Oh!!! For anyone who is experiencing UTI/urethra pain you can pick up AZO UTI pain relief from any drugstore and it’s never more than $10.

It’s a short term solution and is not intended to replace medication. You can only use for max 2 days which, hopefully, is enough for you to see a doctor! Absolute godsend for pain relief!

I’m gonna follow you’re account and watch like a hawk.

Recommendations I have, make sure you have decaf options. You would be surprised the amount of people that come into a café asking for it.

Even if you don’t want to spend the money on decaf beans for coffee advertise for decaf espresso to make americanos. That’s what we did at my café, the majority of people cannot taste the difference between a decaf Americano and a decaf coffee lol.

Also, it might do you some good to offer coconut milk. I don’t know if maybe it’s just a Newport thing, but a lot of people come in asking for coconut milk I have noticed and the request for this particular type of alternative milk has only been growing over the past year.

Sugar free options or options that aren’t overly sweet. I get a lot of people who come in and complain that it’s very hard for them to go to “New Age” coffee shops because it’s very hard for them to find drinks that they actually enjoy that are not overly sweet.

It might make your brand look more health-conscious if you take the time to put if a product has dairy, nuts, if it’s OK for vegans to eat, etc. etc. The only reason why I’m even suggesting this is because customers do this thing where they never say anything about their dietary restrictions or allergies. I can’t tell you how many times I make drinks that have dairy in them for vegans and the person in question just never said anything. Or the amount of times people with dairy allergies don’t actually say anything so I can’t account for a cross-contamination.

If you can, try to look for an area where tourists/locals are going to be walking around so people going don’t just have to drive there. The amount of people that are going to come inside purely because they want to window shops is very high and since so many people in Coffee they’re probably going to buy something.

Source for recommendations - have been a barista for 5+ years and these are commons things I’ve noticed :)

Good luck!!

Oh!!! Do you guys have a Facebook or Instagram I 100% would love to follow you guys just so I can be updated on your grand opening!!!

Always love supporting small businesses ❤️

I have a feeling this isn’t real because what elderly man chooses to undergo the physical labor of putting up a flag when he doesn’t even know the meaning of the flag?

I love when I met the drunken bridal parties lmao the stories they tell sometimes

I’m not taking that particular course but I absolutely love CCRI and think it is a severely under appreciated school.

Good luck!

Some of my best friends and my current partner I met at some of the bars in Newport.

Newport bars are small and aren’t really made for partying and dancing so I feel like it’s way easier to actually talk to people. Not to mention there’s a crap ton of college students so it’s very easy to meet people your age. People in Newport are very sociable.

My cat is a healthy one year old with no prior health conditions.

An obstruction showed up on an x-ray in his intestines. They really told me they would rather euthanize him, a one year-old cat, then actually attempt any level of medical care. Absolutely ridiculous.

Glad you’re sweet boy is ok!

After this experience where they recommended I euthanize my animal before even beginning to attempt medical care and I had to fight tooth and nail for them to actually give my cat medical attention. This place can fuck right off I will never go back.

Thanks for the Rec!

Where is that?

I was under the impression that I would see some more snow by now.

It’s not trolling, I did not grow up around snow so I don’t know. Thanks for all the help!

I’m not American but the one thing I do appreciate about Rhode Islanders that I really hated when I was in NYC is the aggressive niceness 😭

The culture shock of complete strangers coming up to you mad as hell to help you and then leaving without a word is something I will never get used to. The paradox of someone silently giving you the evil eye while helping you and then walking away without a word is terrifying, lmao. I’m actually kind of glad Rhode Islanders don’t do stuff like that.

Give them a ring first, save gas. Good luck!

Really? That must be a post Covid thing, that’s annoying. The laundromats over in Bristol and some in Newport still have coin machines, if that’s any help.

Pretty much any laundromat should have machines that convert dollars into coins. I go all the time just to get the coins, you don’t have to use the machines 99.9% of time.

Thanks!

I am, yes!!

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