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[Devdave]

Yay, I'm so excited!

 

A new Starbucks is coming to town about 750 ft from another Starbucks.

 

This means that I can grab a small coffee at one Starbucks and powerwalk to the next Starbucks without even breaking a sweat or finishing my small coffee.

 

It will be taking over the old Willy's Burger building across from Lembi Park.

 

Operator error - insert more caffeine...

 

How many is that for Folsom now?

 

 

 

[nomad]

Yay, I'm so excited!

 

A new Starbucks is coming to town about 750 ft from another Starbucks.

 

This means that I can grab a small coffee at one Starbucks and powerwalk to the next Starbucks without even breaking a sweat or finishing my small coffee.

 

It will be taking over the old Willy's Burger building across from Lembi Park.

 

Operator error - insert more caffeine...

 

How many is that for Folsom now?

 

 

 

 

Too many.

[Steve Heard]

I remember Jay Leno saying a few years ago that they were running out of places to put Starbucks, and that the latest Starbucks to open, was inside of another Starbucks!   

[4thgenFolsomite]

And yet they all seem to do well! Actually being close to the ball fields and pool could be a great idea and that old restaurant has been empty forever. If its a drive through, that's a winner!

[ducky]

So that's what is going in there.  They've been doing a lot of renovation work.  I wonder if they are just trading locations and moving the other store so they can now have a drive-thru as 4thgen says.

[Deb aka Resume Lady]

Lewis Black on Starbucks:

[4thgenFolsomite]

maybe after that little car accident last year they started thinking about drive-through in a different light. 

[SacKen]

meh... It's jobs and revenue for the city.  While I wish something else was there, it's a space that has been empty for a good chunk of the last 10 years or so.  Starbucks is probably one of the few things that will succeed in that spot.

[Redone]

Devdave why hate? The old Willies and the old drive thru coffee in the same lot have been available for years for anyone to try a locally owned coffee place. No one wanted to try.

[cw68]

I'm not a huge Starbucks fan, but I think this is a good fit for the spot and I'm looking forward to having drive-thru coffee around. Definitely better than it staying vacant.

[Judge Smails]

Maybe Mountain Mikes or Smash Burger will open in the old drive thru coffee spot.

[tgianco]

If you want to get a rise out of your IT guy, show him your empty cup of joe and tell him (or her) that you've successfully installed Java.

[ducky]

I'm not a huge Starbucks fan, but I think this is a good fit for the spot and I'm looking forward to having drive-thru coffee around. Definitely better than it staying vacant.

It is definitely a good location.  The other building where Java Centrale used to be doesn't have that visible corner spot.  They will also get all those it's-much-too-early-to-be-awake swim meet parents from the Aquatic Center.

[4thgenFolsomite]

not to mention the "out of town here to see our kids play soccer all day long 100 miles from home" parents from the fields.

[Dave Burrell]

 

It will be taking over the old Willy's Burger building across from Lembi Park.

 

 

I was wondering what was going into that building, it's a nice location.

 

Now I can save 750 steps, because this new one will be even close to me then the other five.