LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mysterious shop named "Dumb
Starbucks" is serving coffee again in Los Angeles after drawing weekend
crowds that waited in a line two blocks long.
The line Monday was far shorter, however.
The
store resembles a Starbucks with a green awning and mermaid logo, but
with the word "Dumb" attached above the Starbucks sign.
Starbucks
says it’s trying to contact the people responsible for the Hillhurst
Avenue store, which was announced in a Feb. 7 tweet under the handle
@dumbstarbucks.
The Seattle-based coffee chain says its legal team is working on identifying the store’s owner.
Spokeswoman
Laurel Harper says the store is not affiliated with Starbucks and,
despite the humor, the store cannot use the Starbucks name.
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AP reporter Candice Choi in New York City contributed to this story.
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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mysterious shop named "Dumb
Starbucks" is serving coffee again in Los Angeles after drawing weekend
crowds that waited in a line two blocks long.
The line Monday was far shorter, however.
The
store resembles a Starbucks with a green awning and mermaid logo, but
with the word "Dumb" attached above the Starbucks sign.
Starbucks
says it’s trying to contact the people responsible for the Hillhurst
Avenue store, which was announced in a Feb. 7 tweet under the handle
@dumbstarbucks.
The Seattle-based coffee chain says its legal team is working on identifying the store’s owner.
Spokeswoman
Laurel Harper says the store is not affiliated with Starbucks and,
despite the humor, the store cannot use the Starbucks name.
___
AP reporter Candice Choi in New York City contributed to this story.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.