Most Starbucks in a square mile?

[AntiSonic]

I submit Beltway 8 and Fairmont in Pasadena.

East of the loop, on the south side of Fairmont you have a shopping center with a Barnes & Noble with a Starbucks. Directly across on the north side is a Target with a Starbucks inside, and a stand alone Starbucks in the same parking area. Now on the immediate West of the loop another Starbucks is being constructed.

Four total.

[RocketMan Tex]

I submit Beltway 8 and Fairmont in Pasadena.

East of the loop, on the south side of Fairmont you have a shopping center with a Barnes & Noble with a Starbucks. Directly across on the north side is a Target with a Starbucks inside, and a stand alone Starbucks in the same parking area. Now on the immediate West of the loop another Starbucks is being constructed.

Four total.

If Weingarten Realty gets their way, the River Oaks shopping center area will have Beltway 8 & Fairmont Pkwy beat. :mad:

[JumpMan]

Lewis Black has a funny bit about this...

"...and if you walk to the end of the block, there sits a Starbucks. And directly across the street -- in the exact same building as that Starbucks -- there is... another Starbucks. There is a Starbucks across the street from a Starbucks! And ladies and gentlemen, THAT is the end of the universe." - Lewis Black

Everything is on youtube! http://youtube.com/watch?v=ddG_BTWee4Q&search=lewis%20black

[gunn]

Lewis Black has a funny bit about this...

"...and if you walk to the end of the block, there sits a Starbucks. And directly across the street -- in the exact same building as that Starbucks -- there is... another Starbucks. There is a Starbucks across the street from a Starbucks! And ladies and gentlemen, THAT is the end of the universe." - Lewis Black

Sounds like W. Gray.

[UTweezer]

never really understood that configuration either....just weird...

[AntiSonic]

Lewis Black has a funny bit about this...

"...and if you walk to the end of the block, there sits a Starbucks. And directly across the street -- in the exact same building as that Starbucks -- there is... another Starbucks. There is a Starbucks across the street from a Starbucks! And ladies and gentlemen, THAT is the end of the universe." - Lewis Black

Everything is on youtube! http://youtube.com/watch?v=ddG_BTWee4Q&search=lewis%20black

Interestingly enough, that same bit is describing another part of the Houston area.

[DrLudicrous]

Sounds like W. Gray.

It is W. Gray.

[oomp]

It is W. Gray.

Yes.

In his book "Nothing's Sacred" he has a chapter about it at the end.

[gunn]

It is W. Gray.

I just watched the video. That's hilarious!

[rhadamanthus]

Bay Area in Clear Lake

1) At the Freeway by the B&N.
2) At Hwy3 (not even 2 minutes away) by the Boston Market
3) Travel another 2 minutes towards Nasa, on your right by Murphy's.
4) Across the freeway, again not even 2 minutes from the B&N, is another at SuperTarget EDIT: and 1 in the SuperTarget i think - holy crap!
5) not even 2 blocks further west is one across 528.

I bet there's more, for instance, in Baybrook mall.

Basically, there is a starbucks every 1-2 minutes from 528 to upper bay road. Five of them, on average about every 2 stop lights.

[Faos]

I was in Atlanta a few years ago and could see 3 Waffle Houses standing in the same location.

[napalm]

There seems to be a Starbucks shop at every street corner here in Manhattan :/ .

[rocketsinsider]

In Hawaii they have atleast one ABC store ever intersection by the beach.

[MR. MEOWGI]

Bay Area in Clear Lake

1) At the Freeway by the B&N.
2) At Hwy3 (not even 2 minutes away) by the Boston Market
3) Travel another 2 minutes towards Nasa, on your right by Murphy's.
4) Across the freeway, again not even 2 minutes from the B&N, is another at SuperTarget EDIT: and 1 in the SuperTarget i think - holy crap!
5) not even 2 blocks further west is one across 528.

I bet there's more, for instance, in Baybrook mall.

Basically, there is a starbucks every 1-2 minutes from 528 to upper bay road. Five of them, on average about every 2 stop lights.

Don't forget the one in Kroger on El Camino.

[weslinder]

My ex moved to Kerrville from Denver. She had lived (and worked) downtown. She said that there were 5 Starbucks within a 3 block radius of her office.

[JuanValdez]

On the other hand, in the hood, I can't find a Starbucks anywhere. The closest one to my house is in the Med Center. In fact, looking at Starbucks' store locator, there is only one Starbucks between 288, 45, and 610 south (though they might not be couting the ones inside other stores, which aren't owned by Starbucks anyway).

[VesceySux]

Sounds like W. Gray.

Absolutely ridiculous. Two stand-alone Starbuck's RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER. And they're both crowded! WTF!?!? Reminds me of the scene in "Best In Show" where the yuppie couple talks about how they met at Starbuck's, except they were “not in the same Starbucks but across the street from each other.”

[rhadamanthus]

[Ob. Simpson's Quote]
Guy: Can I help you?
Bart: I'd like to get my ears pierced!
Guy: Better make it quick, kiddo, in five minutes this place is becoming a Starbucks.
Bart walks out and all the stores in the mall are now Starbucks
[/Ob. Simpson's Quote]

[SamFisher]

YOu guys should see seattle, every block downtown usually has at least 1 starbucks, at least 1 Tullys and at least 1 Seattle's Best.

[Rule0001]

God Bless capitalism

[BiGGieStuFF]

gotta be the galleria area. I know of 3 in the mall, one on post oak and one not far off on fountainview and westheimer. in fact. here you go.

Starbucks
(713) 961-7533 Wi-Fi Hotspot 5015 Westheimer Rd # 3140
Houston, TX Map

3.1
Starbucks
(713) 532-7666 Web Site Wi-Fi Hotspot 10001 Westheimer Rd # 2530
Houston, TX Map

3.1
Starbucks
(713) 629-8919 Wi-Fi Hotspot 5000 Westheimer Rd # 100
Houston, TX Map

3.1
Starbucks
(713) 621-7685 Wi-Fi Hotspot 2521 Post Oak Blvd
Houston, TX Map

3.1
Starbucks
(713) 626-0226 Wi-Fi Hotspot 5161 San Felipe St
Houston, TX Map

3.5
Starbucks
(713) 960-0021 Wi-Fi Hotspot 4500 San Felipe St
Houston, TX Map

Starbucks
(713) 622-3858 Wi-Fi Hotspot 1151 Uptown Park Blvd # 12
Houston, TX Map

3.8
Starbucks
(713) 961-1847 Web Site Wi-Fi Hotspot 4081 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX Map

3.8

[robbie380]

Absolutely ridiculous. Two stand-alone Starbuck's RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER. And they're both crowded! WTF!?!? Reminds me of the scene in "Best In Show" where the yuppie couple talks about how they met at Starbuck's, except they were “not in the same Starbucks but across the street from each other.”

yeah the reason they build so many is to prevent crowding. pretty crazy how popular they are.

[Master Baiter]

Starbucks Coffee sucks. They over roast their beans like crazy.

[RocketMan Tex]

There are only three within a 2 mile radius of my house. I feel lucky.

[Miguel]

Galleria has like 6 starbucks in the mall/surrounding area.

[BiGGieStuFF]

Galleria has like 6 starbucks in the mall/surrounding area.

repost :D

[rrj_gamz]

Wouldn't you think saturation would set in...

It's like they say, "hey, sales are down, we need a more stores"...but in reality, it hurts the individual performance of each store because as a whole, sales are up...

[surrender]

In my area:

-A standalone Starbucks in the shopping center on Champions and 1960, by Carrabba's
-A Starbucks inside Barnes and Noble, right across 1960
-A Starbucks inside Randall's, in the same shopping center as B&N
-A standalone Starbucks about a mile down at the corner of Steubner and 1960
-A few miles the other way, a Starbucks inside the new Target at Cutten and 1960
-A Starbucks inside Willowbrook Mall, with another one being built
-A standalone Starbucks across the street, in the Willowbrook Commons shopping center
-A standalone Starbucks on the other side of 249, by Circuit City

Yeah, finding coffee isn't a problem in this area.

[sLaNd B a L L a]

I can walk to any one of the 15 or so different Starbucks in the vicinity of my apartment, in 15 minutes, in the Chicago loop. Seriously.

[Miguel]

repost :D
If I didn't read it, it's not there!

[jgreen91]

i love starbucks!

[Billyp]

Bay Area in Clear Lake

1) At the Freeway by the B&N.
2) At Hwy3 (not even 2 minutes away) by the Boston Market
3) Travel another 2 minutes towards Nasa, on your right by Murphy's.
4) Across the freeway, again not even 2 minutes from the B&N, is another at SuperTarget EDIT: and 1 in the SuperTarget i think - holy crap!
5) not even 2 blocks further west is one across 528.

I bet there's more, for instance, in Baybrook mall.

Basically, there is a starbucks every 1-2 minutes from 528 to upper bay road. Five of them, on average about every 2 stop lights.

There is one in Baybrook Mall and one further down Bay Area in the Kroger at the intersection at 528.

[AroundTheWorld]

I think there are a lot of them on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago...

[bejezuz]

Absolutely ridiculous. Two stand-alone Starbuck's RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER. And they're both crowded! WTF!?!? Reminds me of the scene in "Best In Show" where the yuppie couple talks about how they met at Starbuck's, except they were “not in the same Starbucks but across the street from each other.”

Not to mention the two other Starbucks on Shephard, one near Alabama and one right before 59. You also have the Starbucks on Montross near Alabama. They would probably put even more in, but they have to compete with two Deidricks, Empire, Brazil, etc.

[Major]

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/locator/default.aspx

You can type an address and find all Starbucks within 2 miles. In Manhattan, there are 169 Starbucks in a 5 mile square. More densities here:

http://www.kottke.org/05/01/maximum-starbucks-density

[Groogrux]

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/locator/default.aspx

You can type an address and find all Starbucks within 2 miles. In Manhattan, there are 169 Starbucks in a 5 mile square. More densities here:

http://www.kottke.org/05/01/maximum-starbucks-density

Someday, they'll be 169 of these (www.dominicanjoes.com) in a five square mile of Manhattan. :D

[pradaxpimp]

west gray and montrose or allen parkway? i forget, but u got 2 starbucks lookin right at each other.

[Groogrux]

west gray and montrose or allen parkway? i forget, but u got 2 starbucks lookin right at each other.

W. Gray and Shephard.

[pradaxpimp]

W. Gray and Shephard.

exactly.

[lpbman]

Guess I know how my one-man boycott is working out lol.

[sLaNd B a L L a]

I live on E. Lake St. between Michigan Ave. & Wabash in downtown Chicago.

There are 95 Starbucks within a 5 mile radius and 63 Starbucks within a 2 mile radius! :eek:

[leroy420]

YOu guys should see seattle, every block downtown usually has at least 1 starbucks, at least 1 Tullys and at least 1 Seattle's Best.

Seeing as though Starbucks owns Seattle's Best, I'd say the ratios might be worse in some areas than you guys think. They bought the brand to help combat Starbucks fatigue. That way, if you're sick of Starbucks and still want a venti latte, they still most likely get the business.

[Rip Van Rocket]

I have never been inside a starbucks my entire life, and I don't plan on visiting one anytime soon.

[VesceySux]

I live on E. Lake St. between Michigan Ave. & Wabash in downtown Chicago.

There are 95 Starbucks within a 5 mile radius and 63 Starbucks within a 2 mile radius! :eek:

Hey, that's a nice location! I recently stayed at the Hotel Monaco for an interview.

[Chicken Boy]

Read No Logo by Naomi Campbell to learn why they do this!

"Starbucks is notorious for its saturation policy, seeking out competitors in the urban space and building in close proximity to them. Even as its competitors are driven from the field, crushed by its economies of scale, Starbucks will continue to build until its accountants determine that saturation has been reached and superfluous stores are closed. Like Wal-Mart, it hires part-timers who are kept on call, working drastically abbreviated shifts several times a day. It was practices like these that triggered direct action against the chain in Seattle."

from http://newleftreview.org/?page=article&view=2265

[OmegaSupreme]

I was in Atlanta a few years ago and could see 3 Waffle Houses standing in the same location.

sounds like heaven on earth to me. honestly my fav diner. texas cheesesteak plate w/hashbrowns scattered, smothered, and covered. it's good for people watchers. it's best on sunday mornings... you have the folks who just got out of the club, the church-goers, the truckers, the folks that just happened to stumble in, and the cool arse waitresses. total cluster phock.


Absolutely ridiculous. Two stand-alone Starbuck's RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER. And they're both crowded! WTF!?!? Reminds me of the scene in "Best In Show" where the yuppie couple talks about how they met at Starbuck's, except they were “not in the same Starbucks but across the street from each other.”

if the one by the blackeyed pea didn't have that one across the street, it'd be the busiest one in houston. tops for the busiest is the galleria location of course and the second is... yeah... the w gray one by the black eyed pea (fact). it's a good one to chill at and play around on the laptop (if you don't mind older big-boned chicks telling you that you shouldn't smoke.

[Kam]

I don't go starbucks often, at all.



I've always wanted to go to those two starbucks though. I've driven past them SOOOO Many times.

[VooDooPope]

never been inside one, never will.