Posted on 07/12/2012 10:48:15 AM PDT by null and void
EASLEY, SC -- Those grieving the dearly departed at Robinson Funeral Home in Easley will soon have a little something extra to soothe the pain: a cup of Starbucks' joe.
The fourth-generation funeral home and crematory is adding a new section to its existing facilities which includes business offices, a chapel, and a special wing aptly named "Coffee Corner," where soon a Starbucks will open.
The owner, Chris Robinson, explains how coffee has always been part of the family business, saying his great-grandfather started the funeral home inside a main street general store, where people would gather and drink coffee.
Robinson, who's a bit worried people will get the wrong idea about the coffee shop, says it's simply one more service for people to choose, but one that's certainly not mandatory.
"You walk in the front, and it's off to the side," Robinson said. "It's not like it's right up front."
Robinson has hired staff to run the Starbucks franchise which will be open to the public, not just to those attending services.
Starbucks will install equipment and menus at the end of July, and Robinson expects the shop to open sometime in August.
If funeral-goers worry about not getting free cups of coffee at visitations and other services, fear not, the owner says.
"We'll still have the homemade Robinson coffee, too," he said.
The Robinson Starbucks will be the first in Easley, but because it's not a full-sized store, they're not allowed to put Starbucks' signage on the building's exterior as part of the agreement with the coffee giant.
What? No Zombie Deer disclaimer?
A good dollop of Calgon is needed for that.
Agreed.
Starbucks “coffee”? I guess their proximity will be convenient if the establishment runs out of embalming fluid....
A guy did that in Albert Camus' novel The Stranger and he was guillotined for it. Well, he did kill someone in between, but since it was just an Algerian he wouldn't have been sentenced to death except for the cafe au lait at his mother's wake.
Too creepy.
The Zombie Deer?
Oh, TOL is their keeper.
No disclaimer needed.
Only a matter of time before they open bars at funeral homes. Something about attending wakes always makes me want to drink heavily.
The zombie deer pretty much keep to the forest near our house. They’re too shy to wander out into the cornfields until the corn is high enough to hide them in their hunt for small animal brains.
They’re harmless. Usually. Okay, sometimes. Gak! All RIGHT, never. You dragged the truth out of me!
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