Comments on: Tax Day Traffic

By: decaturite

decaturite — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:17:48 +0000

Decaturguy, when I took these pics both lots were completely full…and cars were slowly filling up the Angel parking lot.

I didn’t necessarily mean the Starbucks in Decatur Decaturian. Dancing Goats is way too close to my house and much better quality to go to the Square. That said, in my experience, Starbucks is the most consistent chain across the city/country when it comes to customer service.

And while I love Dancing Goats coffee, its location, and the fact that its a much smaller operation than Sbux, their customer service is often lacking. Not unfriendly…but not exactly friendly either. I wonder if they get full medical like Starbucks baristas.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:44:20 +0000

A funny thing happens when a place like Starbucks Decatur gets a little too comfortable and detached in the role of corporate coffee giant — someone else comes along to serve largely the same niche, only much better.

In this case, the winner is clearly Dancing Goats. Corporate giants don’t always crush the little guy. In a place like Decatur, criteria like independence, friendliness and more effective connection with customers still matter.

By: Decaturian

Decaturian — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:19:13 +0000

“It’s no Starbucks” ? Have you been to the Starbucks in Decatur lately? I’ll take the PO for friendliness. The terminal “hipness” at the SB does not adjust to friendly.

By: Decaturguy

Decaturguy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:00:59 +0000

If people at the Decatur Post Office would not block traffic waiting for a parking spot up close, there would be far less traffic problems there. There is another parking lot just next door that you can use, but, oh my, it might require walking a half a block! Oh my!

By: decatur mom

decatur mom — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:07:09 +0000

Yeah, I picked up on the shout-out, decaturite ;-). I guess if I’m going to rag on the Decatur PO, I should also send props out to the Avondale PO, where the clerks are, in my experience, much friendlier and more helpful.