Bikini Baristas Coming To Bothell With Controversy

BOTHELL, Wash. -- A little yellow espresso stand on Bothell Way Northeast is creating a big buzz because of words on the stand's marquee: "bikini barista starting 3-14-09." The owner of Beehive Espresso blames ...

[concerned parent]

So what protects our kids or anyone walking by or the people on the bus to see not a girl in a bikini but nothing on but pasties? Why not just have the strip clubs be all windows for anyone to see. I guess we cant even walk down the sidewalk without keeping our eyes to the ground so others can have their thrill, our children exposed to temptation and questioning what is right or wrong ......what a sick world. And you guys I suppose would run right down and turn in a application for your daughter to work there? Get your thrills in secret and let the rest of us enjoy our community and have the choice to keep our family from that darkness.

[quagmire]

Oh... Giggity

[Hope]

It is a shame they feel they can't sell coffee on the merit of their product, rather than selling sex with a cup of java.

[curious]

when does sex not sell

[Concerned Citizen]

concerned parent wrote:

So what protects our kids or anyone walking by or the people on the bus to see not a girl in a bikini but nothing on but pasties? Why not just have the strip clubs be all windows for anyone to see. I guess we cant even walk down the sidewalk without keeping our eyes to the ground so others can have their thrill, our children exposed to temptation and questioning what is right or wrong ......what a sick world. And you guys I suppose would run right down and turn in a application for your daughter to work there? Get your thrills in secret and let the rest of us enjoy our community and have the choice to keep our family from that darkness.

I agree Concerned Parent. In my opinion it is completely trashy and low class.

[oh buddy]

the internet is a sad place... today i have realized how retarded people really are... doesn't anyone have better things to do than post about this garbage... ps if you dont want your kids looking at the girls in their bikinis you might wanna keep them from the beach as well.. just a thought

[Crimson Knight]

You all should be ashamed... you complain about whats on the streets when clearly there is more wrong coming across your TV and computers. you people dont have your priorities straight and its not like people walk anywhere anymore... so you don't have to worry about your son/daughter under the age of 16 staring at them for more than a stop light. get over it, its just a themed coffee shop. and whats the difference of them being in bikinis? its not like they are naked. you would take your son or daughter to the beach and still there will be bikinis! oh my....

[Curious Kid]

@Concerned Parent
"our children exposed to temptation and questioning what is right or wrong ......what a sick world."
This is where you can step in and be a GOOD PARENT and explain things to them, the world has always been a "sick world", and in many peoples opinion a beautiful human body being put on display is not making it worse but in fact adding to the bueaty that we see around us. Besides, your children are going to be exposed to nudity, and the human body at some point (assuming they haven't already found what the internet is for) no matter what you do.

"let the rest of us enjoy our community and have the choice to keep our family from that darkness."
This is a pretty selfish statement. You assume that your opinion is that of the majority, and most people think as you do. But judging from the popularity of these Bikini Barista stands I would say that you are in fact in the minority and you need to "suck it up" and tolerate this "bad behavior" because that is the way society works. And further more, you DO have the choice to keep your family from being exposed to "that darkness", if it bothers you so much, walk a block out of the way and go around them, no one is holding your eyelids open and forcing you to walk past their stand.

All in all your post is full of intolerance and ignorance, and you should be scared that the "shelter" you provide for your children now will lead them towards quite a culture shock whenever they are exposed to the "real world".

[Dee]

i hate ignorant people like the ones on here. I work at one of these.....and guess what......its no different than going to the beach. Who cares if were in bikinis....for all you christians WERE BORN NAKED. Naked is natural....GO TO EUROPE. Jeez.....you better not ever take you child to a pool or a beach or a lake or let them look at a magazine in a store or anything of that nature cuz if you do theyll do impure things....you stupid ignorant people. Hope your beautiful perfect figured daughter never wants to do modeling cuz god forbid....retards. I dont let anyone disrespect me while im working...i dont let anyone touch me i dont show anyone any private parts of my body.... and when i have guys say nasty things i tell them not to come back or ill call the cops. stupid stupid people....

[jay]

Boobs on the beach may be ok. Boobs in my coffee...no thanks!!time to move the stand over to hwy99

[Robb D]

Its actually kind of sad. I am from around Everett and I know the girls caught up in the Grab N Go ordeal and ...The owner of the coffee
stand gives some of the girls that work there oxycontin to have sex with him...one of my really good friends ended up moving in with the scumbag because she is so desperate for drugs. He is an older man and I know for a fact that he has had sex with 16 year old girls, by exploiting their addictions.

[Bill]

Concerned Citizen wrote:

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I agree Concerned Parent. In my opinion it is completely trashy and low class.

Nailed it.Trashy and low class!

[Fred]

It's easy to see who the loons are here. Anyone who can't make a point with out using swear words and name calling has a big problem. And the question is, Why? Why do they have to sell it in bikinis? I'll tell you the answer, Sex? The men who frequent these places need to have their heads examined. Don't they realize that buying an overpriced coffee just so some girl in a bikini smiles at them and acts like their very best friend or flirts just makes them a patsy? Wise up, you are being used.

[elo]

Any opposed to the bikini baristas should be forced to not own a tv.