I have always been under the assumption that the position of barista commands at the very least minimum wage, and preferably a dollar or two more per hour regardless of tips. However, I've found out that some shops are paying baristas a dollar or tw
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I'm from a coffee shop up in Vancouver, BC, which you probably already know is hosting the 2010 Winter Games in a couple of weeks. Our store is hosting an Olympic torch, and the building complex we're part of is an official games-watching
My employers and I are kicking around the idea of doing a weekly cupping Thursday nights at our coffee shop. We might even rotate through a broader range of activities all offered in that same time slot (french press tasting, pairing coffee and tea w
Read more…How do retailers feel about getting customers to stop using paper cups? Regardless of recycled material, compostables, corn plastic, or any of those materials, wouldn't it be better just to keep all to-go cups out of the trash?
What do you think woul
If you have an online store who built it? Hows it working for ya?
well the title says it all, what do you think i should use?
Read more…Help!! Our clients not only want our coffee to take home, but now we've been asked to provide coffee in different locations throughout the city. IF, now that is a big IF, we were to satisfy our customer's quench for Cafe Don Vittorio by selling throu
Read more…We have a television available for customers to watch and listen to as they wait in line and when they sit down.
Right now, we run news in the morning, and then switch over to the food network later in the day. I leave the remote out for customers to
Hey Guys,
Does anybody here have a tech to recomend in the NYC area. There seems to be a dearth of choice in such a major city. Am I looking in the wrong places? Any help is much apprieciated. Thank you.
Read more…So how would you handle a customer who is incredably rude to one of your barista? Rude doesn't really cover it... The customer has passivly threatened the barista and clearly Just does not care for her and will tell anybody who will listen so. The cu
Read more…The deadline to register is coming up quick for the Coffee Fest in NY!
If anyone is still looking for passes - Visit www.CoffeeFest.com and use the SelbySoft promotional code of 57809 to register for free!
The deadline is Feb 14th
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hello all,
My POS support contract is up for renewal. Wondering what everybody is paying for their tech support contracts?
Just wondering how many of you have added your coffee shops at the website indiecoffeeshops.com no national chains are allowed. We found the website traveling recently it is a great sight.
Read more…Hi! I'm curious to get everyone's feed back on the above listed discussion title. Have you encountered any situations? Are there any *current* controversies or laws against certain coffee trading? Are there any countries we, as Americans, don't do bu
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I know this has been a topic of conversation many times before, however I thought I'd bring it up again...
After working in the specialty coffee industry for nearly ten years now, I constantly run into Starbucks employees who come into our shop. Whi
Read more…Need some input I want somthing new I think so do my customers any ideas?
Read more…This article came out today in runningrestaurants.com -http://bit.ly/9mMgbf and I think most of the issues - and the potential solution apply equally to the coffee shop world. Interested in views on this
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