heather and i were walking by a local spot recently, the chicken pie shop, and saw a couple of signs on the window. the first was the standard, "we refuse..." the other was, "no outside food or drink allowed." well, duh. this seems so basic to me. really, you sell food and drink, so i can't just bring in my own? you'd have to be pretty silly to not know this. sadly, i've seen people i know do it. (none of you, just some track kids a few years back. i let them know that it wasn't appropriate.) and, the sign is new, so there must have been at least one incident recently @ this place.
well, today i was @ my local coffee shop. the tables outside are for the coffee shop, not for the deli next store. they've had signs taped on the tables at times. the deli had a sign inside their door explaining that the tables weren't theirs, so don't sit at them. some of the tables are close to the deli, others are not. (these 2 businesses don't have a great relationship, in large part due to these tables) today, i observed two 'gentlemen' walk out of the deli with their lunches and sodas. they didn't want the tables in the shade. nope, they went around the corner of the coffee shop and sat at the tables in the sun. there can be no confusion as to what business these tables belong to. they are on the patio of the coffee shop! and i thought, do you not have any sense?
i guess not. unfortunately, one of the less aggressive coffee shop workers was in the shop, and didn't come out to tell that the tables were reserved for customers.
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Question? Would it be ok for me to get a sandwich and then go get a drink a the coffe shop and sit at one of their tables? I say yes.
I believe that they say yes as well, as long as you are buying something from them. Of course that was before they started serving real food, so I don't know
assuming that you're talking specifically about that coffee shop example, i would have originally said yes.
that previously was their policy.
now, i say no. because, as justin said, they serve food, such as soup and sandwiches.
before, i would have agreed, because they didn't serve food. but, if you leave a trash/mess, you should also tip along with purchasing a drink.
but, now, no dice. they serve food. would i go to rousseau, and bring in an entree from landmark? well, i wouldn't, and i imagine that most wouldn't. and rousseau would boot your rear out. but, i tihnk it's the same thing. you're at a restaurant, albeit a coffee shop that serves other foods, our social constructs says you don't bring in outside food.
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