Sunday 17 June 2018

When you can see a business going wrong


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Just had to nip out on an errand and decided to stop for a coffee. We have popped into this local independent place a few times in the last 6 months to give some support. Its got everything going for it - attractive surroundings, in an up market village location, a wind mill (nearly) beautifully restored, interesting antiques/vintage area, awarding wining cider bar, and a cute coffee shop.  They had made some recent changes and develop some outside seating areas that looked attractive.  It should have been buzzing.

But, the coffee was awful. The "eats" virtually zero and what there was not over attractive.

Previously we have given feedback to one of the owners on the signage in the village being a bit "indistinct/small" and difficult to read.  Today, I could have happily handed the coffee back. Perhaps I should have but it felt a bit "rude" as the woman looked so unhappy with life in general.

Oh dear, we would like to be supportive but we are on the edge of not bothering again.

5 comments:

  1. That is sad isn't it. Coffee isn't cheap these days so it needs to be drinkable.

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  2. It's such a shame, we have a choice of two local coffee places, one we can walk to, the other we cycle to. I would have been tempted to say the coffee was bad, unless they have feedback they won't improve

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  3. Do they have a website where you might email privately and explain how you felt. That might feel easier to do.

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  4. Oh dear. It is too bad that they didn't have a box or something that you could drop your feedback in.

    God bless.

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  5. What a shame. Sometimes we hold back from expressing our feelings, but should do so, when things are not right.

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