Great post from the trendwatchers at psfk, asserting that ‘bedouin workers’ may be killing the coffeeshop. Makes sense.
“The Bedouin Worker has so taken over his cafe that [coffee shop owner] Mike now vigilantly restricts laptop use to two long tables at the weekend. Pull out a laptop at a 2-top on a Saturday and you’re out!
Come to think of it, the last time I visited a Starbucks, there were so many cellphone-talkers and laptop-gazers it looked more like an airport terminal than a coffee shop. The article continues:
Maybe it’s time that Starbucks saves its Third Place. Instead of developing different brands offering basically the same thing (which will be inundated by the laptopers), maybe they should offer a modern version of the Second Place to keep the Bedouin Workers and the cafe dwellers happy and apart.”
Hmmm … the ‘modern version of the Second Place.’ Place 2? Place 2.1.?
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