Was in line waiting to be served at a coffee shop in Dartmouth, after having a great, sunny ferry ride across then harbour with my young child and his friend. A man came over and mentioned that the soap dispenser in the bathroom was empty. The two ladies that were behind the counter seemed pretty indifferent about this. One replied “Oh yah…I’m not surprised. Been that kind of day.” The man then gave a half smile and went to walk away when the barista added “Is the toilet still there?” To which both of the counter staff cracked up laughing.
I’m sorry…perhaps I just don’t get this “counter,” cooler-than-cool coffee culture. I at one time worked at a coffee shop when I was around the same age as these ladies. Never would I have imagined making a wisecrack when a customer has a complaint. I would have apologized and marched my behind over to the bathroom and filled up the dispenser. It was not busy, there were three people in total working at the time. Shame on you guys. Really. People just want to get a good coffee or refreshment in a clean and friendly environment. I bet if the owner didn’t have soap to wash their hands with, you would have had that problem fixed pretty fast. Great spot…bad attitudes. – Justespressomyself
This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2014.
Next time your there, make up a crazy bag of fake puke in a ziploc bag or something and put it in your purse. Next time you’re there dump it all over the floor and go back out immediately and report it to them so they don’t think it was you. You’ve now ruined their day because they have to clean up “puke”
That thick old school style pea soup works well, add a few half cut hotdogs and a banana into the mix and you’re good to go!!
Should have shamed them there, not here.
What BF said. But the OB is correct in about the attitude of some of these coffee wenches. I bet these SETs put their bags on the seat next to them on the bus.
unionized, no doubt.
I used to be able to buy a big bag of candy for a quarter. Now it’s $7…
Insert Bean Tap jokes….
That is perhaps the dumbest most inconsequential bitch I’ve read here. I’m not in love with flippant coffee servers we seem to breed in this city, but what you are writing about does not constitute a problem. If some shithead tried to ‘shame’ me for my perceived lack of interest, I’d send them to Timmie’s where employees are accustomed to dealing with crazy people and being treated like dirt.
Is dat chu, lil’ Jenny G from da PLP? Hai gurrl, how you doourn?