Cafe rivalry
Jitters vs. Clubhouse
Emily Breiner
Issue date: 11/8/07 Section: Opinion
Milk is foaming at Jitters, concerned that students will abandon their coffee cart to get their perks from the Grewcock Clubhouse.
The same staff will not work at both coffee parlors. This could result in sparring to determine who delivers the more delicious latte and better service.
As a Jitters employee, I can think of two possibilities when considering student interest in the Clubhouse.
The Clubhouse could adopt the snack bar aura and become a place where students grab a drip coffee while studying after lecture hours. There is also a possibility that the Grewcock's fancy aesthetics will distract students from Jitters' long-standing tradition.
Faithful Jitters employees find this implausible.
"We are the arbiters of espresso," said Kari Snyder, fellow employee. "They may be new, but we are classic."
The Clubhouse will brew Starbucks Coffee. They will have an espresso machine similar to Jitters.
Jitters employees are not looking forward to the possibility of training Grewcock employees in the coffee-making trade.
In all fairness, what employee valuing their workplace would consent to equipping the enemy?
More than one employee suggested training the coffee initiates poorly to redirect business back to Jitters.
"We could judge whose business was more popular based on tips," said senior Emily Maynard. "Whichever coffee bar you like better, tip them more."
One unnamed employee said Clubhouse employees should beware of the possibility of sabotage. They mentioned the possibility of putting cockroaches in the Clubhouse grinder.
Junior Stephen Petrie said he thinks competition will be of no concern because
Clubhouse employees will be inexperienced in the art of espresso-making.
"Besides, they'll never be as good-looking as us," Petrie said.
Because Saga will own the Grewcock coffee bar, it won't matter which venture rakes in more cash.
Jitters main cash flow comes in the 10 minutes block between classes. Few employees expect this trend to change.
Hillsdale College Collegian 2007
The same staff will not work at both coffee parlors. This could result in sparring to determine who delivers the more delicious latte and better service.
As a Jitters employee, I can think of two possibilities when considering student interest in the Clubhouse.
The Clubhouse could adopt the snack bar aura and become a place where students grab a drip coffee while studying after lecture hours. There is also a possibility that the Grewcock's fancy aesthetics will distract students from Jitters' long-standing tradition.
Faithful Jitters employees find this implausible.
"We are the arbiters of espresso," said Kari Snyder, fellow employee. "They may be new, but we are classic."
The Clubhouse will brew Starbucks Coffee. They will have an espresso machine similar to Jitters.
Jitters employees are not looking forward to the possibility of training Grewcock employees in the coffee-making trade.
In all fairness, what employee valuing their workplace would consent to equipping the enemy?
More than one employee suggested training the coffee initiates poorly to redirect business back to Jitters.
"We could judge whose business was more popular based on tips," said senior Emily Maynard. "Whichever coffee bar you like better, tip them more."
One unnamed employee said Clubhouse employees should beware of the possibility of sabotage. They mentioned the possibility of putting cockroaches in the Clubhouse grinder.
Junior Stephen Petrie said he thinks competition will be of no concern because
Clubhouse employees will be inexperienced in the art of espresso-making.
"Besides, they'll never be as good-looking as us," Petrie said.
Because Saga will own the Grewcock coffee bar, it won't matter which venture rakes in more cash.
Jitters main cash flow comes in the 10 minutes block between classes. Few employees expect this trend to change.
Hillsdale College Collegian 2007
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