A recent notification was sent out by the City of Scottsdale indicating that the existing restaurant, BuzzBerry (http://www.geturbuzz.com) has applied for a use permit to upgrade the coffee shop to a drive-through. While this is an obvious need for a coffee shop in this type of location, it won’t change how I feel about the [...]
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The economic crisis as we have experienced it thus far has been rather devastating. I have close friends who are out of work, who have been forced to sell their homes for less than they owe, and who have lost everything they have. I’m thankful that I’m able to be there to help them through [...]
Continue Reading →I’m not sure what makes Starbucks so appealing to so many people, aside from the rinse/repeat consistency across the entire franchise. It’s more like a candy store than a coffee shop. When I picture a coffee shop, I can’t help but revert to memories of the old Brookshires, Bob’s Big Boy, Cocos, and Denny’s atmospheres. [...]
Continue Reading →I recently wrote an article about Coffee Plantation because it’s where I typically go when I need to get out of the house and get on the internet. Today, I purchased my $2.00 coffee (amazing profit margin) and was asked by the Barrista if I had a code?
Me: A code?
Barrista: Yeah, [...]
Continue Reading →“More Than Just Great Coffee.”
That’s the claim that I read when I walk into Coffee Plantation at Shea Blvd and Scottsdale Road in the Harkin’s Shea 14 plaza. What I haven’t yet figured out is, what more? What more than coffee do they offer besides free WI-FI?
You can typically find [...]
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