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October 18, 2004
Hospital Food
Starbucks has come to my hometown.
My grandmother has been in the hospital for several weeks, a combination of a stroke, pneumonia, and old age. I'm in town to be with her. Mom and I went to visit Saturday after my flight got in, and she told me I'd have to see the new lounge area in the hospital. "They've got a Subway. And a Starbucks."
I thought she meant maybe that Subway served Starbucks coffee, but no, it's an actual Starbucks, in the hospital. I hate Starbucks coffee, but they make decent espresso, and I needed caffeine, so we went in and ordered Americanos. Turns out the barristas had just made two up for practice, so they gave them to us for free. They told us it's the only Starbucks for 100 miles. There are five parking spaces in the hospital lot particularly reserved, with 'for Starbucks customers only' signs.
My favorite coffee shop in the world is in downtown Paducah, and I don't want them to lose out on any business, but I have to admit that I'm sort of delighted by the hospital Starbucks. Even though they burn their coffee.
Posted by Kristin at October 18, 2004 9:53 PM
Comments
I'm glad you got to go home to be with your Grandma. Starbucks? In a hospital? That's... disturbing somehow, and genius somehow.
And they DO burn their coffee. Yuck.
Posted by: Heather at October 20, 2004 11:54 AM
Somehow I am not surprised; that sounds like something Starbucks would do. But there *is* something slightly disturbing about the idea of people strolling into the hospital before their commute just to get some coffee...
Is their coffee really no good? I only ever drink their Chai and their Vanilla Cremes, both of which are delicious, so I'm ok with them in general. :)
Posted by: Lisa at October 20, 2004 12:41 PM
I liked the free Americano that the waitress gave us...............................
Posted by: Mommy Dearest at October 25, 2004 5:09 PM
Hey Krissy let them know people in Paducah don't typically have to commute...well not like you guys.
Posted by: ali at October 29, 2004 11:20 PM