Monday 2 November 2009

Farewell to Starbucks

I wasn't planning on going to Starbucks in Ranelagh today, I just happened to go past it. Actually to be more precise I happened to go past where it was! I wound up doing a double-take and thinking, 'Wow! Starbucks has closed.'

The door was open so I peered around inside the empty store, save for a display of coffee packets and a few bits of unsold merchandise. I found someone to explain what had happened. Apparently this wasn't the only Irish store to close. Five of them closed on Friday!

Unfortunately the grounds ran out for Starbucks cafes in Ranelagh, Dundrum, Tallaght, Swords and Dalkey. I can't help feeling the people of Dalkey may be feeling a little bit smug right now.

While I'm not really bothered about these stores closing down, I do feel sorry for the people who worked in them. I guess that even in a small country such as this the mighty Starbucks over-stretched itself. I'm glad I finished visiting them all when I did! It almost now gives my Starbucks coffee Odyssey an historical perspective.

4 comments:

Phiasmir said...

Ah yes, some day you will be able to walk down Ranelagh main street and tell your kids all about your zany coffee adventures in days gone by! :P

Snot Head (a.k.a Kylie) said...

Wow...That is sort of ironic that you just recently finished your venutre and now five are gone. It is definitely something that will make your visits a little more special. It will add to the nostalgia of the visits.

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