Oct 26 2009
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“ And of course, you busy little consumption unit, you just love to grab a coffee don’t you? We love it too. We love that you come into our retail experience environment, give us the money as fast as humanly possible, pick up the steaming product and then piss off back into the street where you no longer cost us heat, light, groundrent and attention. Quick, quick. Grab ‘n’ go. Get the hell out so we can move the next one in and strip them of their cash too.
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From “The tyranny of the grub grabbers,” an article by Tim Hayward on Guardian.co.uk
I completely agree with this article, which is just one of the reasons why fast food and eating in my car or in a hurry annoy me. Also from the article, “Isn’t the concept of ‘grabbing’ food and drink just the most soulless and desperate submission to the marketing industry’s money-spinning fantasy of busy modern life?”
