Comments on: Making the Coffee Shop Your Office http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office Great coffee comes in small doses Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:28:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: MikeFTrevino http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-2206 Wed, 31 May 2006 19:07:57 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-2206 We offer free wi-fi in our shop. It just made sense in the long run. The money would be made up in short time just by the users alone. Tag on the regular customers that don't use it but appreciate it's potential usfulness for them and those that tag along with the users, and it's cost is made up very quickly. For those that suck up bandwidth but don't buy a drink the first few times are on us (which is just rude to hang-out in place of business without purchasing or serious shoping), but once we see a pattern we are not timid and will let them know how the access is paid for; the drink purchases. If we get the people who like to hang outside and surf from their car, we'll cut the connection, as long as no one is surfing in the shop, just to frustrate them. Those people are just plain creepy. We offer free wi-fi in our shop. It just made sense in the long run. The money would be made up in short time just by the users alone. Tag on the regular customers that don’t use it but appreciate it’s potential usfulness for them and those that tag along with the users, and it’s cost is made up very quickly. For those that suck up bandwidth but don’t buy a drink the first few times are on us (which is just rude to hang-out in place of business without purchasing or serious shoping), but once we see a pattern we are not timid and will let them know how the access is paid for; the drink purchases.
If we get the people who like to hang outside and surf from their car, we’ll cut the connection, as long as no one is surfing in the shop, just to frustrate them. Those people are just plain creepy.

]]> by: Chris Tingom http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-1438 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:47:06 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-1438 Yeah, I should've thought about the obvious -- low overhead. I think the key, as you pointed out, is to realize you're on someone's turf and respecting that. Thanks for the comments guys. Yeah, I should’ve thought about the obvious — low overhead. I think the key, as you pointed out, is to realize you’re on someone’s turf and respecting that. Thanks for the comments guys.

]]> by: Jason http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-1437 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:26:29 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-1437 I think one of the reasons is that it is low overhead. What better than to have high speed internet, great coffee at your fingertips, and some music all for 2 bucks. I am one that has fought myself back and forth about the use of free wi fi. Is it the better choice for the coffee house owner? Should there be a time limit and code situation that would force people to pay for a drink or pastry to use the net? I have come to decide that it should be free. Let the customer do their work. I will say this however: If you are using a coffee house for your office, help them out by buying more than a 12 oz brewed coffee. Nice post.. ..be bold. I think one of the reasons is that it is low overhead. What better than to have high speed internet, great coffee at your fingertips, and some music all for 2 bucks.

I am one that has fought myself back and forth about the use of free wi fi. Is it the better choice for the coffee house owner? Should there be a time limit and code situation that would force people to pay for a drink or pastry to use the net?

I have come to decide that it should be free. Let the customer do their work. I will say this however: If you are using a coffee house for your office, help them out by buying more than a 12 oz brewed coffee.

Nice post..

..be bold.

]]> by: Jason Haeger http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-1434 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:55:24 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2006/making-the-coffee-shop-your-office#comment-1434 I actually saw a commercial recently that portrayed just such a scenario. It was pretty interesting to see. I actually saw a commercial recently that portrayed just such a scenario. It was pretty interesting to see.

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