Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 | 3:58 p.m.
Starting right about NOW you have an hour to order that grande triple soy no-foam extra-hot whatever:
Salon's Machinist blog reports that all American Starbucks shops will shut down this evening between 5:30 and 9 p.m. local time--yes, that includes "we never close" Las Vegas--to conduct what the company is calling "a historic in-store education and training event."
Here's what's on the menu for Starbucks employees tonight: Transformation Agenda Communication #8 (yes, it's really called that), from Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
Neighborhood (non-casino) Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf locations are taking advantage of the blackout and giving free coffee drinks (one per person) between 5 and 8 p.m. tonight. And Dunkin' Donuts is selling small lattes, cappuccinos and espressos for 99 cents until 10 p.m.
If you've heard of other local coffeeshops making a pitch for customers during the total eclipse of the Starbucks, let us know in the comments.
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