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Old 02-12-2011, 04:33 PM   #61
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I think I might start going to Chick-fil-a! I've never had their coffee, and they now offer wifi.
Chicken coffee??? ...what do they call it? cluck-cluck-mocha

1 cup coffee
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Old 02-12-2011, 04:38 PM   #62
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Chicken coffee??? ...what do they call it? cluck-cluck-mocha

1 cup coffee
1 tbsp cocoa
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp chicken broth

mmmm...
Eeew! Leave out the milk!
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Old 02-12-2011, 04:45 PM   #64
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The problem really comes down to the lack of tables being turned, it's unprofitable and people walking past will see the place is already 'quite full' and walk on to the next location.
The logical answer early on in this thread. Coffee shops derive income from selling coffee. People occupying tables and chairs while nursing a cup of coffee for a long time cost the shop money.

BTW I can understand why some people would not like the taste of coffee. But coffee smells much better than it tastes.
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Chicken coffee??? ...what do they call it? cluck-cluck-mocha

1 cup coffee
1 tbsp cocoa
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp chicken broth

mmmm...
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Eeew! Leave out the milk!
yeah, Baliey's and tequila work much better than milk.
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Old 02-12-2011, 04:53 PM   #66
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yeah, Baliey's and tequila work much better than milk.
Don't forget to add the Spam! YUM!!!!
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Don't forget to add the Spam! YUM!!!!
and sauerkraut then blend!
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Old 02-12-2011, 05:34 PM   #68
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Actually, that all sounds pretty good. Add a couple of eggs, some cheese, then bake it sor a breakfast casserole. With more coffee.
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I'm glad I:

A.) Don't drink coffee

B.) Hate the coffee shop atmosphere, it's like hanging out in a Mac Store.
I agree 100% with B. Well said!
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I'm glad I... Hate the coffee shop atmosphere, it's like hanging out in a Mac Store.
Hipsters with Macbooks. I get this completely! (But maybe it's because I live in
Vancouver...)
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Old 02-13-2011, 01:14 AM   #71
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Wait until the bad guys catch on and start carrying their own "books".



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The coffee shop owners aren't *luddites*; I'm sure that they use all kinds of technology in their business. What they are is unsure how to make a profit when people with laptops buy a drink for $2-4 and then spend two hours a table doing homework/facebook/shopping/etc.

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The logical answer early on in this thread. Coffee shops derive income from selling coffee. People occupying tables and chairs while nursing a cup of coffee for a long time cost the shop money.
Nonsense.

For every person nursing their one cup of coffee, there are three or four people who buy a second cup, get a danish or scone or otherwise buy extra because they are sitting there so long.

If this were not the case, they would not offer the wi-fi. They see a benefit to doing so and they don't need to come up with a new model for it.

Panera has started a timer on their free wi-fi during the lunch rush. This seems perfectly reasonable to me at a time where turnover is important. But for the rest of the day, they offer it free, because their customers are likely to order more if they are there longer.

On Saturdays, my son has Martial Arts class. I sit in a bagel shop with free wi-fi while he is in class. I always order a bagel, usually get a coffee and a bagel for my wife and father-in-law and ever week or two, after tasting some of their 'free samples' get a brownie or a muffin. They are glad to have me sitting there for my hour or so because they make a good profit off of the time that I sit there.

If they didn't offer wi-fi, I would go in, buy my bagel (they have wonderful flavored cream cheeses) and go find another place with wi-fi to sit and patronize with the extra spending.
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If they don't want people taking up table space & reading on an ereader then why not set a good example and prohibit reading paper books.
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How would you know to "hate" coffee shops if you don't drink coffee?

weird...
Sorry I haven't had the chance to respond to some questions about my post:

I've been to coffee shops because they generally serve some sort of food...and I have friends that drink coffee.....and they all have an air of "I'm smarter and better than you because I do here" EVERY SINGLE SHOP that I've been in.

And the Mac store has that air too, more so than any place I've ever been....if you don't buy a mac then you are not as good as the rest of us.
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