P.S. What is the point of having three Starbucks stores within several hundred metres of each other ?

The first two stores in Colorado Springs were placed 2 blocks from each other. The first one is on 134 N. Tejon, the second one is 7 S. Tejon. Both placed right near very successful local coffee shops. It actually generated quite a bit of local news, and for a while the Starbucks sat empty. But with the influx of more and more outsiders, the local coffee shops never bothered to move outside downtown, opening up the rest of the city to be claimed by Starbucks. The local shops are still around downtown though, and most offer full meals that make the visit well worth it.

Until a few weeks ago, I had never had anything from Starbucks. Now I'm hooked on their carmel apple cider drink.