On Fri, 25 May 2012 18:56:01 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> On May 25, 5:53*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Fri, 25 May 2012 16:58:08 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > The new ones are only about 20% smaller
> > > than the old ones.
> > <snip>
> > > Granted the cups and coffee are free, but it does
> > > seem like a sneaky way to reduce costs -- the sort
> > > of thing I expect from Safeway but not a good store
> > > like Trader Joe's. *A store that cares about its
> > > customers and doesn't try to shave a little cost
> > > at every opportunity. *I hope this is not a harbinger
> > > of things to come. *That would ruin Trader Joe's.
> >
> > This matters why? *I have never even thought about getting a "free
> > coffee". *Not a freeloader and don't eat/drink while I shop anyway.
> >
>
> I always thought that the cup is for tasting, not for drinking.

I see people walking though the store pushing their carts, "tasting
it" as if they are drinking a big cup of coffee. Why bother in the
first place if their time is that precious?

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