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<\/p>\nOn April 6, the first 7 Brew in Manhattan officially opened its doors. At 1008 Limey Place, the newest coffee sensation sits right across Tuttle Creek Blvd from the previous coffee shop craze, 151 Coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
7 Brew premiered its products by offering free small drinks for the first five days and giving away t-shirts with the purchase of a large drink. The drive-thru line wrapped around the store each day, making 151 a ghost town across the street.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although the two businesses have similar menus, students have strong opinions on which they prefer. Shanti Cornejo, junior in accounting, drinks coffee daily, and took advantage of 7 Brew\u2019s opening week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cSince it opened, I\u2019ve probably been there like five times, and they opened, like, last week,\u201d Cornejo said. \u201cI\u2019m obsessed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
7 Brew\u2019s opening week was Cornejo\u2019s first time experiencing the coffee chain, and it made a lasting impression on her. Cornejo expressed that she has had overall better experiences at 7 Brew than she has at 151, and that the accessibility of the menu was an important reason why she favors the brand new coffee shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast week I had free drinks, so that was awesome,\u201d Cornejo said. \u201cI got to try a bunch of different drinks, and they also are cheaper, I think, and I got all kinds of inclusions and added a bunch of syrups and everything. And you can actually look up their menu online, versus 151, you have to be there and scan a QR code to get that menu.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Cornejo prioritizes the overall experience of the coffee shops, other customers focus primarily on taste. Hannah Benoit, freshman in social work, prefers 7 Brew over 151 and believes adding the coffee shop to Manhattan was absolutely necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t drink coffee,\u201d Benoit said. \u201cI drink more sodas, waters and teas. Whenever I get a fizz drink from 151, there\u2019s like no flavoring in it, so 7 Brew just has more flavor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other students struggle to decide which coffee place has their loyalty. Emma Nangle, junior in communication sciences and disorders, noticed strengths and weaknesses at each establishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c7 Brew has better energy drinks, and then 151 probably has better sugar-free options,\u201d Nangle said. \u201cI mean, the dirty sodas at 151 are insanely good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Nangle appreciates many products from 151, she had more praise for 7 Brew\u2019s reward system. Members receive a free drink of any size after purchasing 10 drinks at 7 Brew. Nangle has gotten at least 10 free drinks from 7 Brew because of the loyalty program.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a 7 Brew-er at heart,\u201d Nangle said. \u201cBut I do love 151, I feel like it\u2019s a really close tie. I feel like the only reason is just because of loyalty, because I\u2019ve just been a 7 Brew-er for so long and I\u2019ve gotten so many free drinks from 7 brew.\u201d<\/p>\n
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On the other side of the spectrum, some students plan to stay loyal to the preceding coffee shop, 151. Yalena Sanchez, sophomore in music education, is a big coffee fan and often chooses to buy it rather than make it herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sanchez said her experiences at 7 Brew have been overwhelming and complicated compared to her trips to 151.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c7 Brew is just way too loud and overstimulating for me,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201c151 is very low key, very chill. The people are nice, the vibes are chill. At 7 Brew, the two times I\u2019ve went, they were bouncing off the walls. And that\u2019s just not my vibe. That\u2019s not my energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sanchez thinks 151 has a more calming atmosphere compared to the environment at 7 Brew.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were like, rushing us. They\u2019re like, you gotta pull forward. You gotta pull forward. I was like, dude, what if we hit the girl taking our order, you know? But at 151, they\u2019re like, take your time, dude. Like, no rush, kumbaya.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sanchez finds the physical aesthetic of 7 Brew too distracting and extreme.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI could see those LED lights from Sonic, like they\u2019re bright, bright blue, and I just don\u2019t mess with it,\u201d said Sanchez. \u201cThey\u2019re blinding people. I\u2019m blinded. My corneas are not the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the semester winding down and finals approaching quickly, these two rivals become a convenience for worn-out K-State students, whether they pick the new and exciting 7 Brew or the classic and consistent 151 Coffee. As both establishments keep busy, it\u2019s clear that in a college town like Manhattan, there\u2019s no such thing as too much caffeine.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On April 6, the first 7 Brew in Manhattan officially opened its doors. At 1008 Limey Place, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[79214,20241,2091,75,84,83,9,24,63,1108],"class_list":{"0":"post-198965","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-151-coffee","9":"tag-7-brew","10":"tag-arts-and-culture","11":"tag-manhattan","12":"tag-manhattan-headlines","13":"tag-manhattan-news","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-city","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}