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I just got hired at the coffee shop I go to everyday. I’m not very good at it so they only have me scheduled once a week, but they give me a 50% off discount now whenever I come in which saves me more money on my daily coffee than I make in wages. Shout out Pando’s in Crown Heights, I work Tuesday afternoons - come by and I’ll make you a coquito latte with no latte art.
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I used to work at a restaurant and wasn’t good at making drinks. One time I joked and said I’m really good at latte art and then when the customer got the drink I said “the art is a cloud, can’t you tell?”
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I go to the Peet’s…
“One ch-k-chi cookie (inside joke) heated up and a latte with a pump of maple syrup pleaseeeee”
and they don’t charge me a penny.
(three of my friends work there)
Oct 26, 2024
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i open at work a lot, i’m a barista at a coffee shop inside a fancy ish food market which is basically just an upscale cafeteria for business people who are too hip for sweetgreen. we’re the only booth that opens before 11 am here! and there are only 4 of us baristas now, there used to be more but recent drama has resulted in some serious jumping ship. it really just means our opener options went from 4 to 2, so i come in at 6:50 am a lot more. i’ve been getting to know the morning crowd better and better, i feel quite close to 8 oz americano, he always wishes me a good day, 12 oz iced chai with whole milk and a blueberry muffin is always kind as well, and oat milk flat white (except for one time he was 16 oz cold brew, we both laughed at that) smiles when he sees me. i like to be the smiley barista they get to have a minimal morning chat with, and plus i feel cool saying “just the usual?”
Jun 4, 2024
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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