Coffee Shop Owners Say No to Laptops

Good Morning Coffee Lovers,

Vermont is slowly welcoming fall with (occasionally) cooler weather; and, yes, a few trees are already showing hints of fall colors. Here at Brown and Jenkins, our building smells like the Columbian Supremo coffee beans that are being roasted to fill the day's online coffee orders.

We are getting ready to ship coffee beans to California, Massachusetts and Canada, among other locations. Many of you long distance clients discovered us on a trek through the Green Mountains or en route to skiing at Smugg's or Stowe. Can’t wait to meet again if you travel back through!

Strange Coffee News

In other corners of the nation, coffee news is as strange and indicative of the times as ever. Consider this tid bit from the big apple that appeared in the New York Times:

One New York City based coffee shop has revamped its establishment to remove tables, chairs and lingering lap top owners. Tired of those who come in and camp out to create an office-away-from-home, owners of the aptly named Café Grumpy have banned laptops in their second location, and designed the third without tables and chairs.

Buy, Pay, Get Out

Apparently, this design is becoming more popular as coffee shop owners try to save money and enhance the bottom line in the challenging economy.

What do you think of that?

Here at Brown and Jenkins, we're a bit of a coffee roaster and a bit of a café. But I've got to say, it would make me so sad to lose the environment where people are encouraged to hang out and talk. Yes, many people come in with the intention of working but, more often than not, conversations just evolve.

Maybe it's the difference between a large, urban center and the rural region that we live in here in the Green Mountains of Vermont. As for me, I'm welcoming the cooler fall weather that has hit our corner of the world; and I'm welcoming the tourists who are starting to visit for apples, maple syrup and our own Brown and Jenkins coffee beans. If you're in the neighbor hood- stop by for a cup and a chat!


Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen