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You can built equity with your local shop. Idk if that’s a lost art today but when you watch the movies where a guy walks into a store and everyone working knows him and knows his order and he knows about their lives — THAT IS A REAL THING THAT CAN HAPPEN!
My wife & I live around the corner from a coffee shop / bakery we love and we’ve made it a habit to frequent it 3-4 times a week. We order coffee and pastries and we always always always tip. We know the staff because we see them so often, we refer to them by name, and we make sure to be conversational when the moment allows it. This was something we do out of just human decency. But what we learned with time was that the staff took notice of the culmination of those things. They’d remember our orders. They’d flag us down to the front of the line when it was busy. Most days by the time I get to the counter, my order is packed and rung up. Some nights when we go for dinner (incredible pizza & pasta), we get asked if we want to take home pastries or bread for free. Some days an extra croissant appears in my bag. On days when they try new items, guess who gets asked for their opinion?
We don’t do these things for special treatment, but we’ve realized that special treatment often happens because of those things. You can build equity with a business by (1) committing to frequent it often, (2) by tipping appropriately and often, and (3) by treating the staff like humans as opposed to workers. It’s a 10/10 experience. Plus it makes you feel so cool when there’s a long ass line and you walk in and everyone’s like “LOOK IT’S MARIANO! HEY MAN! WE HAVE YOUR ORDER READY OVER HERE!”
Apr 12, 2024
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all the baristas know your order and compliment your nails and an 81-year-old man who’s been around the neighborhood way longer than the coffee shop says “fuggedaboutit” unironically, gives you life advice, calls your ex a “schmuck,” and says “be good, kid” when you leave. cannot recommend enough.
Jun 12, 2024
Jan 25, 2024
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as a veteran (ex-barista) i know how shitty you get treated for such low pay and how people throwing in an extra dollar or two for a tip does make a difference. i will forever be tapping 20% when the barista flips the screen around (or more even! depending)
in conclusion, baristas are doing the lord’s work… show some respect ‼️
May 7, 2024
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florinegrassenhopper riotgrrrl brendanooooo slowdazzle buck_mcgraw and indianjones — we did it. Not only did we successfully meet for drinks, but we also schemed the hostile takeover of this app from tyler tonight.
In all seriousness — weird that an app I downloaded in April would make genuinely want to drive back into Brooklyn during end of day traffic for a happy hour. Great app filled with great people.
Jul 20, 2024
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I feel like there’s a special connectivity on this app that I haven’t felt in a long time, maybe since early 2010’s tumblr. The fact that you can’t promote yourself like IG is wonderful. The fact that there isn’t mass video content like Tik Tok is great. It’s not this monetized / paid sponsorship app. People are here because they want to be a part of something with nothing to gain besides friendship. Seeing the URL -> IRL meetups warms my heart so much (waiting for an NYC or Brooklyn meetup).
Thanks for your participation on this niche little app. I smile reading all the recs and all the comments and all the asks. Hope we’ll all be here for a long time.
Jun 15, 2024
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I think a life rule for me is to surround myself with people who know more / are smarter / are cooler than me and just absorb their aura by listening / observing them. It’s made me the incredibly smart / cool person you all know and love.
I just never thought I’d feel the same way about URL friends. I’m constantly listening to the songs I see posted here, reading the articles, subbing to newsletters, and googling topics that get tossed onto the feed.
It’s nice to know you can become a more rounded person by just absorbing what your mutuals post on here. I’m going to sit on my couch, have a cocktail and digest my lovely feed. Happy Sunday!
Sep 15, 2024