There is an unwritten rule that by simply purchasing a coffee you are entitled to sit for an indeterminate amount of time inside of a coffee shop. But how long is too long? When do you go from regular morning customer to approaching the legal definition of squatter.
The idea of coffee campers is not a new one, but the ways in which coffee shops are handling customers who view their local java joint as a second home is all over the map. Some places cut Internet, others have taken away wall plugs. But nobody has quite decided exactly how long customers are entitled to set up camp.
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I work in a coffee shop, and it's annoying when people come in for 6+ hours at a time, and only purchase a $2 coffee. Come one. We're not your office away from the office. Either pay up or get out.
My vote is a couple hours tops, unless you keep purchasing items.
And if you ever come in and use our internet without paying? I will stink-eye you to eternity.
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