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« Remus wrote on Saturday, Feb 16 at 10:34 AM »
My biggest pet peeve is the misspelling of peeve.
« Haminam wrote on Saturday, Feb 16 at 10:21 AM »
It is one of my BIGGEST pet peaves when people are rude enough to come into one of the best places in Auburn and sit there all day, only purchasing the bare minimum in order to justify themselves studying. I have been to Mama Mochas multiple times and decided to get my coffee to go, or take it on a walk down to town creek with the person I'm meeting (weather permitting) because the tables are full. I'm not going to be rude & barge into others spaces, I get to have my days too - but let's show some common courtesy here. If your friends are looking for somewhere to sit and study for grad school for 6 hours then they can go to Starbucks or the library if they're low on money. We've all been there, but don't defend them and pretend that Mama Mocha's is the only coffee shop in town who does, ever has, or ever will ask someone to leave or purchase something if they've been there for over two hours. As a customer, I actually really appreciate that Sarah or Maddie or whomever is acting as a responsible employee at the time, is willing to be fair and defend all of her customers, so we can all continue loving Mama Mochas coffee & space. This is a ridiculous article & I feel like an idiot even responding to it, but the general public's minds ought not to be swayed by such tunneled and biased opinions. Oh, and maybe they forgot to put up new signs in the renovations, or made more discreet signage, but they had neon ones on the tables for the last few years that did ask you to purchase or free up tables after 2 hours. If your friends actually go frequently & support local business, they or you may have noticed that.
« Atheist wrote on Friday, Feb 15 at 06:45 PM »
Condescending much?
« Jessica_D wrote on Friday, Feb 15 at 04:56 PM »
I understand this is an opinion piece, but it reads more like gossip. I understand the writer wants to stand up for her friends, but it seems very immature to promote the boycott of two wonderful local business (one of which was not even involved in the incident) when you did not even witness the event in question. I know that anyone who has ever been to Gnu's Room and/or Mama Mocha's will laugh off this poor-written drivel, but I'm concerned that this opinion piece will keep others from supporting some great Auburn establishments. I have only ever been treated warmly and kindly by the people at Mama Mocha's, and the coffee cannot be topped. To be fair, I may have been getting such great treatment because I have enough sense to act like respectful patron with common sense. Mama Mocha's is not the library! If you want to use unlimited free wi-fi, go there. And there is nothing wrong with catching up over a cup of coffee or tea, but both people should purchase something, you should leave after you finish the cup, and let other paying customers have that space. This is how respectful, courteous adults act, and it sounds like your friends need to grow up. Finally, I don't even know where to begin to address your comment about tipping. Let's just say that line tells more of the story than anything else you wrote. I will continue to support Mama Mocha's, because I like delicious coffee. And I like strong businesswomen who stand up for themselves. Go Sarah! Even better now that I don't have to worry about running into you or your entitled friends there any time soon.