One reason Starbucks sometimes gets my money is simple; I figure the laptop is probably dead or dying. Other devices also benefit from charging during my lunch or coffee break. I know I can connect in Starbucks.
Le Fancy French Restaurant does not need extra outlets. I am not going to waste my haute cuisine experience rotating between devices. But if I am on my way home from teaching and I want to stop to write, play Words with Friends, or read off a device, outlets may factor into my final choice. Anyone opening a fast casual restaurant today, an establishment like a Chipotle, a restaurant where customers stand in line for food, or a restaurant where they hand out numbers to put into round, shiny, metal prongs, should sprinkle those handy outlets everywhere. Like taking charge cards, not cranking the air-conditioning, or offering at least one decent, vegetarian option, those outlets only make sense.
I can’t imagine I am the only traveler passing by places I’ve rejected because I don’t want to hassle to plug in my charger.
