[12:28] <rick_h_droid> morning
[19:33] <snap-l> Well, apparently Caribou is closing up
[19:33] <snap-l> Madison Heights Caribou is closing
[19:33] <snap-l> What I understand is there will be 8 of them in Michigan, now called Peets
[19:33] <snap-l> what will peets do you ask? close 88 stores and put hundreds of dedicated hard working caribou employees out of work with virtually little notice. i am one of them.
[19:45] <derekv> link?
[19:47] <derekv> you work at a caribou?
[19:47] <snap-l> No, I don't
[19:47] <snap-l> it was a comment on the Forbes article
[19:47] <derekv> they are buying all the caribous?
[19:47] <snap-l> They gave the employees notice this weekend, for a store closing on the 14th
[19:47] <rick_h_droid> huh?
[19:47]  * rick_h_droid goes after news
[19:47] <snap-l> German dude bought Caribou, and previously owned Peets
[19:48] <snap-l> Apparently 88 stores are closing, and some of them are becoming peets
[19:48] <derekv> wtf is a peets?
[19:49] <derekv> frankley i've been dissallusioned with corperate coffee chains for a while
[19:49] <rick_h_droid> linky?
[19:49] <snap-l> Apparently it's a popular place on the west coast
[19:49] <derekv> not that the staff deservers anything bad
[19:49] <snap-l> http://www.forbes.com/sites/caroltice/2012/12/18/what-the-new-owner-of-peets-and-caribou-coffee-will-do-next/
[19:49] <rick_h_droid> Peets is super wear coast coffee. well respected out there
[19:49] <jjesse> Big fan of Peets
[19:49] <jjesse> great coffee
[19:50] <jjesse> so the dude who owns Peets owns Caribu?
[19:50] <rick_h_droid> what's the fancy grocer?
[19:50] <jjesse> which one?
[19:50] <rick_h_droid> that does all the organic and such?
[19:50] <jjesse> Whole Foods or something else
[19:50] <snap-l> The dide that bought peets bought caribou
[19:50] <rick_h_droid> yea Peets is the whole foods of coffee
[19:51] <derekv> i always liked indie coffee shops
[19:51] <derekv> but they get crushed
[19:52] <jjesse> i would prefer caribou over starbucks but that doenst seem to be any by me
[19:52] <rick_h_droid> yea caribou here. where I go each day
[19:52] <derekv> there's a big coffee beanery near me
[19:52] <derekv> its south of the RO caribou
[19:52] <rick_h_droid> and hosted CHC for yesrs
[19:53] <derekv> cofee beanery has a different crowd
[19:54] <snap-l> I'm just getting a little sick of things that I like going away
[19:55] <rick_h_droid> hmm nothing in there on closing but the comments. I'll have to check with my local place we I go up in a bit.
[19:55] <snap-l> I think they just found out today
[19:56] <rick_h_droid> I know the managers up there.
[20:08] <jjesse> wait you think caribou would close because of this purchase?
[20:09] <snap-l> jjesse: I know it's closing
[20:09] <snap-l> purchase already happened
[20:09] <jjesse> all or just the one you guys normally go to?
[20:09] <jjesse> justa bit confused
[20:10] <snap-l> No Bou in Michigan any longer
[20:10] <snap-l> Only Peets, and only in limited locations
[20:10] <jjesse> wow
[20:11] <jjesse> did you get that from the aricle or something?
[20:13] <snap-l> No, from an associate at the store
[20:13] <rick_h_> so just went up and talked to peek at my local place
[20:13] <rick_h_> they're done in a week :(
[20:13] <rick_h_> they're still telling employees, they don't all know
[20:14] <rick_h_> less than one in ten is staying open and they're turning into peets
[20:14] <jjesse> that scusks
[20:15] <rick_h_> sounds selfish but really really bummed. CHC is probably going to need to relocate again and my daily caribou 'work with coffee in the afternoon' is over
[20:28] <derekv> the coffee hangout is dead. =[
[20:29] <derekv> where will anyone do their homework
[20:29] <rick_h_> :P
[20:30] <derekv> I call conspiracy.
[20:30] <derekv> Its a slippery slope that leads to ban on public gatherings.
[21:58] <rick_h_droid> talked with the manager and looks like the Woodward store will stay open and turn into Peets eventually. lol one closes the doors next Sunday at noon :-(
[21:58] <rick_h_droid>  /lol/local
[22:12] <snap-l> WEll, that's somewhat of a relief
[22:12] <snap-l> ish
[22:14] <rick_h_droid> yea
[22:15] <rick_h_droid> will be interesting to see how it transforms.
[22:15] <rick_h_droid> can't help but wonder if they'll shut down, re-theme and if that means the room would go away.
[22:22] <snap-l> I think we might want to plan for that eventuality