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I bought a 5 dollar coffee card at Starbucks and w...

2009-08-10T19:45:32.310-07:00

I bought a 5 dollar coffee card at Starbucks and was allowed 2 hours of wifi every time I visited their joint :) I find this useful when I travel during vacations. I was curious to find out how long they will let me use the free wifi but since I finished the 5 bucks in a couple of visits, wasnt able to check it out :)

It's a great incentive for people to come in and buy something.

When I want to get my creative juices out and flow...

2009-08-09T04:12:35.184-07:00

When I want to get my creative juices out and flowing, I bring my notebook with me and head over to my favorite coffee place. It's good to see activity outside of non-confined spaces and that helps me think a lot. I guess that just how I am as a learner. And because I am aware that I shouldn't abuse the free wifi, I don't stay for more than 2 hours. I guess it's not inappropriate to bring one's laptop as long as there's awareness of one's responsibility and actions towards other paying customers and to the establishment itself.

I have used my laptop for indefinite amounts of ti...

2009-08-08T12:13:29.397-07:00

I have used my laptop for indefinite amounts of time in food places, and I usually eat plenty. Still, in my old home of Redding, I njoted that most of the places I enjoyed surfing the web were ones that went out of business... because they were not drawing any business at all.

I hate crowded places. I love my local library. It is totally free, and no one has trouble fin dind a place to plug in...

Thanks for the blog

People using the coffee shops for internet are the...

2009-08-08T08:53:10.375-07:00

People using the coffee shops for internet are the freeloaders, the unemployed and showoffs. If they are so desperate for a wifi, just park near my house and you could receive a signal from my wireless broadband. Just a thought.

I'm guilty of bringing my laptop in a coffee shop...

2009-08-06T21:03:02.554-07:00

I'm guilty of bringing my laptop in a coffee shop, but that was before when wifi card is available for purchased in coffee shops .... :P

Now, My laptop always stays home...

"The more things change, the more they stay the sa...

2009-08-06T12:52:23.019-07:00

"The more things change, the more they stay the same."

Funny but I've always thought this particular aspect of Starbucks' business model wasn't sustainable. All it would take is a severe financial crunch for them to effect changes to this stupid policy.

I always knew that this practice was not only subject to abuse but also an unprofitable one for Starbucks in the long run. It was not a very efficient use of restaurant space and time. It also tended to drive more customers away than attract them because inconsiderate customers will always annoy the good ones. The sight of an individual whiling away the hours surfing the web and denying another person access to a table and chair to have a coffee or breakfast always annoys the heck out of me. That's one reason enough for me to stay away.