Good to the Last Drop: SC funeral home to offer Starbucks coffee

[onedef92]

SC funeral home to offer Starbucks coffee

Posted: Thu, Jul. 12, 2012, 5:35 AM

EASLEY, S.C. - A funeral home in northwestern South Carolina will be offering what it calls the Starbucks experience to those needing comfort, or just a cup of coffee.

Robinson Funeral Home in Easley is building a coffee shop attached to the funeral home.

The Coffee Corner will feature Starbucks coffee and food and also will be open to those who don't need services from the funeral home. Chris Robinson says the Coffee Corner will include a fireplace, TV and Wi-Fi.

Starbucks employees will train employees at the funeral home later this month before the shop opens.

Robinson says there's nothing like food or coffee to help comfort those who've experienced a loss.

[benny42]

All the funeral homes i've been to have FREE coffee for the bereaved. I'll bet you a nickel
that won't be free. What a sellout, like they don't have some margin for Maxwell House.

[8Up]

They said in the interview on local news that they would still offer their own coffee and that the Starbucks was just an added service. I dont think I will care if I am ever there for a funeral.

[Bill]

Be careful which urn the coffee is poured from. Just sayin'.

[Jobaka]

Chris Robinson says the Coffee Corner will include a fireplace, TV and Wi-Fi.


Bad idea. No good can come from the dumpster behind the funeral home being filled with ashes.