What's In a Purse?

Well- I know this blog is mainly about men I meet everyday but I can't resist this subject. I have seen it so many times I can't believe it.
It goes like this:
Woman comes in for a coffee beverage, usually something very involved. She then proceeds to prop her purse on the counter to pay and leaves it wide open for all humanity to see what's inside. Do you think she wants all to see the following...?
Her birth control pills, her stash of pot, her baggie of cocaine, her tampax, her hair curlers, o my gosh what else is in there? I thought I had seen it all the other day when a customer propped her purse, took out her wallet and a DOG jumped out. Scared the crap out of me!!!! You all know that I have a particular problem with animals in my store.
She said that she didn't want to leave her little precious in the car. Well how about leaving it at home?
I guess this is one time that I am glad to have men customers with no purses. However there is always the man-purse or the murse. What do you readers think about the "murse"
Have a great Monday
COCO

Birdman

I am following up on a blog from last month, Chic Magnet. I was at work today and saw the Birdman. Yes the Birdman. I kid you not! Here is the deal.
He arrives at the coffee shop and leaves his bird outside sitting on a chair. I guess the bird is reserving his seat. Birdman knows if I am at work he is not allowed to bring his pet in my shop. It is against Health Dept rules and is just plain gross to see poop and feathers flying around. Birdman than proceeds into the shop and orders a Mocha coffee drink. He takes the drink on outside and sits in the chair and watches the girls pass by. Well, after awhile you notice that the bird is whistling at the women passing into the coffee shop. They all stop to see who is whistling and find out that it is the bird. Every comment I hear is "What a pretty bird". This guy is so full of crap. Bird Crap. The bird has been sitting on his shoulder for hours and there is poop all over his sleeve and on the pavement. Can't these girls see this????
I forgot to tell you Birdman shares his Mocha beverage with his buddy . Every now and again you can see the bird's head diving into the paper cup. There must be a law against hyping an unsuspecting bird with caffeine. That is just cruel.
This whole scenario goes on for hours. Bird slurping, whistling and me cleaning up the bird crap.
Any readers seen birdman in your local coffee shop? Would you fall for the bird magnet if you heard the whistling?
Have a great weekend.
We are having a Street Fair outside my coffee shop all weekend. I guarantee I will see some amazing behaviors in the next 48 hrs. Maybe Snakeman will return. Do you think he knows Birdman?
Coco

Nice Cars But No Cash

I have noticed a trend in the past few months in my coffee shop. Men who drive really, really nice cars and somehow have forgotten their wallets and are unable to pay for their beverages. These are also the customers who insist on taking all of their change even the .05 cents and pennies and putting it in their pockets, Would it be so hard to give the .05 or penny towards a tip for your barista for our fabulous service? Do you need that change to finance your car?
I overheard a women customer talking about the men who drive these really nice cars, the Porsches,Audi's, Ferrari's and other cars you see on the freeway. Her observation was that they have great cars but they are leased. When you date them you find out they have very little cash and live in very teeny apartments. A hot date would be a walk on the beach where they make sure to park as far away so they don't have to pay for a parking meter. I guess that explains the "oops I forgot my wallet" trick. They are spending so much on cars that they can't afford a coffee beverage during the day.
Maybe men need to rethink their priorities. Is that car really that important to your image? What is important in life?
I'd like to hear about any sightings. Do women like this type of date?
Have a great Tuesday, Coco

What were you thinking?

I am always amazed at the incredibly stupid things guys say. Sometimes my customers look really good on the outside, well dressed, well groomed, professional, and the minute they open their mouths they become really unattractive. Take this guy today...
He comes in looking for a beverage in the morning. He orders a fairly common "guy" drink, I think just a coffee. I then proceed to ask him if he would like a muffin or a scone to go with the coffee. Here is what he says, and I have heard many men say this, "No I am watching my girlish figure.". O come on guys, Please don't say that because then you sound like a girl! You are also about 6'4" tall and 250 lbs. I can't figure out if they are kidding but in my experience they say it without laughing so I have to believe that they are serious.
Has anyone else experienced these comments from customers?
To be fair it is not only men who make these kind of comments. I get plenty of silly comments from women as well.
Let's hear it.
have a great Friday, Coco

Days Off

My days off from the coffee shop are awesome. I try to plan them during the week so there aren't as many other people running errands and doing day off stuff.
The problem for me is that on these days I no longer have instant access to my caffeine. I have to go to another shop and WAIT IN LINE. I get to see the world from another perspective, as a customer. I do say that I am a good customer as I wait in line to order and wait in line to get my coffee beverage. However I now see my familiar types of customers in line in front of me. There are still surfers and bike riders and just grouchy people out there. There are rude customers and the condescending customers and the pick up line customers. I heard an awful pick up line while waiting on line today. I just wanted to tell the gentlemen that if that line didn't work on me last week , it certainly wouldn't work on another barista today!
It was the typical "are you new here?" line. I started to giggle behind the man and I think he got offended and started to give me nasty looks. I was on the verge of telling him there were some dating guides for sale in the bookstore next door. I don't think they would have helped him though.
Maybe he should try internet dating. At least there would be no verbal communication or cheesy pick up lines at first contact.
Tell me what it is like to be a customer at a Starbucks.
Have a great Wednesday! Coco

Man Hater?????

One of my co-workers called me a man hater today. Of course it was a man! We were discussing my writings at work today and he thinks I don't like men. Well I'll tell you that men are some of my most favorite people. I think men are very straight-forward and have very clear cut emotions, unlike women who are very hard to figure out.
I was trying to explain to him I am writing about customers, mainly men who I see each day. Men who would not be particularily good choices for women to date. These men I have written about in the last month. I think men have a hard time reading about themselves and that is why perhaps he can't identify. He probably can't figure out what the problem is with Sweaty money or wearing cycling shorts or using cheesy pick up lines on women.
I have a challenge for men readers. Tell us all of any similar experiences . Do men in retail find any of these profiles in your work situation?

By they way it was Easter Sunday and YES the church goers were out in force today. Unhappy and still drinking coffees. I am so exhausted I will sleep well tonight.

Pick-ups

So today was the day of pick-up lines and asking for cell phones #'s. What a day!
Three women and one guy working with me this morning. I can't believe that someone was looking to hook up at 7am on a Saturday morning! Well it's true.
There I am doing my job, minding my own business when a guy comes into the coffee shop and proceeds to try pick me up. For anyone who reads my blog you have probably learned that my least favorite customer/man is a bicyclist. Well that was who this guy was!
All 6 ft, sweaty money, spandex, covered in sweat, bicylist! The girls were laughing so hard at this poor guy in his outfit trying to flirt and hit on me. Soon I was left all alone out front. All my co-workers ran to the back they were laughing so hard. He pulled out all the classic lines and even threw in a "your husband must like coffee" line, to see if I was married. He asked for my cell pnone # and I told him I didn't believe in them. He asked me if I would call his cell phone. I told him that I believed cell-phones cause brain cancer Nothing deterred him. It would have been quite flattering if he hadn't looked so lame in his matching cycling outfit and if he wasn't pouring sweat all over my counter.
There was quite a bit of flirting going on today. Maybe it is the time of year, this being spring and all.
I just would like to know why some guys won't take no for an answer and let it go?
Give it up. Throw in the towel?
I do have a feeling he will be back tomorrow and I am ready with reinforcements.
Have yourself a fabulous Easter!

Repairmen

So it was a day of breakdowns at the coffee shop today. I was looking forward to a quiet, uneventful Friday. All of a sudden sinks were backing up and the phones weren't working and our espresso machine was on the fritz. Thanks goodness we have 2 espresso machines at our shop! I had to call for REPAIRMEN.
It was such a stereotypical experience. Pretty much each repairman had low pants so we could see his butt! I think they purposely pulled their pants low when they saw a store full of women. Lean over the sink and we caught a glimpse. Fix the dishwasher and we all got a glimpse even the customers. Let's just say the customers started tipping us really well when they saw the action "behind" the counter. They felt real sorry for us women.
By the end of my day all was fixed but I will still have 3 permanent "butts" etched in my memory . Tomorrow is another day. Maybe a peaceful day. Oh no it's Saturday. Sweaty money day!!!!!
What ever happended to Repairwomen? Are there any out there? Do these women have "plummers butt" ?

Time Off

I have had some time off from the coffee shop. Back to work tomorrow. Yahoo !
Are there any types of customers you would like to read about? Say the surfers, Harley drivers, constructions workers or maybe the cyclists? Maybe pick-up truck drivers. You know what they say about guys with BIG trucks! Give me your feedback. I can relate stories about all types of people. Have a great day all. Coco

High Maintenance Man

You can sure learn a lot about a man by the coffee he drinks. I have learned over the past 4 years that I see the most manly men ordering the girliest drinks everyday. Look at the coffee your guy is drinking. Their personality is all in the cup. Black, decaf, halfcaf, syrup, extra syrup, nonfat, soy, lowfat, whip, nowhip, xtra whip, hot, xtra hot, not too hot. I can go on with mochas, lattes, eggnogs, cappuchinos, teas, ....... Don't any men just drink a cup of black coffee anymore?
I theorize that men such as these are either single or divorced because no woman would put up with their high maintenance ways. I suppose that the opposite is true if I want to be fair. There are a lot of high maintenance women walking around doing the same things with their coffee drinks.
Some of my most favorite customers are the black coffee drinkers. Nothing too difficult about it. Just give them a cup of coffee and they can fix it up themselves with some sugar and creamer. No specifications at all. Just that the coffee is hot!
So in closing , if you have your eye on someone , go to the coffee shop and watch them order their coffee drink. If you have a simple black coffee drinker them you are pretty sure their life is not high maintenance. Watch out though is they get into the modifiers on the cup.. then life with them will be much more involved.
By the way I have met someone in my shop and yes! he is a blcak coffee drinker.!

Share some of your high maintenance stories with my readers.

Change Jinglers

I am completely stumped as to why men carry around so much loose change in their pockets. I work in a coffee shop and take money and make change all day long. I have noticed that men are particularily enamored of their change. They want to keep what they have and get more change for their pockets. By the end of the day they have a ton of it.
I have many men customers who instead of putting their nickel or dime change from their purchase in our tip jar they deposit it in their pocket. They go around town all day with change jingling all day long. I call them the change jinglers. You can hear them coming quite a ways away. Their pocekts are heavy with quarters, dimes and nickels. They don't part with it. They put their hands in the pockets and play with the change and jingle it. I think it is a little creepy. Just let go of the change! It will free your pants and then people won't say "where is that jingler ?".
I have even gone so far as to suggest to some men that perhaps they should use a murse for their money. You know a man purse. For some reason they seem to be offended by that suggestion. HAHA
I know women readers can tell some jingler stories. Ever dated one of these ? He pulls out the change to pay a portion of dinner or exact change for the movies. You know who I mean ladies.
have a great night all. Coco

Coffee after Worship ? Please don't ...

So today is Sunday and you would think that customers would be in a great mood because it is their day off, they can also go to church and be thankful for all they have in their lives. BUT OH NO ! Serving coffee to Sunday customers is one of the most difficult parts of my job. I often think I deserve battle pay for working on Sunday. I see people at their absolute worst on Sundays and let me tell you it is the church-going person who is the worst of them all. They are grumpy and grouchy and very mean-spirited. It makes me wonder what is going on in their place of worship. I can tell them a mile away. They are wearing a nice suit or a flowery dress with a frown on their faces. They come to the counter telling me what they "need". Or "make me" a latte. Believe me no one "needs" a latte. It is not an essential part of life to "need" any coffee drink as much as they do. Just what are you preachers or pastors or priests telling my customers to make them so darn grouchy in the morning? Please it is your job to make them happy and feel good about themselves!
Anyone else experiencing this grouchiness on Sundays. I'll bet anyone in the service industry will back me up on this.
O by the way I looked and scheduled myself to work on Easter Sunday. I just wasn't thinking that far ahead. Can you say SICK DAY?