by the way this persons manager obviously doesn't care if they take pictures either. So do it you can come to my store!!

www.flickr.com/photos/tags/starbucks/

Honestly if a news personal came into our store and attempted to take a picture I know that our manager would flip a bit but just anyone walking in with a camera?? we have cameras in our purses most of the time when we walk in for work it's not like they demand to have our cameras. (we even have a picture of another Starbucks up on our bar for the customers to see). I guess the point I'm trying to make is news kinda scarry. (people are ragging on Starbucks enough without getting the news involved) regular people with a camera? who really cares (I know that I certinally don't)

Taking Photographs has always been disallowed at the Mediteranium here in Berkeley CA. The only time the management allowed this was for the filming of The Graduate.

I have the feeling that y'all taking this a little too serious.
How about just teasing someone a little because he or she or it is too tight?
Who cares if can take pictures in Starbucks or not?
Let's have some fun and spook those corporate f***ers a little.
I want to see a Starbucks manager demanding to hand over my camera to him or her. I don't know about you but I certainly won't. And if they want to have me arrested at least I'll have a good story to write about.

Edited by author 05-25-2003 06:40 PM
It strikes me that the type of people excited about this protest action would have a large political overlap with anti-globalisation activists...so what is the POINT of strongarming Starbucks into changing, so you can go enjoy a less-guilty mochaccino?

"Oh yes, they're Evil, and have put countless small business persons out of business, and destroy local culture, but we can take pictures here so it's all OK!"

I just can't get worked up about the evil policies of Starbucks. They can change this rule, and they will STILL BE EVIL!!!!

I may be a capitalist running dog, but those fuckers played dirty pool to put my favorite coffee cart under, so it's personal here.

Well I think Starbucks better get its lawyers on the stick before Jeff Bezos gets a patent for Burnt Coffee Sold In A Bland and Inoffensive Institutional Setting That Includes Tables, Chairs, And A Counter.

I mean, Starbuck's "intellectual property" is at least as innovative as anything Microsoft has ever done, and at least as creative as a short paragraph from any randomly chosen novel. But as long as we have true believers like Lovegravy around, aggressive and mindless mediocrity is assured of eternal triumph in America.