Let Starbucks know what you think

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DC2

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I agree and I would much rather go to your house and have a cup of coffee with you than starbucks any day. But thats not the point the point is each time one of these bushiness lump us in with smokers the we lose ground and the public opinion of vaping gets affected.
I would think a business owner would base their decisions on two factors...
--How that decision will affect the bottom line
--What decision will make their lives easier

Every time an anti-vaper complains, they get one point.
Every time a vaper complains, they get one point.

If we never complain, we're not only going to lose, we're going to get slaughtered.
 

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I thought you already knew....The government Dose Everything For your Own good......
They know Everything.. Even whats good for you

We are All Zombies *DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!*

There are many reasons to boycott Starbucks. Just add vape unfriendly to the list. Until we get the court of public opinion on our side, it is an uphill battle. People are funny that way. We vote for politicians to give us a 'nanny state' then complain about living in a nanny state. We willing hand our money to corporate CEO's like Starbucks then rally against the 1 percenters. Go figure. I think the only way to win this starts with definitive medical and scientific evidence that is favorable towards vaping. Until then, we are subject to public fears and policy do-gooders.
 
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I would think a business owner would base their decisions on two factors...
--How that decision will affect the bottom line
--What decision will make their lives easier

Every time an anti-vaper complains, they get one point.
Every time a vaper complains, they get one point.

If we never complain, we're not only going to lose, we're going to get slaughtered.

Realisticaly DC2 I think the Starbucks battle is 'un winnable', with non vapers and non smokers outnumbering vapers and smokers by a gazillion-1 , the 'fat cats' are gonna aim to please the majority,
F them I say, give your business to the smaller (privately owned) coffee shops nearby who might just welcome vapers with open arms (they will be more reliant on getting your business-go to one or two and ask for permission to have a one off 'vape night'-you might even just start a trend in your town),
vapers voting with their feet wont even put a scratch in the profits of the likes of Starbucks -but they dont give a flying fox about you anyway.
:toast::thumb::vapor:
 

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I don't spend a lot of time at Starbucks, so I'm not going to sign a petition. When I Do get coffee there, it's usually because I'm spent from running errands and need a jolt of some kind. Then it's often a triple espresso to go.

And I'm used to being an outlaw smoker. I imagine if I was stuck at a Startbucks for some reason, I'd discretely vape on their patio anyway. If that caused an issue, or if there were too many people around, I'd just walk off to side for a few moments.

If I found I was a chain vapor, I'd consider that a problem I'd need to address.
 

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Without putting too much thought into it I guess I would just say I will be taking that to go. It isn't that I don't care about "vapers rights" if there is such a thing. If a business doesn't want it, so be it. My imagination tells me it will change as popularity grows.

I don't spend a lot of time at Starbucks, so I'm not going to sign a petition. When I Do get coffee there, it's usually because I'm spent from running errands and need a jolt of some kind. Then it's often a triple espresso to go.

And I'm used to being an outlaw smoker. I imagine if I was stuck at a Startbucks for some reason, I'd discretely vape on their patio anyway. If that caused an issue, or if there were too many people around, I'd just walk off to side for a few moments.

If I found I was a chain vapor, I'd consider that a problem I'd need to address.

Today Starbucks tomorrow in public the next day your apartment. Ignore things like this at your own risk.
 

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Today Starbucks tomorrow in public the next day your apartment. Ignore things like this at your own risk.

I understand and respect your passion for vaping buzzzlove. Being new, I'm kind of surprised at how I feel about it. I agree with you and feel the same as you but I don't agree with the how. Lets send e mails; select all, delete.

The way for change is not by shoving it in the faces of those that don't want it. The way for change is through education (in a respectful manner). The court of public opinion is the only way vaping will ever get anywhere. If you want change in favor there is this thing called peaceful protest collectively in person standing side by side of each other. Not a bunch of e mails.
 

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I'm a "full saturation" campaigner. Send emails and letters, comment on articles, post links to the truth, and by all means educate educate educate! There will always be the smoke nazis whose minds will not be changed, but there are probably more people out there who simply don't know and whose minds are open to new information. Can't hurt to try, can't hurt to use every means available. Enough drops in the bucket will eventually fill the bucket.
 

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I drink NOS. Caffeine levels don't vary in energy drinks.

NOS......
Be hardcore drink Redline........ :2c:
We can vote with our wallets, but if you really want to be contrary, stealth.
Vape don't exhale, when in doubt. Or when possible Coffee Bean N Tea Leaf.
Starbucks is on every darn corner.
The Starbucks near me, the front entrance no one smokes, on the side of the place.
You can smoke til your hearts desire. I think it's more political than anything and depends
on the Starbucks you're at.
 
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