Comments on: New York coffee shops turn on laptop freeloaders

By: macbookjoe

macbookjoe — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:54:25 +0000

If Caribou at piedmont/monroe does close it’s NOT ’cause of laptop users. It’s the rude, non-professional, staff and mgmt slinging attitude. I called Caribou corporate on a number of occasions to report the decline in service at this location- not to complain, but because I just wanted it to get better, it was one of my regular coffee shops. But nothing ever changed, in fact got worst over the last 6 months – finally just stopped going (like a lot of regulars – paying laptop users).

By: Kali

Kali — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:51:15 +0000

Thanks, Cliff! It’s funny to have my fanaticism acknowledged! :)

By: The Lonesome Loser

The Lonesome Loser — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:42:10 +0000

Remember when “bars” (and that ilk) used to be places where people gathered to socialize and interact?

“Meanwhile all the laptop users have moved to Ansley Starbucks, where I counted 15 machines a few days ago”

15????

All the lonely people, where do they all come from…

By: Cliff Bostock

Cliff Bostock — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:40:30 +0000

LOL…Kali, I almost wrote in my post that I expected to hear from you!

By: Darin

Darin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:58:55 +0000

Ooh, a perfect opportunity for me to bitch about something that annoys me. I love it!

So anyway — I’m crazy ’bout Octane. It’s a great place with the best coffee in Atlanta, a cool staff and always some very nice art on display. Plus, they have some decent food and a kick-booty selection of craft beer. And I’m a craft beer nut.

But the last two times I went in hoping to have a groovy small-plate-and-beer experience up at the (very small) bar, there was someone using a laptop hogging most of the bar space. Not content to take up just one bar space with the laptop, he had the space to the right taken up with a mouse pad and mouse, and the space to the left taken up with a stack of notebooks.

Now that’s what my Dad would call “tacky.” Luckily there’s 5 Seasons right across the street for times like those, but I’d really prefer Octane.

By: Kali

Kali — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:25:03 +0000

Go New York!

Here in Montreal, I discovered that there is an unspoken rule regarding laptop use that everyone acknowledges in. If one purchases a cup of coffee, one surfs the Internet for no longer than half an hour. Should you decide you want a longer stay, you continue to purchase products for the duration of your visit. Awesomely, it’s fellow observant patrons who call you out on your abuse if you don’t follow the “rule.”