Posh CAMPAIGN: SAVE our STARBUCKS!!!!

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Ok, so don't laugh. We know, we know, we know.

We just ran a post about the eminent recession and now we are talking about OVER-PRICED coffee. But what do staggering gas prices have to do with the price of a venti non fat no whip sugar free extra hot white mocha in The US?

We won't answer that question! But now that the Starbucks Corp has made plans to close 600 locations (13 in ATL, GA where posh lives), a new phenomenon is taking hold to give an answer. It's called The SAVE our STARBUCKS Campaign!

Election season is a great time of year! A time where people are so immersed in political jargon that every issue seems important enough to call for signs, banners, large symbols with red lines through them, and bull horns! The Starbucks issue is no different! In towns as small as Bloomfield, N.M., and metropolises as large as New York, customers and city officials are starting to write letters, place phone calls, circulate petitions and otherwise plead with the coffee company to change its mind.

Although the states with the largest number of closings are California (large state), Florida (state that always has poll issues), and Texas (Bush country), the impact is greater proportionally elsewhere. Mississippi, for instance, is slated to lose 41% of its Starbucks; North Dakota, 33%; Minnesota, 32%; and Nebraska, 30%, according to an analysis by William Blair & Co. analyst Sharon Zackfia. That calculation excludes Starbucks stores run by third-party licensees.

Going back to that lingering issue of the recession, the Starbucks closures could mean Starbucks will eliminate about 12,000 jobs. This comes out to about 20 jobs per store.. In this terrible job market who needs that? Areas that depend on Starbuck to drive customer traffic will also be affected.

posh math: 9 times out of 10, if you'll spend $5 for coffee, you'll at least spend $10 on a cocktail? Right?

We're not saying that "slinging mochas at starbucks" is the best job in the world, but Starbucks has been the top on list for employee satisfaction, benefits, and loyality... It deserves its employees, and to some extent its customers.

Further more, less Starbucks means longer waits at the ones that remain. No one wants longer lines at Starbucks! Waiting in long lines in 4 inch stilettos is not smart or fashionable.

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Here is our petition:

Dear Senator McCain, Senator Obama, Senator Clinton (for good measure):

We love Starbucks and we know our readers do too. Please fix the economy so that the Starbucks name can live on! No, we are not receiving a lifetime supply of coffee (but that wouldn't hurt) or any money for this plea. We are just hardworking, posh Americans who love the smell of coffee in the morning. As we run to our business meetings, open our labtops, or search our closets for the hottest outfit in the morning, our coffee makes us feel good. It makes us feel "American." We are sure that Starbucks has sponsored many late night cabinet meetings for the Administration. We are sure that Starbucks has been there for both the House and the Senate during those tough times. Be there for them now!

Save our Starbucks!

Sincerely,

posh politics
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