Do you want cheap coffee? Be polite!
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
June 18, 2018 7:18am CST
A Danish coffee shop has introduced a new idea. When you buy coffee the price depends on the way you to speak to the barista. The actual prices are in kroner, but I have converted them to dollars.
If you say ”A cup of coffee” your coffee costs 5 dollars. If you say ”A cup of coffee, please” your coffee costs 4 dollars. If you say ”A cup of coffee, please. Your coffee is amazing” your coffee costs 3 dollars. A sign contains the sentences and the prices.
I read an interview with the owner and she said that most customers react in a positive way when they see the sign. One of the customers got angry though. She went into the coffee shop and said ”I want a cup of coffee and I am only going to pay 3 dollars” The barista said ”When you speak like that, your coffee costs 5 dollars.” The woman slammed the door and never came back.
How would you react if you saw that kind of sign outside a coffee shop?
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10 responses
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
Option number 3 makes sense if you have bought coffee there before, but if it is your first time you don't know what the coffee is like, that is true. I wonder how they would react if you said that sentence.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
@LadyDuck It could be interesting to visit the place and say: "A cup of coffee, please. I hope your coffee is amazing" and watch their reaction...
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@LadyDuck (459631)
• Switzerland
18 Jun 18
@Porcospino I would be curious, my question is polite, imposing to say that it is "amazing" before you tried is rude.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
Drinking coffee at home is the cheapest option. I do both. I make my own coffee and home and buy coffee in coffee shops when I am away from my home.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@Porcospino yes t his I do also if I am on my holiday.Around here no.I will not pay the price.
Not a big coffee person on cup enough for me.
@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
18 Jun 18
If being polite can save some money than its worth it.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
If we buy many cups of coffee $3 instead of $5 would make a big difference.
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
19 Jun 18
@Porcospino Yes. And for an avid coffee drinker, this saving can add up to make huge amount
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
18 Jun 18
I think that is just cool and unique. A cup of coffee just simply means to have a good day rather than be a negative person. Though I am not a coffee drinker. 
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
Yes, this is a unique idea. I think that the owner hopes that people will be more polite that way, and most of the reactions have been positive.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
19 Jun 18
@Porcospino that is true. It does not cost too much to be polite. I guess others just have to pay a higher price to get that.
@arunima25 (85690)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jun 18
Sounds interesting!! A good way to promote politeness
I try to be polite irrespective of the price of the coffee.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
Yes, I think promoting politeness was the idea behind it. According to the owner most people react in a positive way when they see the sign.
@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
18 Jun 18
I would laugh not in the mocking or bad way. I just think it is unique and interesting haha.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
I also think that it is a unique idea and the coffee shop is a success according to the article.
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@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
18 Jun 18
@Porcospino that is good for them, they deserve it for thinking that strategy
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
I am the same way. I would be polite even if I didn't get a discount.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
That is true. I always try to be polite and if I can get cheaper coffee that way, that is just nice.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
Number 3 sounds like the best option to me. I drink a lot of coffee so $3 instead of $5 sounds great. I try to be polite anyway.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jun 18
I read an interview with the owner and it sounds like most people reacted in a positive way and saved money by being polite, but one woman got angry and left without coffee.
