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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: Holiday Hiatus
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Wednesday, 7 March 2012. I have to apologize to my long list of followers (sarcasm) but most importantly to my blog. I feel like I have neglected my first born child. I have been on somewhat of a technology hiatus since slightly before and after going to Cuba for a beyond needed week of holidays. Like all good things, that too had to come to an end, so here I am. 28 March 2012 at 07:00. Ugh I work in the service industry and nothing is more annoying than when people mumble t...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: August 2012
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Tuesday, 14 August 2012. My sincere apologies for the long overdue post. Got caught up in the hustle and bustle of summer vacation and really haven't been too inspired to write any posts. Until today. Be pleased. There is always something to complain about for these people. Act out of line with customers, as I mentioned I really am a firm believer in treating others with respect. So, I took the lady's order, called it out to my coworker, and handed her a cup so she could sta...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: Creepin' It Real
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Saturday, 31 March 2012. I'll keep this brief. This is a shout out to all my favourite creep-tastic customers. While majority of the people I encounter on a daily basis truly are awesome (regardless of my previous rantings), there are a handful of those that are just a little bit off. In terms of point-of-sale interaction. I can't say that this happens every day, but I am sure my co-workers would agree that it happens enough. We've all had our share of customers that:. Dont ...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: January 2012
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Tuesday, 31 January 2012. There is, however, something to be said for trying to work on a brutal nights' sleep. It is virtually impossible to work in an environment that requires you to smile, be coherent, and go above and beyond the expectation. It's impossible. I am fairly confident that I never actually woke up throughout the entire day today and luckily enough my job has become second nature that although running on E. I was also functioning on auto-pilot. Just an FYI, I...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: February 2012
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Saturday, 11 February 2012. In contrast to a PhD in listening. I quite often find people that sit on the opposite end of the chatty spectrum. Imagine the following, if you will:. Customer walks up to the counter*. Me: "Hi there, how are you today? Customer: "GIVE ME A." (barks the customer). Me: "Good morning, how are you - - " (interrupted mid sentence). Customer: "Make me three ." (demands the customer). Or my favourite,. Me: "Good afternoon ladies, how are you today?
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: Line Dancing
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Friday, 16 March 2012. Whether you're new, ignorant, or just plain stupid, after the morning rush I dealt with today I feel it is time to get back to basics and discuss proper line up etiquette. For their coffee this morning. Awesome that you and your BFF. If you are going to show up at a busy coffee kiosk at 8 am during the Friday morning rush and order 10 drinks for the entire office, don't you dare. Tap your keys on the counter, sigh under your breath, or roll your eyes a...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: May 2012
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Tuesday, 8 May 2012. Tell Me What You Want. What You Really, Really Want. It truly amazes me what people will do for a deal, or rather what they will buy when something is on sale. People hear the phrase "half price" and they swarm like a fat kid on cake. Some days I truly feel like I am selling crack, not coffee. So, what's half off? Our cold blended drinks. Oh, so can I get a chai latte? No COLD BLENDED DRINKS. So what's in there? Oh So they're just cold.". I just listed 3...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: March 2012
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Saturday, 31 March 2012. I'll keep this brief. This is a shout out to all my favourite creep-tastic customers. While majority of the people I encounter on a daily basis truly are awesome (regardless of my previous rantings), there are a handful of those that are just a little bit off. In terms of point-of-sale interaction. I can't say that this happens every day, but I am sure my co-workers would agree that it happens enough. We've all had our share of customers that:. Wheth...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: December 2012
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Wednesday, 26 December 2012. When I Grow Up. A little over a year ago I started this blog as part of a university project. One that literally forced me to take on a project I had wanted to start for a long time I just never had the confidence or (as I thought) the subject matter to write about. Over the past year I've learnt that there are a few challenges that come with writing blogs:. 1) What am I going to write about? 2) Will I remember what I wanted to write about? If yo...
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk: September 2012
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Chronicles of A Coffee Kiosk. Friday, 7 September 2012. Today has to have been, hands down, one of the worst days I have had at work in the entire 50 months that I have held this job. While the rageful. Emotions are still fresh in my mind, let me explain why:. At least I can offer some alternatives. So, in my new positive, staying sane, approach, I go to start brewing my first pot of coffee: hit the brew button and.NO WATER. I shit you not, every single person that came into the store with hopes of havin...
