A brilliant morning welcoming Starbucks to Ocean Plaza Southport, thank you to Our Lady Mayor who officially cut the ribbon.

Starbucks will be supporting Little Legs Dogs Rescue a local family run charitable organisation - we were delighted have some fury four legged friends heading to Ocean Plaza Leisure.

Report and photo used with permission from https://www.facebook.com/OceanPlazaSouthport

There are plenty of empty units on the OP why build this eyesore ? Valuable parking spaces lost

Originally Posted by roving-eye

There are plenty of empty units on the OP why build this eyesore ? Valuable parking spaces lost

Then nip along on a bike mate and help save a space....I may even do that myself tomoz, dropping by on the bike to scope out the new Starbucks coffee and cake!

Why would anybody want to spend money in Starbucks? There are plenty of independent coffee shops offering better quality at a far cheaper price

Originally Posted by roving-eye

Why would anybody want to spend money in Starbucks? There are plenty of independent coffee shops offering better quality at a far cheaper price

Absolutely! If anyone thinks that is coffee they have something wrong with their taste buds!

Originally Posted by roving-eye

There are plenty of empty units on the OP why build this eyesore ? Valuable parking spaces lost

How many is plenty and how would they convert one of those units into a drive thru without losing parking spaces?

Originally Posted by roving-eye

Why would anybody want to spend money in Starbucks? There are plenty of independent coffee shops offering better quality at a far cheaper price

Plenty people like different things to you. Do you actually like anything?

Originally Posted by salus.populi

Plenty people like different things to you. Do you actually like anything?

Somebody must like Starbucks coffee, or they'd never have become so popular.
I liked their fair-trade coffee myself, but not sure if they still do it?

Originally Posted by salus.populi

How many is plenty and how would they convert one of those units into a drive thru without losing parking spaces?

Why do we need a drive thru? Lazy Bas***** who cant get out of their cars. There must be at least 4 empty units on the OP. Feel sorry for the lady who has the coffee place in the Kings Gardens.

Originally Posted by The PNP

Then nip along on a bike mate and help save a space....I may even do that myself tomoz, dropping by on the bike to scope out the new Starbucks coffee and cake!

So your going to take your bike into a drive thru?? Cant wait to picture this

Originally Posted by roving-eye

So your going to take your bike into a drive thru?? Cant wait to picture this

Wouldn't be the first time...and bonus is, finding dropped loose change beneath the pay-window!

Originally Posted by roving-eye

Why do we need a drive thru? Lazy Bas***** who cant get out of their cars. There must be at least 4 empty units on the OP. Feel sorry for the lady who has the coffee place in the Kings Gardens.

"We" as in the entire population dont need one.
But some people may prefer one, enough for it to be profitable for Starbucks.
Others may prefer Kings Gardens.

As my neighbour said. I'd love to go to Starbucks , but have been
told to go back to work. So I can't possibly afford it.
Have to stick with Andys cafe . Get coffee with bacon butty
thrown in, same price as Starbucks coffee.