Coffee shop/bakery name

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JohnDB

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Lynx said:
*perk!

You mean you're actually going to make them?

So what hours are you open again?
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Yeah why not?

I sold 4 coffee cake pans of cinnamon rolls and half a dozen individual cinnamon rolls today which was a slow day due to the holiday weekend.
Having some apple fritter type cinnamon rolls is a pretty good idea for us with the fall coming....probably a good idea to try.

I made some cherry chip cookies, blackberry pie for two, rye bread, oatmeal honey bread, honey wheat, and.....
 
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I dunno... In my experience anything labeled "for X people" like "blackberry pie for two" is always (burp) grossly mislabeled. If it's a good homemade blackberry pie I'll need two pies just for myself.
 
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JohnDB said:
Yeah why not?

I sold 4 coffee cake pans of cinnamon rolls and half a dozen individual cinnamon rolls today which was a slow day due to the holiday weekend.
Having some apple fritter type cinnamon rolls is a pretty good idea for us with the fall coming....probably a good idea to try.

I made some cherry chip cookies, blackberry pie for two, rye bread, oatmeal honey bread, honey wheat, and.....
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I love the LOVE sign in the window (is that a bag of flour or coffee beans next to it?), although it would be more strategically place just under the Welcome sign for a more suggestive result. And actual sticks of cinnamon next to the rolls, cherry and blueberry baskets, and honey jars next to their corresponding products would also be an enticing touch, especially if you are using fresh ingredients. Just some marketing ideas... so excited for the new shop's robust success!:coffee:
 
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Mem said:
I love the LOVE sign in the window (is that a bag of flour or coffee beans next to it?), although it would be more strategically place just under the Welcome sign for a more suggestive result. And actual sticks of cinnamon next to the rolls, cherry and blueberry baskets, and honey jars next to their corresponding products would also be an enticing touch, especially if you are using fresh ingredients. Just some marketing ideas... so excited for the new shop's robust success!:coffee:
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That's a coffee bean bag.
When we went to coffee roasting school to learn about selecting, roasting, grading...we grabbed some extra burlap coffee bags that coffee comes in. 8 bags to a pallet by truck. 60-80 kilograms to a bag. (Depending on the country it comes from)

We upholstered the chairs inside with used coffee burlap bags as well. One wall has a mural painted by a local artist asking "What inspires You?".

Then towards the back there's the "Kool Kids Club" where locals can stash their favorite coffee mug to drink coffee from. Also a place to promote Narrow Gate charity who helps young men straighten out their lives. They actually roast our coffee for us.

All in a historic building downtown. Wooden floors with gaps and rolls.
 
JohnDB

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I dunno... In my experience anything labeled "for X people" like "blackberry pie for two" is always (burp) grossly mislabeled. If it's a good homemade blackberry pie I'll need two pies just for myself.
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It's a 5" pie....good luck.
 
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JohnDB said:
Yeah why not?

I sold 4 coffee cake pans of cinnamon rolls and half a dozen individual cinnamon rolls today which was a slow day due to the holiday weekend.
Having some apple fritter type cinnamon rolls is a pretty good idea for us with the fall coming....probably a good idea to try.

I made some cherry chip cookies, blackberry pie for two, rye bread, oatmeal honey bread, honey wheat, and.....
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So glad to hear everything is going tickety boo so far for you and your enterprise :D

Say, whaddaya do with your left overs? Sell them as day-olds? :unsure:

PS~ Love the "Love" sign in the window! :)
 
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Magenta said:
So glad to hear everything is going tickety boo so far for you and your enterprise :D

Say, whaddaya do with your left overs? Sell them as day-olds? :unsure:

PS~ Love the "Love" sign in the window! :)
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We really don't discount stales as it tends to train the customers to wait and shop for them.

So far....we have had good customer counts and ticket averages.....all just by unlocking the door and turning on the open sign.

If we can keep this up....we are well on our way to a smashing success.

Today I'm wondering what will be made of about the yeast cakes. The rum in them is good but noticeable. Dunno....we shall see what comes.
 
Mem

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It looks like your main ingredient is love, how can it go wrong?
 
Lynx

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JohnDB said:
It's a 5" pie....good luck.
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I would still need two, but one for now and one for later. And STILL no sharing. Not with a five inch. Gotta have at least an eight inch before I'll share it.
 
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Lynx said:
Don't bother with fryers. Let someone else handle donuts. Cinnamon rolls are where it's at. :cool:

And if you can make a good apple fritter, the city will beat a path to your door.
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Fried donuts are scrumptious. By all means get fryers and fry those puppies in lard. I'm trending towards powdered and jelly-filled. My wife and I hope to drop by before the end of the year. I'll be getting a double espresso and various baked treats. Gonna take some home too.
 
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Lynx said:
I would still need two, but one for now and one for later. And STILL no sharing. Not with a five inch. Gotta have at least an eight inch before I'll share it.
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Hopefully, apple and cherry. Maybe blueberry. OK, get 3 of those little pies.
 
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JohnDB said:
We really don't discount stales as it tends to train the customers to wait and shop for them.

So far....we have had good customer counts and ticket averages.....all just by unlocking the door and turning on the open sign.

If we can keep this up....we are well on our way to a smashing success.

Today I'm wondering what will be made of about the yeast cakes. The rum in them is good but noticeable. Dunno....we shall see what comes.
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I popped into my neighborhood bagel shop the other day...

They had discounted dozens' day-olds for over ten bucks o_O

That seemed an outrageous price for day-olds :censored::geek:

I am reminded too of an Asian restaurant in China town here that had a cafeteria style hot bar (not self-serve) with oh-so-yummy selections discounted to half price at the end of the day, and yes, they were very popular but also in short supply so you took your chances vying for the discounts with the demand for them. You were lucky to get them!

Mostly for baked goods people do prefer steaming fresh from the oven :D

Warm French bread or fresh-from-the-oven cinnamon rolls? To die for....

But my idea was more along the lines of mail order for CC members LOLOLOLOLOLOL

That probably would not really work well, but one can dream :unsure::giggle:
 
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So we sent a young barrista out into the farmers market with a tray of free samples....telling people about us. (There's a farmers market on the square on the weekends)

We got a line to the door at the moment.

Empty display trays are flying into the kitchen. Meaning that I don't think that we will have much to discount or stale out.

Gotta love guerilla marketing. Works like a charm every time.
 
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JohnDB said:
So we sent a young barrista out into the farmers market with a tray of free samples....telling people about us. (There's a farmers market on the square on the weekends)

We got a line to the door at the moment.

Empty display trays are flying into the kitchen. Meaning that I don't think that we will have much to discount or stale out.

Gotta love guerilla marketing. Works like a charm every time.
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If you feed them they will come.

 
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Mem said:
It looks like your main ingredient is love, how can it go wrong?
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I agree with your estimation. When I'm at home and do a little cooking, I always cook with love. Nothing w
Magenta said:
I don't even need the ice cream:giggle:
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Me neither, straight apple pie for me.
 
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Billyd said:
Apple pie does make ice cream taste better.
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I do not normally indulge in ice cream, though I do consume a lot of yogurt, mostly black cherry :D

I recently impulse indulged in some frozen yogurt, black cherry, of course. It was super yummy!
 
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Hot blackberry pie with a cookie crust almost demands some vanilla ice cream....and a cup of coffee to go with.

Just saying....;)
 
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