by Terry 49 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
yes we have no right for gifts. but if the coffee is used as a service provided to all the customers then the regular customers will return to the store expecting to receive that service.
is just a matter on how it the feature was offered and presented.
i think
What are your views?
De-caf, black. And make it snappy, barrista-boy.
BTW, your store bestowed the "right" to free coffee by not posting any conditions of service. Surely the owner knew where that would lead.
Make mine Arabica decaf with real cream.
None of that powdery abomination.
Also, three packets of Sugar-In-The-Raw.
Syl
Good observation, Terry. Give a service away for free long enough and people come to expect it as normal or as a right. Wait till you start to charge for that one-time free service and watch the commotion.
I see it myself in my line of work. People got used to getting freebies and when you realize that the freeness of the service no longer makes sense and you have to start charging, some people got all upset. And even people in management don't get it. They're afraid to change because they don't want to scare away any of their customer base...not even the deadbeat ones. Which I can't figure.
Okay... we gotta charge for coffee, so we can keep the costs of the books the same. Oh...you don't like paying for coffee and you'll take your business elsewhere? Aren't you the guy that sits in the corner and reads but never buys any books? Buh-bye
Tee hee hee.
Syl
Sorry Terry
This implies that rights are a gift from the State!
From: The Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...
This doesn't imply anything. It tells us clearly where our rights come from.
TERRY,
It is also part of the bad economic condition in the country. I do agree that people can be greedy and unreasonable but what is happening is making people act out badly. I think in some cases people are past shame.
After shame is gone then there is desperation and ruthlessness.
If I were you I would put up a different coffee sign.
Ayn Rand's "logic" falls apart under scrutiny. As usual. Yaawwnn.....
If you're serving her up, better make mine regular.
| Ayn Rand's "logic" falls apart under scrutiny. As usual. Yaawwnn..... |
As usual, Bizby comes up a with a brilliant and profound rebuttal with nothing more than a snide remark and an emoticon! Apparently, she is so far advanced over us intellectually that anything more than grunts and chuffing are beneath her.
They don't have a right to free coffee and you don't have a right to own a bookstore. Fair trade.
