Starbucks to open cafe at Lehigh

Starbucks ' pricey menu of gourmet coffees will be making its first appearance in south Bethlehem by autumn when the Barnes & Noble at Lehigh University plans to open an in-store cafe, university officials ...

[yourmomma]

wouldn't a state store be more appropriate?

[John]

I hope these new baristas took the whopping 3 hr training class that $*'s offered a few months ago.

Horrible product, but they sure have brand loyalty.

[radical moderate]

yourmomma wrote:

wouldn't a state store be more appropriate?

There is a State store on 4th St. Come and visit to get your facts straight.

[radical moderate]

I will go the book store but I will not drink that "Coffee".

[comment]

Wow has Lehigh changed. I preferred Theresa's, Uncle Mannys, Funhouse and My Mother's Bloomers when I lived in Bethlehem area.

I guess this is what administration wants, a bunch of "caffine hyped up aristocrats" rather than a bunch of male, sex starved, hard drinking, bunch of Engineers.

Lehigh is not what it once was. I think it has now turned into St. Lawrence University.

[Watchdog]

Lehigh is now a school developing "girly men" like every other liberal university in the east.

Lehigh has lost its unique identity in its effort to be an Ivy wanna-be.

[radical moderate]

I guess this is what administration wants, a bunch of "caffine hyped up aristocrats" rather than a bunch of male, sex starved, hard drinking, bunch of Engineers.
Lehigh is not what it once was. I think it has now turned into St. Lawrence University
This is not neccessarily true. Basically Lehigh students are split into three factions. ist there are the real uptight snobs who look down at everyone and spend their time on the hill. If they do come down and fraternize it is at upscale places like Starters. The second group are a little more flexible and cultured. They are the artsy types who will go the Funhouse, Your Welcome Inn ect. Then the third level is the low rung trash who barely got in to Lehigh. They can be seen slumming it with the derelicts of the town at Mcgradys and the Tally Ho sleeping with anything that walks. Chances are this crew does not graduate. They flunk out or drop out ending up as bartenders somewhere. Plus they will end up as either baby mommas or baby daddys.

[Sound Reasoning]

Wow, when I went to college, the only way I could afford such an expensive cup of coffee, is if I convinced 9 friends to chip-in and share it.

I can't believe that Lehigh really has that many students, with spending cash to burn in their pockets, to support their own Starbucks.

[Lehigh1990]

Watchdog wrote:

Lehigh is now a school developing "girly men" like every other liberal university in the east.
Lehigh has lost its unique identity in its effort to be an Ivy wanna-be.

Once they switched from "Engineers" to that st00pid "Mountain Hawk" the trend began.
And the bookstore was a lot better before B&N took over, too!

[Its good]

The Jazzman's coffee shop that was there for several years was very similar to a Starbucks; same ambience and same prices. I don't see that much will change except that Starbucks has the brand recognition and marketing muscle. The Jazzman's suffered from limited hours, too.

[mr greenjeans]

comment wrote:

Wow has Lehigh changed. I preferred Theresa's, Uncle Mannys, Funhouse and My Mother's Bloomers when I lived in Bethlehem area.
I guess this is what administration wants, a bunch of "caffine hyped up aristocrats" rather than a bunch of male, sex starved, hard drinking, bunch of Engineers.
Lehigh is not what it once was. I think it has now turned into St. Lawrence University.

and after reading many of your comments - thank budda you're gone

[maury povich]

Sound Reasoning wrote:

Wow, when I went to college, the only way I could afford such an expensive cup of coffee, is if I convinced 9 friends to chip-in and share it.
I can't believe that Lehigh really has that many students, with spending cash to burn in their pockets, to support their own Starbucks.

^^^i hear ya,,,bit there is major money there,,,just look at the cars those kids drive,,,no beaters but new or nearly new BMW's,,Lexus,,all upscale rides that mommy and dada gave them for high school graduation presents

[yourmomma]

maury povich wrote:

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^^^i hear ya,,,bit there is major money there,,,just look at the cars those kids drive,,,no beaters but new or nearly new BMW's,,Lexus,,all upscale rides that mommy and dada gave them for high school graduation presents

man is starbucks going to cut into the booze and drug money - hey mom and dad send more money the cost of books is going up

[Bed Races]

Bring back the BED RACES!! Go Lehigh!

[comment]

mr greenjeans wrote:

<quoted text>and after reading many of your comments - thank budda you're gone

Glad you stayed to live there in misery. Lehigh Valley has absolutely no unique identity anymore.

It lacks leaderships across all major institutions. I agree with you, thank goodness I left, but I still have to repond to the issues my family has to deal with there and also pay my real estate taxes and income taxes.

I much more enjoy my life in London and Asia.

[beebop]

Starbucks is opening a company operated store (drive thru location!) at 3209 Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem (in front of the Hilton Homewood Suites). They are opening on May 8th at 5:30am with a big "party" on the 7th from 6pm-8pm per the sign on the store.

[John]

beebop wrote:

Starbucks is opening a company operated store (drive thru location!) at 3209 Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem (in front of the Hilton Homewood Suites). They are opening on May 8th at 5:30am with a big "party" on the 7th from 6pm-8pm per the sign on the store.

I wonder if the coffee at that location will be just as lousy as at the others.

[Sound Reasoning]

John wrote:

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I wonder if the coffee at that location will be just as lousy as at the others.

Who cares about the coffee?

Its the name on the cup that everyone wants and pays dearly for!

[Sound Reasoning]

What does this have to do with Starbucks at Lehigh U?

IMHO, it is YOU that has to drink a LOT less coffee!

ugh wrote:

Ha Ha Ha wrote:
Ha Ha Ha wrote:
I, ben gress is a public eye sore fighting for better po licing. I assist our po lice department by spying on neighbors.
Maybe I'll can hump your leg till i dump at a City Council meeting or a School Board meeting.
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Do u have any empirical research to substantiate ur positions or were successful implement elsewhere. No.
Have u implemented any successful procedures for “better po licing and dumcation”, both anti American unionize organizations.
The po lice budget more than doubled from 2002 to the present $25 million. Population remained static but, crime increased. That's evidence of “better po liceing” and bureaucrated policy if it's failing, just thrown more of the tax payers in the bottle less pit.
I must congratulate for conning Beyer to plaster ur wifes pixs around town so that u can pimp ur bow wow !ITCH The signs read “Rent a !ITCH However, u failed to justify this for stealing the tax payers monies for the signs.
Doggy dung breath, when u attend the council and dumcation meetings, do u saddle some one's leg and hump till u dump? Is that better humping po licing?
If u had a brain, u be a moron, although the dumbest of the crime watch bunch.
All the post are against the doggy cartoon signs. Thus, I conclude that u r 1 of the low life scumbag sissy cowardly crime watchers that relinquish an opportunity to publicly defend the crime of coning Beyer to steal tax payers monies to be wasted on cartoon doggy signs.
U & gutter scum ben gress u need a extension ladder to step up to the gutter. And don't say anything about be me hiding behind a computer, if u do, I'll come out to the gutter and piss on u away. U r a cowardly crime watchers hiding, up some dog's asssss.
“Ha ha” u and “Crime” ur so !ucking brilliant that ur able to walk upright, hand & hand and without missing a step – u both simultaneously perform all bowel functions.
Did u have any suggestions for better utilization of the $5,000.00 tax monies wasted by Beyer, ben gress, crime watch gang cartoon signs characterizing moronic gress's bow wow wife, a witchy twitchy !itch .
Reward to those that create procedures to reduce or/and emphasize local gov waste of tax monies.

[LU student]

Sound Reasoning wrote:

Wow, when I went to college, the only way I could afford such an expensive cup of coffee, is if I convinced 9 friends to chip-in and share it.
I can't believe that Lehigh really has that many students, with spending cash to burn in their pockets, to support their own Starbucks.

Yeah, it's finals time and I heard some girl say "I couldn't study so I went shopping." The kids have money to burn for sure.