Starbucks at the VA Hospital
August 10, 2009 by Marye Audet
Filed under Coffee News
You know, I just realized that I don’t think I have mentioned that we have a Starbuck’s at the VA hospital.
You have to understand that the Veteran’s Admin. Hospital in Dallas is the size of a small nation. In fact, I think my whole family could fit in there. Sadly, the parking lot only has five parking spaces (warning:gross exaggeration) but that is another story for another time.
What they do have is a Starbucks, and a food court, and a department store, and a couple of boutiques. Yes Virginia, the VA Hospital is the ultimate in Super-Stores. You can meet for coffee, buy a new dress, pick up packing tape and have your thyroid removed in one fell swoop.
They need a spa.
I suppose the Starbucks is there to provide over worked medical staff with much needed caffeine.
Not sure how it works.Maybe the VA Hospital rents space like a mall. It has always seemed odd to me..You can’t imagine how huge that hospital is until you try to have an Ekg, then labs done, then an X-ray all before your appointment. I find my self jonesing after the electric scooter chairs that zip through the hallways.
Anyway..Just th0ught it was weird that the VA would have a Starbucks.
Maybe it isn’t the government I should worry about taking over like Big Brother. Maybe it is Starbucks… You find that store everywhere now!
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I’ve obviously been going to the wrong hospital, the one near me has something that resembles coffee, but I wouldn’t say much more.
Side note, hope you’re feeling better.
ah well, you would have to see this hospital..It is more like a giant mall. with a large number of wheelchairs.
I’m picturing wheelchair races in my head right now, minus the hospital part.
You are not far off..let me tell you. The only thing scarier than a bunch of boozing Marines is a bunch of medicated Marines in wheelchairs. You *can* quote me on that.
You’ve been quoted. LOL
I feel that it is a shame, to get away from the small business owner. In our area there is abut 10 starbuck’s. Have you ever offered two varieties? We should have a say and not only serve starbuck’s coffee.
I don’t have a coffee shop Vernon. I agree it is a shame to see the big companies take over the mom and pop places.