Originally Posted By u/anxiousbarista At 2025-09-28 06:07:33 AM | Source


  • Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Do Americans no longer have independent coffee shops and restaurants?? Is it all chains down there now?

    • BlackVenom@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Most do - even small towns do.

      Starbucks is convenient and that’s what they do.

      Small stores don’t usually have an app, have too few workers so it takes 5-15min to make the coffee or worse after whatever line.

      If they ever figure out they can buy a whole ass bag of coffee and a dripper for the cost of 3-5 Starbucks and drink for a month… They’d still go to Starbucks.

    • Beesbeesbees@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Where I am we had one for about 6 months. There are a couple of shops, yes, but they are a drive. Dunkin has a store every mile.

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      2 days ago

      There is but they’re considered more of a sit down place. Big chains are successful because they have drivethru at convenient (expensive) locations.