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I'll have a venti Mocha Frappuccino and a biscotti, please? 

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So the evil empire has infiltrated our favorite caribbean town. No stopping them now. I am sure there will be three more within the next two years.
But my question is, were they able to break away from the traditional Starbucks look. You know.... earth tone velvet chairs, soft lighting, metal stamped table tops, cherry stained cabinetry with black accents. It is a look better suited for Manhattan than an island local. My guess is they picked out decor #3 and combined with seating package #8. It worked well in Kansas City, Tampa Bay and Store #127 in Chicago, why not Cozumel.
Does it at least have a palm tree, hibiscus plant or Caribbean Blue panted on the walls? How about some fun drink names like Cozzy Mocha, Sea Turtle Fudge Latte, The Triple Devil's Throat and The DCS Stopper. When you order the drink nonfat do you say "I'll take that Nitroxed"? And do you ask for your capp with light "Sea Foam" Somehow I doubt this is going on. A coffee shop in Cozumel should be fun and take up the personality of the island, not corporate. I will have to break down and peak in the windows of this place in a couple of weeks.
Great news! Let's have a frap when I'm there in Feb.
I'm in agreement that Starbucks is the evil empire...first they took over the coffee connection in Harvard Square (Go ahead, call me an elitist, I don't care) then one day on the riverwalk in San Antonio (okay, you can take back calling me an elitist) I listened to some pimply fake goth teen-on-a-trust fund lecture me about how they invented espresso (pronounced 'expresso') in Seattle. Then on the occasion that I need a quick jolt and Starbucks is the only option, I get to go through this whole ultra corporate-masquerading-as-cool banter just to get an average coffee for $2.50 or a barely passable cappucino for $4. You gotta hand it to them, they sell an addictive substance at a high profit margin and even people that hate their guts, like me, will still succumb when necessary.
Boy, that felt good.
The odd thing, and I have experienced this all over Mexico except for in Xalapa, is that a country that grows so much coffee can't seem to figure out how to make a decent cup of it. Still, in Cozumel there's that place a few blocks north of town Cafe Chiapas; I've only bought coffee in a bag there, but I seem to remember they usually have some brewing. It HAS to be better than Starbucks.
Anyhow, you live there, so if you like it, I'm happy for you. I really am. As a fellow caffeine addict I understand the importance of getting your fix. Usually when I'm there I get a 1/2kilo from cafe chiapas and make my own; I'm even considering getting a stainless (or titanium, for hiking trips) french press to take down there. Now to find decent half&half.....
As for half and half here...that's another tough one. I make my own sometimes, but I finally just got used to regular milk in my coffee...and now it's skim milk only.