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The story is funny to hear but the issue is real. There are people I always see hogging a seat at the local Starbucks and the majority are use laptops, students I assume. No, I'm not one of them. I often eat lunch at a restaurant facing them and then walk over for some coffee and to continue reading for a bit after lunch.
You can rant about bringing your Moby Dick paperback club to meet there all you want but electronics are 80% of the issue.
I do think they could improve, not completely resolve, this with one hour wifi access per drink purchased or similar.
As far as table enforcement, if they are serious, just have a timer built into each table. Have the cashier able to reset it remotely on each purchase. Common courtesy is anything but common these days (if it ever was, lol).
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