Bad press release nominee
Perhaps I should initiate a contest for bad news releases similar to the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, which annually honors the worst fiction writing. Amazingly, someone got paid to produce the following copy, which was emailed to me and other reporters in hopes that we would write a news story based on this information.
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Can’t we just run stuff up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it?
Don Mecoy
Business Writer
Starbucks closings set for Friday
The time has come for several metro-area Starbucks locations to close their doors for good.
Starbucks in July released its plan to close some stores across the U.S.
Regulars of these locations, including two in Edmond, one in Del City and four in Oklahoma City will have to find another shop to satisfy their caffeine fix.
On Friday, four of these stores will shut off their espresso machines and steamers for the last time. These include:
15th and Santa Fe, Edmond
Danforth and Santa Fe, Edmond
NW 122 and Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City
Broadway Extension and Britton Road, Oklahoma City
Is there a silver lining? A barista at one of the Oklahoma City locations said there were some good deals to be had, while other merchandise will be moved to other stores. Just in time for Christmas, customers can get mugs from $5, syrups for $3, Christmas ornaments for $4 and 20% off other selected merchandise. Their Christmas Blend coffee is also on sale.
If you or someone on your gift list is a coffee enthusiast, you may want to check out the deals at your nearest closing Starbucks. But act quickly, they won’t be there after Friday.
Metro-area locations to remain open include:
NW 36 and May Avenue
Reno Avenue and Mickey Mantle
Interstate 40 and MacArthur Boulevard
Northwest Expressway and Independence
Northwest Expressway and MacArthur Boulevard
Northwest Expressway and Rockwell Avenue
NW 63 and Western Avenue
May and Grand avenues
I-240 and S Pennsylvania Avenue
SW 89 and Western Avenue
SE 29 and Air Depot
Memorial Road and Pennsylvania Avenue
Memorial Road and MacArthur Boulevard
Memorial Road and Bryant Avenue, Edmond
15th and Broadway, Edmond
Second and Bauman, Edmond
University of Central Oklahoma
Area Target stores
Penn Square Mall
-Erica Smith, Copy Editor
