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Why can't PJ's coffee sustain in Baton Rouge?

Posted on 7/15/15 at 9:37 am
Posted by PlateLunchAssassin
Bayou Gauche, Louisiana
Member since Sep 2013
186 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 9:37 am
I don't get it... PJ's Coffee is a superior coffee to CC's, IMO.

Why can't PJ's coffee sustain in Baton Rouge? Down to one location remaining, and that's all the way downtown.
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 9:42 am to
People love their Starbucks
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Jul 2009
17109 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 9:46 am to
The PJs on Perkins was awesome if you wanted to wait 10 minutes for someone to quit fricking around in the back/get off their computer long enough to get you a coffee.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36721 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 9:48 am to
Starbucks>cc's or Pj's as far as chains go


Garden District is both cheaper(even after raising there prices) and far superior to all the above.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 9:58 am to
People are used to CC's and community crappy coffee.

When fresh flavorful coffee comes people are turned off because it taste different.
Posted by Forkbeard3777
Chicago
Member since Apr 2013
3841 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 10:14 am to
I'm not sure if I have had the two, but I sure do love...

Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29206 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 10:15 am to
1. Is the one on Essen closed?
2. Is it a franchise?

Starbucks are company owned so they control the stores. Franchises can be different from store to store and more so if the franchisor is not a stickler.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
24734 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 10:18 am to
I find PJs coffee to carry too much of a burnt taste. Starbucks is too weak, and they overload it with syrups. CCs is kind of meh too. I prefer PJs out of these three, but I think most drinkers out there don't like the burnt taste. They like their coffee to not taste like coffee but rather a birthday cake with extra icing.

To find good coffee, you need to go to the places that carry Orleans Coffee Exchange's roasts. The two I know of are French Press and Cafe Beignet on Royal. I hit up FP whenever I don't feel like making my own, and CB is superior to Cafe DuMonde for both their coffee and beignets IMO.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84306 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 11:33 am to
quote:

I don't get it... PJ's Coffee is a superior coffee to CC's
No.
Posted by Degas
2187645493 posts
Member since Jul 2010
11415 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 12:06 pm to
People in BR cling to their CC, probably because it's one of the city's few identities.
Posted by Mung
NorCal
Member since Aug 2007
9054 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 1:55 pm to
PJs couldn't make it in Alexandria, even with no competition. I think the franchisee wasn't really into it.

CCs > PJs, but we can't get a CCs up here either. The only Starbucks are inside grocery stores.
Posted by BRIllini07
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2015
3021 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 1:58 pm to
PJ's tastes burnt to me, PJ's is more expensive, and their customer service is noticeably behind CC's and Starbucks. If you're going to charge more, your customer service better be spot on.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36721 posts
Posted on 7/15/15 at 2:23 pm to
quote:

Why can't PJ's coffee sustain in Baton Rouge? by PlateLunchAssassinI don't get it... PJ's Coffee is a superior coffee to CC's, IMO. Why can't PJ's coffee sustain in Baton Rouge? Down to one location remaining, and that's all the way downtown.


I think it has been pretty well answered in this thread. The quality is inconsistent, service sucks from mine and other experience. At that level of coffee, people are not as concerned with taste as much as convenience. If it takes me 5 minutes to get my black medium roast I might as well have gone to magpie.

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