10 Common Mistakes Made In A Coffee House

The barista gives you the wrong drink.

This happens more than most people know especially during peak times. Imagine getting in your car after picking up a delicious mocha and heading in to work on your normal commute. Then feeling a bit tired and a little bored; you reach for that steaming hot cup of joe. You expect to be treated by a warm chocolate goodness but instead it takes like pumpkin. Even worse you do not like pumpkin. What a let down! If you turn around and go back and face that long line again you will be late for work. So you decide you will just try to drink as much of the drink as you can. Baristas often get in a hurry and give you the wrong drink or does not properly hear what beverage to make. This made one person in Georgia so upset; that in a few months he opened his own shop with a commitment to ensure that you always get what you order.

I ordered decaf why do I have the jitters?

This is one of the most widespread mistakes that baristas will admit they may have made on numerous occasions. If caffeine bothers your systems or affects you adverse be sure you watch the barista make your beverage. It is okay to ask when they hand you the drink this is decaf right?

I am a diabetic but I ordered sugar free right?

This mistake is not made a lot. But places where you can watch your hot and tasty beverage being made it is a good idea to keep an eye on the barista making your coffee.
Most all baristas surveyed said they may have made that mistake before but on rare occasions.

Your hot beverage is handed to you cold!

This may seem funny to you but almost all barista’s surveyed said they have done this at least once. So when you are expecting a hot beverage to be hot and it’s cold it is a different kind of wake up call.

My drink taste sweet but where the espresso?

For whatever reason most all baristas admit that on several occasions that they forgot to put the espresso in your beverage. Sure you still may have what is commonly called a steamer (steamed milk and syrup) but it is not the same. The espresso especially the caffeinated version is what many of us need to get to a great start to our day.

OOPS, the lid popped off and my white shirt is ruined!

Most all baristas insist they always put the lid on correctly. However I have been in many coffee shops where the lid pops off and coffee splashes all over a white dress or white shirt. This has all the makings of a very bad day.

My drink does not taste right.

Many baristas even at the same store makes drinks differently. This occurs even if there are strict guidelines at the store for consistency. A little less white chocolate in a 16oz drink has a totally different taste then a drink with the normal amount.

Too Strong!

Some barista put so much espresso in a drink it’s like drinking out of a burnt tar pit. This is also caused by cheap, spoiled or over-roasted espresso. Make sure if you do not like how the drink taste to tell the barista.

Wrong Milk

The barista know I always order a vanilla soy latte. However today I take a sip and its half and half. This drink is known as a breve latte. It’s almost a complete 180 from soy. This also can really set a bad tone for your day.

What’s that in my coffee?

To me there nothing worse than ordering a brewed coffee to find out that it is full of grinds. This is usually caused when pressure and steamed has caused the filter in the brew basket to flip during the brewing process. Most good barista always check this. However almost all barista’s surveyed said this has happened to them.

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Get more control of your java like the guy in Georgia did. You might want to open your own shop. One of the best places to review coffee shop franchises is at Coffee Franchise Reviews (http://coffeefranchisereviews.com). If you open up your own shop just don’t put grounds in anyones coffee.

Building Your Online Business for Success

OK, so you have decided to join the 21st centurys trendy bunch and put your business on to the great big world wide web. Having struggled with that decision, you then come up against the problem of people such as us throwing technical lingo at you and asking you to make a hundred more decisions

So, let us guide you gently through the various choices, what they mean, and how they will affect YOUR business. We want you to choose the correct solution, the one which will complement your existing business, or if you are just starting out, the solution which will give you the very best chances for success.

So, first off, we need to establish WHAT you would like your website to achieve. There are basically three types of business website:

1. Static Informational
2. Interactive Informational
3. e-Commerce

See, in with the technical lingo straight away Right, lets talk about these three types of site to decide which is best for you.

Static Informational: This type of site is very simple, and effectively does the same task as a leaflet distribution. You provide some information about your company or organization in an easy to understand and user friendly manner. The amount of information you provide is entirely up to you, but the content of your website stays exactly the same regardless of who is looking at it, or where in the world they are.

These sites work very well for service organizations and are inexpensive to establish. However, todays consumers are anxious to get information fast, so if the answer to their question isnt on your site, you may be missing opportunities. It is important to supply quality text and images which will satisfy initial curiosity and whet a clients appetite enough to persuade them to get in touch with you.

Interactive Informational: This is a step further, and offers your customers the chance to individualize their visit to your website. You may offer a simple solution such as a "find my nearest..." or more complex tasks such as designing their own kitchen with graphics. The important aspect of these sites is that the customer is empowered to make your site a friendlier place for them. As a direct result, visitors spend longer on the site and when they get in touch with you they will already have made many important decisions and be well informed about the services you offer.

These sites obviously cost more to implement, but can save you countless hours fielding mundane inquiries as well as providing leads from sources you may never have imagined before.

e-Commerce: The full monty An e-commerce site allows your customers to shop from the comfort of their own home, or to buy your products on their lunch break at work without having to make a mad dash through the rain. Whether you are selling physical goods or services, the UK online marketplace is a growing sector, and increasingly people are looking to shop through their PC. e-Commerce sites allow your customer to choose products at their leisure, researching and making informed decisions before deciding to commit.

Accepting payment online means that you are able to dispatch goods or provide services quickly, and the customers can tailor their online experience to suit them best. Obviously, e-commerce solutions are the more expensive solution of the three, but also provide the only direct return on your investment, with online orders being very easy to quantify.

Hopefully, this brief introduction to your online choices has helped - please take a look through our other guides for more advice before selecting the service we offer which will best suit YOUR business.


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