May 1, 2004
I hate Perks
In the center of town, right next to the bank and across from the ice cream shop (yes, I essentially live in Smallville USA) is Perks Coffee House. Don't bother with the link, it isn't a site for them, but one for all Norwood businesses and it is awful.
I go into this coffee shop every once in a while mostly because it has a very crunchy granola feel and it is pretty cool. The coffee is decent and the atmosphere is nice. The cups they serve the coffee in if you take it "to go" are awful. They leak, are too thin and they don't hold the heat it all that well which makes the great coffee that they sell cool off way too fast. Not to mention that the lids never stay and always leak there too.
**As an aside and tip for all places that sell coffee. The cup is where many places lose me. Don't give me a cup with a seam, it always leaks. Make sure I don't burn my hands when I pick up the cup because you bought a cheap cup. And make sure the lids are secure. If I spill it on my lap and can't have kids because your lids suck, you will feel the pain of McDonalds and their insufferable inane lawsuits.
I was willing to let it all go in exchange for the "kitschy" feel I get from there but tonight was the last straw. First, I had to ask for a sleeve. For non-coffee drinkers out there, the sleeve is what places that serve coffee in crappy thin cups offer as a band aid to protect you from hot coffee in the form of a folded cardboard circle. Their cups are tissue thin, so the sleeve should be a gimme.
Next the cup bent in half as I picked it up, popping the lid off and spilling the coffee on the counter. The clerk walked past me and pointed at the napkin dispenser. He did not assist me in cleaning it up, and went into the back room where I suspect that he laughed about my spill with the chickee that was working there too (who also ignored me).
Then, as I was finishing my coffee tonight (wondering what I would post about) I got a mouthful of coffee grounds. Not one or two, not a few of them. A MOUTHFUL! Ugh.
I hate Perks Coffee House. If they somehow find this post, detail a plan with action items and offer me some free coffee I will consider going back. Until then I will increase my 95% coffee loyalty to Dunkin Donuts to 100%
Comments
but they do have a great oriental chicken salad!!!
Hurm. I don't think that their salad makes up for the coffee grounds. I used to love their coffee too until I got a mouthful of nasty. I am sure that your opinion would change if you found chicked bones in the salad.
Ohhh poor baby, is the coffee to hot for you. My friend's girlfriend is that "chickee: you are talking about. Maybe she wouldn't help you because you were too stupid to properly pick up a coffee. Its a styrofoam cup, you don't squeeze it like you are choking a chicken. If you actually get this angry about a coffee cup that you have to go online and post about it, you obviously have a real exciting life.
When one decides to open their mouth they should consider the effects it will have on other people. Unfortunately for you DAVE, when you decide to evaluate the coffee at Perks I would strongly that you not refer to my girlfriend as a "chickee" and realized that when customers like your self decide to go to Perks it would be in your best interest not to comment on the staff. I didn't no who you were prior to this so that would put you on my 2% loyalty list, now your a 100% on my shit list, congrads
recommend** I forgot to add that into my post, though after reading your article the stupidity of your self kinda leaked on to me so I felt compelled to leave a word out.
Hey Dave: I got just the thing to remedy your experience with your coffee cup at Perks. Take one Prozac three times a day with your coffee. Then the next time you spill it, you won't feel a thing! GET A LIFE. MAY BE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PROBLEM OVER IN IRAQ. I'M, SURE WE CAN GET YOU A FREE AIRLINE TICKET! THEN YOU'LL HAVE MORE THAN JUST A COFFEE CUP TO BITCH ABOUT. TO PUT IT MILDLY, THEY'LL PROBABLY JUST SHOOT YOUR DICK OFF AND SERVE IT TO YOU FOR LUNCH -- WITH YOUR COFFEE. JUST DON'T SPILL IT!!!
I have been going to Perks for years. I would rate their cups to be the same as starbucks since their cups have the same problem, but this is something I keep in mind when picking up a cup. They also sell re-usable cups that don't have this problem and you can re-fill them there as well.
I love their sandwiches and all the salads. Try a bagel and egg sandwich sometime with cheese and/or ham, bacon, etc. They are much better than Dunkin Donuts!!
I find all the staff friendly so I'm not sure what happened that day....
Remember nobody is perfect, people can have off days. Never judge on just one visit any place you go!
Life is too short to spend it unhappy or missing out on a good thing!
*Ally
Ally,
Thanks for the positive post. I agree that I should give them another shot. I did have a bunch of problems all in one night, but I am willing to try again.
I just wish that the employees that found this post had taken the same tact as you.
Have a great day.
Dave:
I've been drinking the coffee there for 4 years and I've never had a problem. Your "Top 40" movie list containing nothing but mindless action movies proves that you were probably too stupid to put the cover on right!