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Permalink Reply by Denise Smith on July 4, 2009 at 12:40pm

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 McGinness on July 4, 2009 at 1:16pm

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 Lucas Alvarez on July 4, 2009 at 1:28pm

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 Chris Tellez on July 4, 2009 at 5:21pm

today.. in canada... was nuts.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Flebbe on July 5, 2009 at 6:47pm

ugh, closed the doors after 3 customers in 2 hours...

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Permalink Reply by Fraser Jamieson on July 6, 2009 at 9:00am

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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Permalink Reply by Amber M. on July 19, 2009 at 3:38pm

I was not working myself, but my local cafe (that I will be working for soon) was packed on the 4th! It's in the PDX area, just out in Gresham. It was way crazier than usual.

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