> The problem is that on a regular cup, when you go over bumps, coffee is
> ejected out the sipping hole.
Possible solution would be a second cap, placed on top of the first one
(with the hole in a different location).
> Isn't it great that your Los Altos shop has both a Peet's and a Starbucks
> essentially in the same shopping center (though the Starbucks is actually
> in Cupertino). Having Carvel next door is also good, though they don't
> have Lollapaloozas.
I prefer Peet's, but have you been to that particular one? If you're into
the totally bucolic experience, it's great. You walk in and hear baroque
music playing, which should tip you off.... the service is incredibly slow.
And it's COFFEE you're there for. You know, that stuff with CAFFEINE in it.
Not a glass of warm, soothing milk.
There can be just two people in line in front of you, and you're talking 10
minutes. Starbucks? Maybe 3, tops. So after awhile you get to thinking the
taste of slightly-burned coffee isn't so bad after all.
Is this typical of Peet's in general, or is it just that location in
particular? I've been to other Peet's that seem faster, but nothing is as
fast as the typical Starbucks. And, as I said, it's coffee you're after, so
"speed" doesn't seem inappropriate.
I'll check out those other coffee-carrying options. Thanks!
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
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> Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>
>> Steve: I was looking over your (excellent) coffee-carrying pages again,
>> and, unfortunately, what's lacking is beginning to become painfully
>> obvious. Very few people visit Starbucks or Peets or whatever with their
>> own mug. There's a certain bizarre appeal to having your coffee in that
>> silly, brand-identifiable paper cup. I do not understand why this is;
>> perhaps much of it is simply convenience (not having something to clean).
>> Whatever the case, someone should make a politically-incorrect coffee cup
>> holder that works with a standard paper coffee cup. Yuck, but better than
>> not having it at all, if it would encourage people to ride down the
>> street to the closest Starbucks or whatever rather than drive.
>
> But there are some on the site.
> "http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AO7EQ4/sanfrancisc0b-20"
> "http://store.nycewheels.com/bottle-holder-bar-mount.html"
>
> The problem is that on a regular cup, when you go over bumps, coffee is
> ejected out the sipping hole.
>
> Isn't it great that your Los Altos shop has both a Peet's and a Starbucks
> essentially in the same shopping center (though the Starbucks is actually
> in Cupertino). Having Carvel next door is also good, though they don't
> have Lollapaloozas.