I’ve heard the same comment five or six times at the Starbucks on Pacific Street in Santa Cruz, each time from a different barrista.
“Five bucks? That’s a lot for a newspaper!”
Today, instead of smiling weakly and obediently proceeding to the dark corner near the bathroom where we wait for our caffeine, I replied, “Three dollars is a lot for a cup of coffee. And the Sunday New York Times lasts all day.”
Then tipped, smiled, and proceeded to the dark corner.
Posted on this day, other years:
- Librarything Goodies, Great post from Jenny - 2007
- This Week on FRL - 2005
- BlogHer: Hey, Ya Gotta Go! - 2005
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3 responses so far ↓
1 jessamyn // May 30, 2004 at 12:12 pm
“well, it’s cheap compared to the price of staying ignorant!”
2 Christina // Jun 1, 2004 at 10:27 am
That’s why I read my Sunday NY Times at the Public Library! (too bad they’re still in the ’90s and won’t let me bring in my coffee)
3 dsaklad@zurich.csail.mit.edu // Jun 1, 2004 at 12:19 pm
A comment to the claims made in the February 24, 2004 comnent on March 1, 2004
http://frl.bluehighways.com/frlarchives/000266.html
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