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july 4th working in the suburbs
today has been really boring, anyone have any luck with business?
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Permalink Reply by Denise Smith on -
We are closed. We tried being open on Memorial Day but the it cost us more in utilities then we brought in. Our employees said there are just some holidays that are all about getting together with family and having cookouts... so we decided to be one of those families today.
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Permalink Reply by miKe mcKoffee aka Mike McGinness on -
We are open on most Holiday's, today included. Though closing early 2pm ('bout 50 minutes). Been decent day at the register so far, on par with most Saturday's. Memorial Day was decent too. Many of our regulars have come to expect and appreciate us to being open. Hell, was even open last Thanksgiving day morning and had decent business. Only Holiday didn't open was Christmas Day. At least, I don't think I was open any of Christmas day but might have been, memory failing me and Ben (barista on shift) can't remember for sure either!
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Permalink Reply by Alexandra Szep on -
We are open for 2 hours. Which doesn't seem like much, but we are pretty busy! Our customers appreciate that we are open on most holidays, even if for a few hours. They can come early get there coffee, and have the rest of the day for the cookouts or whatever they plan to do.:)
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Permalink Reply by Lucas Alvarez on -
Yeah, we had a short day today (7-12) and it was surely slower today than on other weekends. We had our regulars that stayed in town and they were stoked we were open. We had an impromptu cupping to keep ourselves busy, so all-in-all it was a pretty chill day. Happy Birthday America!
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Permalink Reply by Ricky Sutton on -
Pretty slow here also (portland suburbs). 6am-7pm. My usual Sunday Schedule. For me, being open is about people recognizing us as being available any time, even if we're not busy enough to justify it. I really dislike shops closing early without it being announced. That "hey, it's slow. let's go home" crap bothers me. So even if i lose money today, with any luck the concept will make me money consistently in the future.
Besides, i just spent the day pulling shots with the new guy.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Tellez on -
today.. in canada... was nuts.
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Permalink Reply by Tim Flebbe on -
ugh, closed the doors after 3 customers in 2 hours...
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Permalink Reply by Fraser Jamieson on -
We were packed!!! Our store closes at 23:00; but, I didn't get home until 03:00. That time also included my lunch break, but most of that was spent cleaning and doing prep.
Being in a port town, and only a short walk from the harbour, it's not uncommon for visiting Americans to dock their boats and begin wandering around the village. We're only one block from the water's edge, so, we got slammed.
Everyone seemed to enjoy their stay, but, the best part was seeing their faces when we gave them back one and two dollar coins in change. For those who don't know: A Canadian two dollar coin is about the size of a Hummer tire.
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