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In reply to the discussion: Starbucks arrests: Who gets to decide whether youre a patron or a trespasser? [View all]JDC
(10,114 posts)You are using the Starbucks situation as trump card for your posts, and I agree with you about that matter or any matter of a double standard resulting in removal or refusal of service.
However, my original post was in response to a different question. And not every place of business wants people to loiter, it's about turn. More people moved through means more money. Again, the reason for the business. Ambiance is nothing but a nicety, it is to get people IN the door, not so that they stay for unlimited periods. Again, the reason to get them in the door? Money.
If a server has a limited number of tables, and all those tables are filled with a single check for an 8 hour shift, that server will make FAR less than a server that turns their tables over 3 or 4 times in that same period. It's a logical repeatable process. They are their to make money. Not to make people feel good because it's some sort of private-to-public duty as you seem to be suggesting.
Have you ever worked in a restaurant? I seriously ask.