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Re:Coffee-shop pitch change helped founder unlock traction f... by mrgoldenbrown on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @10:40AM (#44812663)
>people would just scoff at it and not visit such a café.

That would be to the benefit of the shop - scaring away non paying customers who are hogging a scarce resource is a good thing, not a bad thing.

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Re:Coffee-shop pitch change helped founder unlock traction f... by carlosjobim on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @11:36AM (#44813448)
But you're also scaring away good customers who would spend money at your café and not overstay their visit.
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Re:Coffee-shop pitch change helped founder unlock traction f... by kaffekaka on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @01:03PM (#44814668)
Why do you think that?
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Re:Coffee-shop pitch change helped founder unlock traction f... by carlosjobim on Thursday August 07, 2025 @08:46AM (#44823790)
"A Badge would place a discreet flyer with a QR code: “Planning to stay and work? Great! A minimum spend of €12 every three hours keeps the Wi‑Fi flowing.” Staff could simply point to the flyer—no awkward confrontations, no hard feelings."

If I'm a respectful customer with a laptop and I sit down and some staff comes and does this, I would simply leave. People will go to cafés where they feel welcome.

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