I used to come here every night.
~a coffeeshop story~
"[Name Redacted] closes in an hour!" Before this year I have never heard a closing announcement a full hour before closing time at an establishment but that is how this cafe operates now. It's unbelievably unwelcoming for a business whose reason for existing is to provide people a place to relax. Don't get too comfortable.
This place used to be open until 11:30pm every night. Sometime last year, they began cutting their hours short on various nights. At first it was random. Then it became codified. Now the cafe closes at 9pm on most nights. Now there are no late-night cafes in the area. Now I suppose a person cannot go out late nights anymore.
The saddest thing is that the customers are fading from this establishment. This cafe used to be packed most nights. Over a year of inconsistent operating hours has gradually eroded people's willingness to patronize the business. Why pack up your books and notebooks to visit a cafe when it was closed the last two times you attempted to visit? Especially if it has closed at times not indicated by the posted schedule? Patrons eventually ceased relying on this business.
Currently the cafe hours are not even posted in the window anymore.
This place is dying slowly. I drew some of my favorite comics in this cafe. I went on one of my best dates in this place. Now the establishment trains its employees to encourage customers to depart as soon as possible. Now the hours aren't even pretending to be anything but arbitrary.
What are you supposed to do when an establishment doesn't want to keep on existing but you as a customer still require its services? What are you supposed to think?
I miss what this place used to be. I wish that somebody would open a better place. Preferably next door to this one.
@darrylayo
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