Comments on: Coffee Shop Etiquette: 15 Tips for the Wi-Fi Workforce

By: araba

araba — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:52:54 +0000

OMG !! thanks

By: shayna

shayna — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:20:21 +0000

I’m a few weeks behind, I guess, but BRAVO. I managed an independent coffee house for 8 years which many, many people called their “office” for a few hours a day. Some were good about it. Some were, to put it mildly, not. It warms my cold, tarry heart to know that even one customer out there gets it.

By: Keri

Keri — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:48:22 +0000

This is a great list, Maggie. I may have to print it out and hang it in my favorite coffee shop. There are MANY who hang there all day violating the various big ones (in my opinion the biggest violations are sitting there for hours with a single cup of coffee to use the free wireless and only going up for the single free refill…). My local baristas will thank you!

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By: Gaby

Gaby — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:34:05 +0000

Nice list. As a former barista, may I add one more suggestion? Ask the barista to leave room for milk/cream in your coffee, if that’s how you take it, rather than dumping 1/10th of your drink into the trash can! Those same people who are serving your drinks have to empty out those trash cans, and trust me, they’d rather not have to haul a dripping bag across the floor that they also have to mop. They’d MUCH rather just stop pouring a bit from to top to provide you with enough room for your milk/cream!

By: kadÄ±nca

kadÄ±nca — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:34:57 +0000

hapy new year 2009

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By: smaher

smaher — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:04:37 +0000

Here is one for serious debate folks…. What about snagging a seat before you’ve ordered? I have a friend who is livid about this practice, which I have admittedly done. His gripe is that there are people in line who got there first and an open table is supposed to go to the first paid customer. I argued that I can’t afford to pay four dollars for a coffee and then not have a place to sit. And, I always offer to share my table with someone (if they don’t smell). I actually assume that anyone in line that wants to sit has scoped out their seat already. He adamently disagrees and doesn’t think table sharing is any help, because he is the type of person who would never let you realize he needed a table. He would watch you slide through the door and into the last available seat and just leave with his coffee in hand. He did recently interrupt a woman taking what he would have considered his table, by rights, and politely explained the etiquette. She grumbled, “well, then I guess I have to leave.” To which he replied, “As opposed to me leaving?” She left and then returned to completely chew him out for being rude. The baristas later apologized for not defending his situation, but on the spot the whole scene really sucked and “we the people” disappointed him, once again. He adds that we have to remember that there are still “inexperienced” coffee shoppers out there who don’t know they were supposed to snag a seat right away. Post disagreement, I have found myself in this situation again several times, and have opted to wait to sit until after I ordered. I tend to feel better about the decision. What do think?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:06:07 +0000

I agree with most of the content here, but object strongly to the tone. There are people who are working hard for their living on both sides; baristas, cashiers, students and freelancers. The coffee shop wants to stay in business, and the person who doesn’t have the luxury of a home office needs a place to work. 2-14 are definitely good points and we all hate coffeshop asshats who don’t observe them.

What really irked me was the comment in 15 about “get a real job”. Someone who spends their workday in coffee shops can be doing one of many things, but only a portion of those don’t qualify as a real job. In the past I’ve been a student and a freelance designer working from a cafe, unable to afford the frequency of purchases and tips you suggest as proper etiquette, and someone insinuating that a cashier position was more legitimate employment frankly would have brought me to tears.

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:36:44 +0000

Great post! I agree with everything except the amount of the tip. I do tip everytime I order, but not that much.