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Preliminary Survey Results on Backpack Bigotry & One Man's Experience at Peets Coffee
Coffee Roasting Company, Peet's, and Starbucks--of 8 coffee shops surveyed downtown explicitly ban backpacks--even if non-obstructive. It's also not clear whether there's discriminatory treatment for "student" backpacks, versus survival or "Homeless" backpacks. None of the cafes approached (which included Verve, Lulu Carpenters, Cafe Pergolesi, & Cafe Gratitude) agreed initially to post the Non-Descrimination Pledge we gave them, but did say they'd pass it on to their managers or owners. We have yet to hear from any of them. The day before ten of us in a group visited each cafe on Saturday night Sean Deluge posted his dark experience at Peet's Coffee.
Coffee Roasting Company, Peet's, and Starbucks--of 8 coffee shops surveyed downtown explicitly ban backpacks--even if non-obstructive. It's also not clear whether there's discriminatory treatment for "student" backpacks, versus survival or "Homeless" backpacks. None of the cafes approached (which included Verve, Lulu Carpenters, Cafe Pergolesi, & Cafe Gratitude) agreed initially to post the Non-Descrimination Pledge we gave them, but did say they'd pass it on to their managers or owners. We have yet to hear from any of them. The day before ten of us in a group visited each cafe on Saturday night Sean Deluge posted his dark experience at Peet's Coffee.
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