Well the nickname is Charbucks. There are 2 close to me in adjacent shopping centers. Some major chain grocers have a SB kiosk inside. The bigger one closed during Pandemic. Its true value was as a gathering place/free office space. Job interviews, tutoring, good WiFi. An iced Passion tea and a spinach feta wrap "grilled" set me up for hours. The smaller older one was managed by a friend for a while. She won a contest for branch selling most capuchinos and won a VW convertable bug. SB finagled it so she did not personally have to pay the tax!
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Well the nickname is Charbucks. There are 2 close to me in adjacent shopping centers. Some major chain groers have a SB kiosk inside. Te bigger one closed durong Pandemic. Its true value was as a gathering place/free office space. Job interviews, tutoring, good WiFi. An iced Passion tea and a spinach feta wrap "grilled" set me up for hours. The smaller older one was managed by a friend for a while. She won a contest for branch selling most capuchinos and won a VW convertable bug. SB finagled it so she did not personally have to pay the tax!
