Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Star Bucks by Suzie Sateri

I went into the Starbucks at Downtown Disney and I asked if I could get a discount for having a Disneyland Annual Pass. I was told I could not get a discount at that Starbucks but I could get a discount at the Starbucks inside of Disneyland. The reason being that the Starbucks (there are two of them) in Downtown Disneyland is a corporate one and the one inside of Disneyland (and there is one at California Adventure) is a franchise. 

The following definitions are from Google search:

cor·po·rate
ˈkôrp(ə)rət/
adjective
  1. 1.
    of or relating to a corporation, especially a large company or group.
    "airlines are very keen on their corporate identity"
noun
  1. 1.
    a corporate company or group.

fran·chise
ˈfranˌCHīz/
noun
  1. 1.
    an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products.
    synonyms:warrantcharterlicensepermitauthorizationpermissionsanctionprivilege
    "the company lost its TV franchise"
  2. 2.
    the right to vote.
verb
  1. 1.
    grant a franchise to (an individual or group).

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