Posted by Public Info on October 01, 19103 at 14:17:29:
> Not sure if this is true.....
>
> > > >It was Friday, May 11th, a nice evening that my good old friend
and
I
> > had
> > > >just finished our dinner. It was only 10:30 p.m., the night was
too
> > young
> > > >to
> > > >end. We both still had a lot to catch up since we had not seen
each
> > other
> > > >for 8 months. We decided to drive to my usual hangout coffee
place,
> > > >Starbucks on Convent road.
> > > >
> > > >After we finished our coffees around midnight on , we headed for
our
> > car
> > > in
> > > >the parking lot behind the shop. While we were approaching our
car,
> > there
> > > >is
> > > >one rather attractive Caucasian lady who had a big smile on her
face
> > > walked
> > > >straight to me and asked, "who are you? Who do you think you
are?"
> > > >For a split moment, I was puzzled and tried to figure whether I
know
> > this
> > > >lady.
> > > >I told her, "we are customers at Starbucks, why?"
> > > >
> > > >With her impolite tone of voice, she then proceeded closer to me
and
> > said,
> > > >"that parking space is only for the owner of Starbucks. My
husband
is
> > the
> > > >owner of Starbucks Thailand. I could have had your car tolled to
the
> > > police
> > > >station." She spoke so loud as if we both were deaf!
> > > >
> > > >I said, "sorry, i didn't know that. There is no signage that say
so.
> > Next
> > > >time you should put a signage there. By the way, I
> > 苖 a regular customer
> > >here
> > >and this is not the first time I park here at this spot."
> > >
> > >With her arrogant manner, she proceeded closer to me, and start to
point
> > >finger at my face and said, "sorry is not enough and there will be
no
> > more
> > >next time for you!
> > >
> > >If our apology is not sufficient, we didn苩 know what the hell
this
woman
> > >wanted from us! At that point in time, we both were stunned to
hear
that
> > >she
> > >who claimed that her husband own Starbucks, did not want us her
> > >customers---
> > >back here! I and my friend then told her, "Ok, then we won't come
back
> > here
> > >again."
> > >
> > >The lady said," Good, don't ever come back, we don't want people
like
you
> > >back here. Starbucks is not for you Asian anyway!" Then she turn
around
> > and
> > >walked back to her husband, the owner of Starbucks Thailand, who
> > witnessed
> > >the whole situation and waited a few feet away next to their
Silver
> > Volvo.
> > >We drove away feeling so furious and disappointed!
> > >
> > >Ladies and Gentlemen, since Starbucks is not for Asian like us,
lets
make
> > >her wish comes true. Please help forward this to your friends and
let's
> > see
> > >whether Mr. & Mrs. Starbucks can survive here without us Shink!!!
> > >
> > >S. Boonnak
> > >Marketing Manager
> > >SWT Corporation Public Co., Limited
> > >90 Moo 5,
> > >Chaengwattana Road,
> > >Klong Gluar, Pak-kred, Nonthaburi 11120
> > >Thailand
> >
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