Hum the Imperial March from "The Empire Strikes Back" and you'll get the idea. "We are Starbucks. You will be assimilated." -- WJR Or even, "We will survive. We will proliferate....!!" The coffee can be nice, but rather pricey for what you're getting. On the other hand, it's virtually the only brand of coffee you're likely to find in midtown NewYork. --TL See for details. Starbucks can now be found inside a variety of supermarkets in the US. _And Borders Books over here._ _There's a bookshop down StAldates, called ReservoirBooks, serving as a bookshop, cafe, video rental, with plans to show classic films soon. Apparently it's the first stage of a multimedia arts centre. Word is, there's a community WiFi access point project starting here. StarBucks is already piloting this in London (after its success in AmericaLand), and it would be cool if ReservoirBooks could get this going before Oxford's StarBucks. I haven't checked it out yet, but once I have done I'll move all this text to a more appropriate place._ - AM The chain originally began in Seattle.