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[Keystone Blog] Starbucks WiFi to go Free”¦ Sort of: to rip people off.  Look, maybe I’m closed-minded, but I tend to think that if I can get WiFi for free (at such wonderful establishments as Panera Bread or Krystal) then having to pay for it somewhere else is ridiculous.  The list of places that carry free WiFi for customers is growing by the day.  Starbucks is banking on their customer loyalty (to the coffee) to make some money off the WiFi, and that’s aggravating to me. 

[Random thoughts down the road] Goodbye Starbucks, Hello Panera.: Well, with EVDO prolifirating the wireless space and community broadband networks being setup and free wifi from similiar coffee and pastry establishments, wonder how long people will subscribe to the Starbucks/T-Mobile wifi service.

 [funnyindian.com: Indian Comedian/Desi Comedian Rajiv Satyal] Day 478/-254: Friday, January 4, 2008: Whatever Kind of Food You Like: It was true comedy when we asked Mehul, our friend from Chicago whom we had just picked up, what his favs were and he stated, without missing a beat, “Subway or Quizno’s.”

[Executed] Putting Jesus in Your Service: Starbucks has made a fortune partly becuase they have tapped into the desire of all Americans to be unique and express this uniquess through a myriad of drink variations. I have some friends, people of course that are very strange, that made it a point of trying to create the longest possible Starbucks order.

[The Art Gallery Of Online Success] Pastry Display Cases Add to a Bakery’s Bottom Line: The competition for customers in the the bakery business is unprecendented with the addition of national players like Panera and Atlanta Bread Company. Additionally many other large companies like Starbucks, as well as large grocery chains are offering bakery selections.

[BrandBrains] Do you pay your rent, punk? Well, do ya?: Let’s say you’ve got some downtime between meetings and you decide to partake of the free wi-fi at a Panera. Do you always make sure to purchase a meal or a beverage or something to “pay your rent?”

[Casual Bites] Welcome to Casual Bites: chains in the casual and fast casual segment, places like those mentioned above, Chipotle, Outback, Starbucks, Olive Garden and the like. As the lines between the segments get blurred, other establishments will get discussed.

[noturnonred.org - Blog, Photography & Visual Merchandising by Tom Sullivan] Five ways you, as a customer, can improve customer service: Establishments like Best Buy and Panera Bread put all responses into a lottery where you have a chance to win prizes ranging from a gift card to $20000 in cash. The aforementioned Old Navy will give you a promotional code to save 10% .

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