Kicked out of Starbucks Saturday night.

[racer72]

For a couple of weeks I have been exchanging emails with a gal, we met on a dating site. We agreed it was time to meet so we agreed that a local Starbucks would be a good spot. She said she had some errands to run that day but she would have a couple of hours available. I also had a few things to do that morning. We agreed to meet at 1pm.

We both arrived at the same time and both got something to drink. We chatted about work, pets, family, politics, religion. About 4, she said she should get going, she had a few things to do.

At 5, she said she should get going, she had to go home and feed her dog.

At 6, I said I should get going, I was getting hungry and I had something to do.

At 7, we shared a pastry and agreed we should go.

At 7:50, an employee of Starbucks told us that the store was closing in 10 minutes and we would have to go. We walked out at 8. My only complaint? My butt went numb about 5 from the wood chair, they need padded chairs. Who knew 7 hours would go by so quickly.

[Driver8]

I had a first date that went something like this - it ended when the the restaurant closed. It is a good sign - in my case I am now happily married to this person :)

[ladyfoxfyre]

I had a date like this too, we left when Starbucks closed and moved to IHOP. Our first date lasted 2 days, and we're happily married today :)

[Count Blucher]

Congratulations! No matter what else you learn about each other, you now know for sure how you each take (or don't take) your coffee.
In the grand scheme of life, its probably a petty nothing...but I've always felt that if you really liked someone, you should care enough to learn and get their coffee right. ;)

[Cat Fight]

And all it cost you was $849 in coffee.

[Rigamarole]

What, no sex?

[Autolycus]

Well he never said the date ended at Starbucks.

[Sally Mander]

In what world does Starbuck's close at 8:00 pm?

[notfrommensa]

Bet her dog was hungry when she got home!

[needscoffee]

She sounds like a procrastinator.

[Astral Rejection]

She sounds like a procrastinator.

This response made me laugh out loud. :D

Congrats, Racer!

[suranyi]

That happened to me once on a first date.

I ended up marrying her. She's still my wife today.

Just a word of warning.

;)

[The Man With The Golden Gun]

What, no sex?

I imagine there was plenty of sex with all that caffeine in them.

[Vinyl Turnip]

Seems great now, but date #2 will consist of awkward silence punctuated by exaggerated throat-clearing and fruitless attempts to initiate topics you've already exhausted.

[Tom Tildrum]

I imagine there was plenty of sex with all that caffeine in them.

The way I read it, they spent all day there with one drink and one snack. No wonder Starbucks finally kicked them out. :p

[appleciders]

Lots of Starbucks employees will give you day-old pastries that they're about to toss out anyway if you're still there at closing. Just a word to the wise.

[Spectre of Pithecanthropus]

In what world does Starbuck's close at 8:00 pm?

In my world, they generally close around 9pm. The best SB location in my area, downtown Culver City, occupies the ground floor of a historic, triangular-shaped building at the intersection of Washington and Culver. The Kirk Douglas (stage) theater is a couple of doors up the street, and the Helms Jazz Bakery is going to relocate to the same block.

As for the Starbucks, they still have comfy chairs, and a reasonable number of other chairs and tables. But they close at 9pm. I agree, it sucks pretty hard. It's a nice pedestrian-oriented neighborhood; you'd think they'd want to capitalize on it. Besides the live stage theater I mentioned, there's also a large multiplex theater a block away, and a smaller multiplex a little farther in the opposite direction.

[MeanOldLady]

I was expecting a story about being drunk and disorderly. Instead I got some sappy love story. Anyhoo, congrats.
And all it cost you was $849 in coffee.Ha!

[Meatros]

As for the Starbucks, they still have comfy chairs, and a reasonable number of other chairs and tables. But they close at 9pm. I agree, it sucks pretty hard. It's a nice pedestrian-oriented neighborhood; you'd think they'd want to capitalize on it. Besides the live stage theater I mentioned, there's also a large multiplex theater a block away, and a smaller multiplex a little farther in the opposite direction.

Maybe it's the fog that a full day of work brings on, but I have it in my head that Starbucks was going to try to stay open later because they were trying to see if they could invade the alcohol market...Maybe it was only one location...

[The Hamster King]

My first date with my wife went like that.

I asked her to a movie.
After the movie we wanted to talk about it, so we got coffee.
After a few hours of drinking coffee we still wanted to talk, so we went to the grocery store, bought stuff to make dinner and went back to her place.
Then other stuff happened.

But 15 years later the conversation is still going on.

[Enright3]

I had a first date that went something like this - it ended when the the restaurant closed. It is a good sign - in my case I am now happily married to this person :)

Me too. I met my now wife at a movie theater. We decided to get a cup of coffee at an 24 hour IHOP. We sat there until the wee hours of the morning talking away.

[Capitaine Zombie]

What, no sex?

I only skipped through but he said this:


My only complaint? My butt went numb. Who knew 7 hours would go by so quickly.


There seems to have been some action. Reverse action, but action still.

[The wind of my soul]

When's the second date? I want details on that one, too.

[sisu]

Happened to me on a first date, left her soon after as she just wouldn't shut up!

[Ludovic]

That's almost as weird as the time me and some friends walked into a Chili's in Orlando on a Saturday night around Midnight at they were just getting ready to close.

[Sally Mander]

In my world, they generally close around 9pm. The best SB location in my area, downtown Culver City, occupies the ground floor of a historic, triangular-shaped building at the intersection of Washington and Culver. The Kirk Douglas (stage) theater is a couple of doors up the street, and the Helms Jazz Bakery is going to relocate to the same block.

As for the Starbucks, they still have comfy chairs, and a reasonable number of other chairs and tables. But they close at 9pm. I agree, it sucks pretty hard. It's a nice pedestrian-oriented neighborhood; you'd think they'd want to capitalize on it. Besides the live stage theater I mentioned, there's also a large multiplex theater a block away, and a smaller multiplex a little farther in the opposite direction.
Huh, you learn something new every day. The ones near me are open till 10:00 or 11:00.

[racer72]

Sent a link to this thread to the gal I met and I just got the response back. She said she was shocked, surprised, had a laugh then asked what kind of people do I hang around with. The part she said she liked the most was the posts about those that are still together, she said it would make her happy if this was the last "first meeting" she has.

What seems wierd about that particular Starbucks it is one of 3 in a quarter mile radius and is the only one that closes at 8. The other 2 close at 9. They did have padded chairs but we sat at a small table and till we got up, saw no reason to sit anywhere else.

Our next date is this Saturday, she is going to make me dinner then the plan is to go see a movie. The movie plan could change though. ;) Sunday we are going to an antique show then go watch the Super Bowl. After that????

[Cat Whisperer]

<snip> After that????
Profit?

:D

That sounds lovely, racer. It's always nice to meet people you just click with, whether it's romantic or not.

[wheresmymind]

Seems great now, but date #2 will consist of awkward silence punctuated by exaggerated throat-clearing and fruitless attempts to initiate topics you've already exhausted.

Yes! It's easy to have a 7 hour convo about your whole life, but what happens when you only have one week to talk about? My advice for the second date: meet at a bar, lubricate the conversation with some drinks, and if it starts to stall head straight for the sex. :D

[Mikkel]

Yes! It's easy to have a 7 hour convo about your whole life, but what happens when you only have one week to talk about? My advice for the second date: meet at a bar, lubricate the conversation with some drinks, and if it starts to stall head straight for the sex. :D

They'll be thrown out of most bars for that.

[Cartooniverse]

Only if the sex happens in the stalls.