'Dumb Starbucks' mystery: Who's behind the faux coffee front in Los Feliz?
I would bet money that this is a stunt for the Comedy Central show "Nathan For You", which is coming back for a second season soon and does all kinds of weird business-y stunts like this.<p>In the first season he got a gas station to offer gas at a steep discount, but only after rebate- but you had to drop the form off in person at the top of a mountain:<p><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/zhbu8g/nathan-for-you-gas-station-rebate" rel="nofollow">http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/zhbu8g/nathan-for-y...</a><p>It increased business because people came for the low price, but only a handful of people actually decided to try to redeem the rebate. Those that did try to redeem it had to camp out overnight and solve riddles:<p><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/q9ibj6/nathan-for-you-gas-station-rebate---campout" rel="nofollow">http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/q9ibj6/nathan-for-y...</a><p>On another episode Nathan tried to help a Haunted House to create buzz by getting someone to sue them for being too scary:<p><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/nf0ws2/nathan-for-you-haunted-house-pt--1" rel="nofollow">http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/nf0ws2/nathan-for-y...</a><p>He did this by making a couple think they'd contracted a disease and were being rushed to the hospital:<p><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/wvuntb/nathan-for-you-haunted-house-pt--2" rel="nofollow">http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/wvuntb/nathan-for-y...</a>