Ellen B and Tweets,
I 'second' that about Starbucks (which I love) playing ignorant
concerning shade-grown coffee. Recently, I have asked twice in the same
Starbuck's shop about buying environmentally compatible coffee and the
clerks say they've never heard of it and no one has asked about it. It
seems I recall talking to the SAME clerk twice myself! These employees
are probably instructed from the upper levels not to discuss
shade-grown coffee.......period. I'd be interested in buying
flora/fauna-friendly coffee from here on out, too.
Thanks and drink up..........the really good stuff only,

Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA and Des Moines, WA
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On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, E. Blackstone wrote:
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> The New York Times ran an article about this subject on July 27.
> .................snip.......................................The article
> mentioned that a Starbucks representative said that they had never been
> approached about carrying shade-grown coffee. Not true! Many Tweeters and
> other concerned coffee-drinkers and others have pelted Starbucks during
> the last year about this.
>
> .................snip...............................I would ask that
> anybody who goes into Starbucks --or any other popular coffee place--
> request shade-grown coffee. The subject is heating up! Uh, percolating?
>
> Thanks. EB THANK YOU AS WELL!
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