re: LSU student makes petition for Cherrybomb Coffee to move away from Highland Coffees

Now I want some Cherrybomb Coffee. I love a good start-up story, and this guy was roasting beans in his parents' garage when he was a 19 year old student at Southeastern.

And I'm sorry Highland Coffees may suffer, but they can also add some things or change their business model to attract different customers. I don't care if Walgreens and CVS are at the same intersection, I will still have a preference.

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GET OFF YOUR DEAD arse AND BE CREATIVE!!!

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If Highland changed or tried to maximize its income, it would look just like every other trendy Chip & Joanna coffee shop in town and lose a lot of its character. It's a unique spot because they haven't followed the trends and have been open for 4+ decades now, which is a good thing, and I say that as someone who frequents and enjoys just about all of the shops in town on a semi-regular basis.

The only things I would do as the owner would be to have higher quality food offerings as well as increase prices to help make ends meet a little easier, but I believe he's hesitant to do so as to not raise prices on students as much and to not raise a stink from his regulars, for better or worse.

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Highland Coffees has seen an increase in the number of people who visit the shop and use its WiFi while sipping on Cherrybomb drinks, “which is difficult for us to handle as employees who can’t allow that but don’t want to cause a fuss.”

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Absolutely should not allow this. You can politely say that you cannot sit in our restaurant/coffee shop eating or drinking outside food. That is totally normal. Just say it in a very sincere, kind way.

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where did you come up with this "need"?

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Semantics. Need/niche, same thing. I mean a neighborhood technically doesn't "need" parks or libraries, just like the Northgate side of campus doesn't technically need a place like Highland, but both certainly provide positives to their respective areas.

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raise prices

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Agreed, I've been saying for a while that he should raise his prices.

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might need to roll back those positive things if he can't afford to do so

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Who said it costs him anything to do those?

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you definitely signed the petition

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I didn't as this is the first I've heard about it and honestly, that petition isn't going to do anything anyway.

I'm just familiar with their business and the area because my wife worked at Highland for a few years when she was at LSU and I know Clarke decently enough as an occasional customer.

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it would look just like every other trendy Chip & Joanna coffee shop in town

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In my post I mentioned being creative as in not having a loser attitude.
It implies having a winner’s attitude.
Or you can be a dinosaur headed for extinction.
This is a distinct choice that all businesses experience at some point.

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Nobody wants to drink coffee in this heat.

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...yankee.

It isn't even warm yet.

You suggested to:

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Duplicate and improve upon whatever Cherry bombs best sellers are and steal their customers.

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Do you ever go to the local coffee shops? They all sell generally the same shite, including Highland. Hot or iced lattes, cappucinos, mochas, pour overs, cold brews, frozen coffees, etc. etc. Cherrybomb isn't doing anything revolutionary, and I could guarantee you that I could make just as good of an espresso drink at home with my Gaggia setup as they do. They just happen to be a new offering and are basically Lighthouse coffee but in an Airstream. Probably makes solid drinks, but the biggest differentiator for most of these places is usually proximity.

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but it's also why local pharmacies are no longer a thing and have been all-but-replaced by soulless CVS and Walgreens, for example.

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what a piss poor comparison. Is Cherry Bombs a national chain or some huge corporation? They're a local small business too, that

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fills a specific need for that part of campus

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. I'm sure the owner feels like hes doing positive things for the area as well.

This is just a case of the red arse by someone because their favorite coffee shop has competition. Boo Hoo. Deal with it.