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Clark_Nova's avatar

Not just the Ferrari.

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Their business plan is $50/gal milk.

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And coffee field workers.

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Clark_Nova's avatar

What was the point of a remake? Something wrong with the original?

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Clark_Nova's avatar

Peet's is now owned by the same ex-NAZI family that owns Panera. Their chief roaster quit and moved to NM.

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Clark_Nova's avatar

Scab Flakes sound SO tasty.

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wavicles's avatar

That is bad news to me.

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miss_grundy's avatar

Speilberg wanted to address some of the themes from 1961 and refresh them for today, such as the racism and nativism expressed by the Jets. He also reworked some of the songs and moved them around. And Jerome Robbins' choreography was spiffed up a bit, so that the fight scenes look like fight scenes and not the dance fight scenes in the 1961 release.

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DDB9000's avatar

But go to SPoT, not Shartbucks.

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Lil Snot's avatar

They'll close the store. All NLRB can do is fine them, which Starbucks will see as an investment.

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Regis's avatar

It's in a profitable area with a direct competitor right across the way. They won't be able to claim it's unprofitable as it's one of the busiest Starbucks in the area.

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Lil Snot's avatar

Just watch them. Betcha a dollar?

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LoCoJo's avatar

I worked at Starbucks for a day. When I got home, I had a job offer that paid almost twice as much, so...

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Iain Lovejoy's avatar

Their tea's alright.

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sarafina's avatar

So what is the benefit of Howard Schultz or another manager working in a store? He took the place of another worker, right, so that person didn't get paid. Was Howard saying don't unionize, and someday you can have my job???

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Jay Hansen (I.C.E.B.U.R.G.)'s avatar

Solidarity is love writ large, and a victory for one is a victory for all. Celebrate!

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