Oregon and Seattle both seem obsessed with coffee; there are tiny little roasters all over; pretty much every city has one or two small boutique roasting businesses. There are drive-through expresso kiosks and little carts. There are chains of coffee shops. You'd think, then, with this ubiquitous coffee culture, and the emphasis on buying the beans and brewing your own coffee, that people would know how to store their coffee.
At my place of employment (Starbucks) one thing we must do is constantly chat it up with customers. Any time people are waiting for their drinks we have to think of something fun and exciting to talk about. Of course 90% of the time we don't think of anything original so we resort to the same old drab "small talk" conversations that millions of people must endure daily. For some reason, both the customers and employees tolerate this and we even act as though it is an interesting, useful conversation we are having. We try to pretend this is important dialogue, when of course everyone involved in the conversation knows this isn't true.
