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Starbucks Westmoreland Street gone?

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  • 30-05-2018 6:53pm
    #1
    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,510 ✭✭✭


    The old Bewleys? Just gone past on the bus and the windows are whited out.

    Anyone know if it's being renovated by Bewleys now the Grafton Street one is back open?


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    #2
    Birneybau
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    Well, there's one right across the street...


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    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,510 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Well, there's one right across the street...

    Well that answers a question I didn't ask.


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    TLtraveller18
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    It was always a big store that was regularly empty at peak times so I can only assume they didn't make the revenue to hold the store and thus have had to put it back up on the market as the above user said there is one directly across the street so no one loses out really just it won't be in such an iconic building


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    imme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭imme


    Good riddance!

    Definitely not a refurb for bewleys just some sense being shown by StarDollars.
    Only 50 of them left in Dublin now.


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    L
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭L


    There's literally half a dozen Starbucks within 250m of the place. It's not surprising that it's gone.

    It's just a bit sad that we've had Starbucks take the place of old landmarks like Bewleys and the White horse/Dark horse in the first place. :(


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    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,656 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Starbucks now open inside the Mater Hospital, I did a double take when I saw it


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    Gavin "shels"
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Starbucks now open inside the Mater Hospital, I did a double take when I saw it

    One in Tallaght Hosp too.


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    Dyr
    Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    I'm not a coffee snob but jesus how do people drink that stuff? Even their tea is vile.


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    megaten
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    Bambi wrote: »
    I'm not a coffee snob but jesus how do people drink that stuff? Even their tea is vile.

    The mint tea is alright.


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    Cienciano
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    OK, i'll be the one person that's not afraid to admit, their coffee is nice. Well, it's perfectly acceptable anyway.

    I've been in the Westmorland street shop a few times, I can see why they've shut down. I'd imagine the rent and rates are crazy, but there's not many seats and never a massive queue when I'd be in at around 9:10. Usually no one. You'd need to sell a lot of coffees to justify such a big expensive premises. As for the one across the road, I definitely wouldn't bother my arse to cross such a wide busy road for one when pretty much every shop on the street sells coffee. I wouldn't be bothered with any of their food though.


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    megaten
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    Cienciano wrote: »
    OK, i'll be the one person that's not afraid to admit, their coffee is nice. Well, it's perfectly acceptable anyway.

    Nah its dirt. Even McDonalds can manage better.


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    Pelvis
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    Their coffee is fine. It's just coffee. To suggest they've built an empire consisting of nearly 30,000 stores globally serving "dirt" is just plain ridiculous.

    I'd get a Starbucks if it was convenient to me, though I do find the service quite slow so would choose an alternative if the option was available.


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    markpb
    Registered Users Posts: 9,309 ✭✭✭markpb


    imme wrote: »
    Definitely not a refurb for bewleys just some sense being shown by StarDollars.

    Starbucks in Ireland is a franchise run by Colum and Ciarán Butler who also own the franchise for TGI Friday, Mao and LeisurePlex. I'm sure HQ have little or nothing to do with decisions about a single store on Westmoreland St.


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    miamee
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    Any ideas what will be going in there next yet?


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    Dyr
    Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    Pelvis wrote: »
    Their coffee is fine. It's just coffee. To suggest they've built an empire consisting of nearly 30,000 stores globally serving "dirt" is just plain ridiculous.

    I'd get a Starbucks if it was convenient to me, though I do find the service quite slow so would choose an alternative if the option was available.

    It's weird, you'd imagine such a big brand would aim for bland.
    I can drink the low grade instant coffee in work no problem if I have to, starbucks makes me feel like I'm going to gag, same with their tea


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    Hurrache
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    I never understand the hate for their coffee, after all it started off as a small little store that people would be all over and raving about had it opened today, it's fine.


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    Qrt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭Qrt


    miamee wrote: »
    Any ideas what will be going in there next yet?

    Tragically, my money is on Costa. The nearest one is miles away, all the way on College Green.


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    Ben D Bus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭Ben D Bus


    miamee wrote: »
    Any ideas what will be going in there next yet?

    A Bewleys would fit in there perfectly :)


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    miamee
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    Ha, it'd be nice alright Ben, wouldn't it?!


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    #21
    neris
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    miamee wrote: »
    Any ideas what will be going in there next yet?

    Dealz or a €2 store probably


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    r93kaey5p2izun
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    Carrols, Dealz or a Donut shop if precedent is anything to go by.


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    #23
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,798 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Wheety wrote: »
    The old Bewleys? Just gone past on the bus and the windows are whited out.

    Anyone know if it's being renovated by Bewleys now the Grafton Street one is back open?
    I thought Starbucks use a technique called swarming? so open multiple stores then close one or two after a while, it helps run other places out of town :(


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