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Coffee shop thoughts

Posted Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 11:04 PM

I spent the day studying at Moxie Java/TCBY today. By Moxie Java, I mean Lucky Perk Coffee, the coffee shop's new name under the previous ownership.

Spending some time at a coffee shop brought up the following points or questions:

1. Coffee shops are the worst place to study. I don't know what drinks people were ordering, but some drinks take a lot of noise to make. Every so often there'd be a blender that would drown out any sound in the shop, including the radio. I'd be like, why are they making so much noise!?! BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO RUN A BUSINESS, THAT'S WHY!

2. All the girls who work there are in high school. When I was in high school, all the girls that worked there were in high school. It's like I get older but they stay the same age. Not only does that make me feel old, but now I get Matthew McConaughey's line in "Dazed and Confused." (Bonus link: A different line in that movie inspired this recent Blake Shelton single.)

3. What's the socially acceptable amount of time it's OK to camp out in a coffee shop based off the purchase of a single drink? I understand that if I go into a coffee shop to use it's free wifi I'm obligated to make a purchase, but what I don't know is how long that purchase is good for. Is it the amount of time it takes me to drink my drink? Is it an hour? 90 minutes? Two hours? Like how long can you stay in one spot without having to buy another drink? And when you get there, how long can you work until you have to approach the counter and make a purchase? These are things I don't know. But I don't want to get them wrong either.

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As long as you aren't taking up any room that is needed or being offensive to anyone, I would imagine that you could stay a while.

Most coffee shops welcome people who just want to sit and read or visit.

We have a really nice one here in Independence that people play games at a table or play an electric piano.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Thu, Jun 6, 2013, at 7:23 AM
Robert you should give the Mtn Home library a try. you can buy something to drink and it's a nice place to study, and they won't kick you out into closing.

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Thu, Jun 6, 2013, at 10:06 AM

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