The Week Before the Throwdown
Good Morning! Happy Saturday! We’re a week before the throwdown and between Saturday craziness right now! I’m drinking a vanilla oat milk capp that was a messup order, drinking some water, listening to Two Door Cinema Club. Dakota my BF (he painted the coffee cherrys on our wall) added it to our playlist and is helping out today, which has been awesome for ensuring a great guest experience so far. Having two people on bar keeps things fun! I’m putting some last minute stuff together for the throwdown, pizza merch etc, it’s gonna be great
The throwdown sold out!
Which means I was able to order everything I needed, like prizes pizza and more! The whole party is going to put me a couple hundred back but i’m hoping that things like raffle sales and food the day of will help me catch up! I’m trying to throw an awesome event that does well for our name and for the community! It’s been cool to see it sell out and people get hyped up! I hope I can do it justice and everyone has a good time :^)
I had a rush and now it’s not morning anymore :)
I’m super tired! We just doubled our sales goal and i’m so thankful for Dakota coming by. I’m going to hopefully have a friend start training to help out on the weekends. It’s really nice stress testing the cafe a little bit, it seems like the systems we have in place are working alright. I have two positions, bar and front counter. Front counter is taking orders, marking cups, and filling syrups. depending on volume, the front counter also stires in milk andice to cold drinks. Front counter can grab drip or other ez drinks, and if bar is on pour overs for special cups, front counter takes over the whole line. On bar is me, who is doing spro and finishing drinks, as well as talking to people who are waiting. We’re doing a really good job of connecting with everyone despite the craziness, and that feels great!
Now I gotta get back to work!
I’ve gotta prep for close then begin working on merch items and other quality of life stuff for the shop! I need a syrup list, a brb i’m in the bathroom sign, a merch shelf guide! I also need a real tip jar, the plastic cup is looking a little dinky haha. I’m overwhelmed but in a good way! We keep selling out of baked goods in the first two hours! While I’m tranining this is perfect. I can stress test on the weekends and do paperwork during the slow times on weekday!
It’s been amazing
Is basically what I wanted to say, thanks for reading, have a great weekend! You make this possible! Stay hydrated! But stay dry! My lawn is very not dry. It’s overgrown and I have given up, but that’s okay. :^p - Elias
