Meet Charlie as Mercury Man at the Chicago market opening on Jackson Street in 1987. Mercury Man was one of the original inventions from Il Giornale Coffee Company that lived on at Starbucks! A self- operated fun sampling contraption with a "beer tap" and coffee thermos backpack used to engage potential customers on the streets and at events! What a fun way to taste coffee and connect with customers!! Thanks to Dawn Pinaud for these photos!
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It was a pain that's for sure.