I asked Winter what he thought of McCourt's project. He wrote in an email:
"What he is doing is different, and has some value. I've many times thought that it would be nice to have more detailed information about the experience at each store documented on my website, but for obvious reasons of time, this is not possible for me to do and still visit all the stores. So there's room for someone else to put a different spin on this type of project. "I posted to his blog earlier...
Have fun with your experiences. I’ve been doing something like this since 1997, but your process, of actually hanging out in each store, is different from mine. I’ll be interested to see what comes of it.
* Blogger vows to visit every Starbucks in Manhattan
* Earlier: Perv's goal is to masturbate in every Starbucks in New York City
I met him in a GA store about 12 years ago. ;)
Posted by: Gabarista | January 12, 2013 at 05:59 PM
He could Manhattan Kansas in one day and then get a real life.
Posted by: Herman | January 14, 2013 at 03:51 PM
As I read more of his entries, I continue to see the value. I actually do wish I could do the same thing, on a global scale, but it is virtual impossible. Even if I had the money, I wouldn't be able to have a life that included other activities if I spent that much time inside Starbucks.
Also, I prefer third wave coffee.
Posted by: winterene | January 14, 2013 at 05:37 PM
Last year, I made a road trip from South to North in the East coast. I realized most of my pictures during the day were in front of a Starbucks store. A friend told me: "can you stop sending me pictures of Starbucks stores. All of them are the same". I felt very frustrated !
Posted by: Monica | February 10, 2013 at 11:41 AM