look at Eastlake. We had the cart in front of the stop and rob, the cart in front of the 14 Carrot, and the guy next to Bandeleone, and Louisa's. Then Charfuck's planted its large ass in the parking lot of the stop and rob and POOF! the cart a few steps awy disappeared. Now they'll suck customers from John, Louisa's and the 14 Carrot.

Why do they do this? Because the market has been proven in the area. Louisa's and the 14 Carrot will not suffer so badly because they are restaurants, but John's place is a coffee house and they will take walk up customers from everyone.

they're conniving assholes.