Very funny post from Slashdot via Gearbits. It was just a matter of time…
NEW STARBUCKS OPENS IN RESTROOM OF EXISTING STARBUCKS
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Starbucks, the nation’s largest coffee-shop chain, continued its rapid expansion Tuesday, opening its newest location in the men’s room of an existing Starbucks.
“Coffee lovers just can’t stand being far from their favorite Starbucks gourmet blends,” said Chris Tuttle, Starbucks vice-president of franchising. “Now, people can enjoy a delicious Frappuccino or espresso just about any time they please ….”
The new men’s-room-based Starbucks, the coffee giant’s 1,531st U.S. location, will be open to both men and women when not “in use.” In addition to offering specialty coffees from around the world, it will serve freshly baked pastries, Italian pannini sandwiches and soups, as well as the rest room’s usual selection of toilet paper and soap.
According to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, the new location represents the beginning of a long-term expansion plan. “Eventually, Starbucks rest rooms everywhere will sell coffee,” Schultz said. “But that ambitious scheme is at least five years down the road. In the meantime, we plan to open an additional location in this Starbucks’ ladies’ room within months, and are already drafting plans for a fourth restaurant along the corridor leading from the main seating area to the rest rooms. At some point a ‘Starbucks Express’ window will eventually open in the walk-in closet of the men’s
room Starbucks.”
“Drink our coffee,” Schultz said. “Drink it.”
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