July 28, 2010

Peet's Coffee Under the Arch: Happiness Comes to Saint Louis

I am a happier woman now that the very first Peet's Coffee & Tea has opened in Missouri. Actually, it has been open for a little while now, but still it feels like it's brand new. Because Starbucks and the St. Louis Bread Co. basically have the monopoly in Missouri, it is hard for Peet's to get a toe in the door (this is what a Peet's employee told me). So, in all the state of Missouri, there is ONE Peet's Coffee & Tea located in downtown St. Louis, in Laclede Landing on North 2nd Street, near Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River. People say that St. Louis with its Arch represents the achievements of humanity, the forward movement of the human spirit, a testimony to progress and endurance, to commitment and creativity, to invention and innovation. Now that Peet's is here in Saint Louis, I believe in that progress has been made indeed. Amen.

Peet's Coffee & Tea: 999 N.2ND Street, St. Louis, MO 63102. Phone: 314-881-7562. Only 5.88 miles away

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