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alan
05-11-2009, 09:38 AM
Wow, almost a day went by without the Coffee Slingers thread being bumped. Thanks, Jim, for keeping it real.

sorry, i didn't realize the thread was actually dropping down. i hadn't seen steve's post and wanted to acknowledge his compliment.

alan
05-11-2009, 09:58 AM
In all fairness, Jim was just doing his usual self promotion in a competitors thread

ouch. sorry the bouncer let me in, blame him.

and self-promotion would look more like, "did i mention our service is friendly and accommodating?".

:boxing2:

Steve
05-11-2009, 09:59 AM
Metro sometimes gets carried away as judge and jury. Don't let his comment bother you.

alan
05-11-2009, 10:06 AM
Metro sometimes gets carried away as judge and jury. Don't let his comment bother you.

i wouldn't be on the interwebs if i got my feelings hurt easily.

metro
05-11-2009, 10:14 AM
I still have the right to my opinion to think it's tacky that Jim promotes his coffee in every other coffee thread it seems like (just noticed one in the Panera Bread thread too). Let the competitors have their 15 minutes of fame in their own thread, there is a thread for Jim's coffee place too. I doubt he wants every other coffee place promoting their place in his thread.

Steve
05-11-2009, 10:16 AM
:whiteflagAnd thus the ruling is delivered.
Oh why oh why won't this thing die?!?

alan
05-11-2009, 10:53 AM
I still have the right to my opinion to think it's tacky that Jim promotes his coffee in every other coffee thread it seems like (just noticed one in the Panera Bread thread too). Let the competitors have their 15 minutes of fame in their own thread, there is a thread for Jim's coffee place too. I doubt he wants every other coffee place promoting their place in his thread.

forgive my lapse of tact, us small business owners tend to be singularly focused. metro may be certain to never be seated next to me at a dinner party.

and i doubt the panera bread people will be harmed by my shameless plug and if one person allows themselves to upgrade from a homogenized chain, then it will be entirely worth my time.

and if coffee slingers or anyone else wants to create some traffic in the vintage thread, more power to them. competition only brings out quality.

:tiphat:

mecarr
05-11-2009, 11:25 AM
Over at yelp.com there are several reviews of Coffee Slingers and it is apparent that while there are some redeeming qualities about the place, there is definitely room for substantial improvment. I think the review below sums it up.
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I'll be frank. I've never had a better cup of coffee than the pressed coffee that I have had on three occasions at Coffee Slingers. It's fantastic. Perfectly ground, and expertly brewed - just like a connoisseur would prepare it. The problem is, the management and staff are not connoisseurs, they are coffee snobs. I have been treated rudely, told to read the regulations, and been privy to several friends who were told that if they didn't know what they wanted, they should go to the gas station down the street.

There are rules posted everywhere. No cell phones, no wifi on Sundays (community day?), one hour limit on wifi, and it goes on. It's not like they're fighting back crowds - the three times that I've been there traffic has been at a low - even on the OKC Memorial Marathon Sunday (again, "wifi free" day).

I will not be visiting again. There are other local establishments that do not insult me or my friends.
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link to review (http://www.yelp.com/biz/coffee-slingers-oklahoma-city#hrid:w9JuB06HU4SgNkEpFN5NiQ)

GWB
05-11-2009, 06:04 PM
I still have the right to my opinion to think it's tacky that Jim promotes his coffee in every other coffee thread it seems like (just noticed one in the Panera Bread thread too). Let the competitors have their 15 minutes of fame in their own thread, there is a thread for Jim's coffee place too. I doubt he wants every other coffee place promoting their place in his thread.

Classy.

FritterGirl
05-11-2009, 07:39 PM
Classy.
About as classy as one business promoting their own in thread about another business? I have to agree with metro on this one.

alan
05-11-2009, 08:17 PM
About as classy as one business promoting their own in thread about another business? I have to agree with metro on this one.

ok, ok, i get it.

your invisible rules of tact will be observed w/o any need for a dogpile.

Steve
05-11-2009, 08:31 PM
I'm very, very upset about chair designs. Why, you might ask? I'll tell you. How many times have I - and probably many of you - seen a chair and thought, "well, that looks really comfortable." And of course you sit down, and it's just not right. Personally, I don't care if a chair if white, black, yellow, purple or green. At one time I thought I'd like leather, but now I'm not so sure because I worry that this might offend someone who is big into animal rights. And then there are the chairs that use wood - but this required destruction of a tree and that's probably bad too, right? So now we're down to fabric chairs with metal frames. I guess they use springs, but maybe I'm wrong. But what's used in fabric? Could that be bad as well. See my confusion folks? I"m just trying to do the right thing, but I just don't know where it all begins or stops. And this brings me back to the issue at hand (yes Metro, I'm staying within the thread here) - chairs at coffee shops, and specifically Coffee Slingers, since I'm not allowed to mention other coffee shops in this thread.
Quite honestly, the chairs are ok, but they're not as comfortable as they appear to the eye. Is Melody doing this to me purposely? Is she trying to ensure I don't linger? Now that's a conspiracy, but I'm not entirely sure I can make that jump. Because the chairs at Starbucks are really comfy, but the coffee really isn't that great and ... oh wait, there I go again, mentioning another coffee shop.
So as I write this, I'm drinking my sixth cup in 10 minutes at ..OH MY GOSH! I ALMOST DID IT AGAIN! Anyway, I'm not at Coffee Slingers right now. I'm not allowed to say where I am, or I risk Frittergirl adding on the bill for the nearby shopping center to my next utility bill. But back to the chairs. How important are they to enjoying a cup of coffee? I mean, the chairs aren't that great at The Buzz either, but Tim and Alison are nice folks, they've got good coffee, and you can't beat the window view at Park and Robinson. I'd say The Buzz is definitely one of my top hangou ... OH SHAZBOT! I DID IT AGAIN! I MENTIONED ANOTHER COFFEE SHOP! I'M A BAD, BAD, BAD OKCTALKER! So this brings me back to comfortable chairs, coffee and Beatnix. Dave really surprised me last week with a French press - great, great, great coffee. Perhaps the best I've ever had. But his chairs are just as uncomfortable as those at The Bu STOP ME! PLEASE STOP ME FROM BREAKING THE LAW! I'VE DONE IT AGAIN! WHY, OH WHY DO I DO THIS???
Have I mentioned I'm about to do a story about Randy Hogan being the bestest, bestest developer ever?
(ok, maybe this post contains just a bit of sarcasm, parody and hopefully enough self-mocking that should offend everybody and put this thread to death. Or maybe not).

Martin
05-11-2009, 08:46 PM
OH THE HUMANITY, WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE REPORT THAT POST?!! the mods CANNOT be left powerless to intervene against such GROSS TRESPASSES of forum etiquette!!!111oneoneone

that's double secret probation for you, mister. -M

Steve
05-11-2009, 08:48 PM
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:25zo2jNzo1KiZM:http://bp3.blogger.com/_stuMq1GJnrA/SAdpLh-U99I/AAAAAAAABUY/77iuleZLqnw/s400/wormer.gif

FritterGirl
05-11-2009, 08:58 PM
ok, ok, i get it.

your invisible rules of tact will be observed w/o any need for a dogpile.

Not trying to dogpile ya, jim! I actually live somewhat nearby so do pop in from time to time.

It's one thing for the people (yes, Steve, you, too) who visit these establishments to talk about other businesses in an effort to compare them. However, it's another thing altogether for one business owner to come in and promote (however subtle the attempt) his/her own business in a thread about a competitor's.

I'm not saying it's WRONG, just kind of makes you go "really?" It's a bit obvious... spam lite! :Smiley181

Steve
05-11-2009, 09:00 PM
Frittergirl, the conversation has moved on to chairs. I know you've seen the chairs at Coffee Slingers. You've sat in the chairs at Coffee Slingers. Are they part of a conspiracy to ensure we don't stay too long, or did Melody simply spend too much time at Ikea? These are tough questions I'm asking - and I expect answers!

FritterGirl
05-11-2009, 09:05 PM
I've managed to stay there for hours with no complaints from Melody, nor my tuckus, so my guess is there is NO conspiracy in tow. However, seeing that message boards in general are filled with tin-hat wearers, I'm sure we can find one if we dig hard enough. :-)

Steve
05-11-2009, 09:10 PM
Well, I'm going to keep going there - but I'm boycotting Melody's seats! Now, who is with me????
http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:cJWemii-qFJv4M:http://www.inthenews.co.uk/photo/photo-x-%247016463%24300.jpg

wsucougz
05-11-2009, 09:14 PM
Bump.

Martin
05-11-2009, 09:14 PM
steve, you are SO right.

as empowered consumers, we will not stand fo... err... we will not sit idly by while cofee slingers conspires to oppress its customers with such un-comfy chairs! -M

Steve
05-11-2009, 09:17 PM
Thanks MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....
But I must correct you WSUCOGZ, the chairs at Coffee Slingers have a lot of deficiencies, but I can't say they were bumpy.

Now, for all of you who might new to online community forums, WSU is using a bit of urban slang. And fortunately for people as clueless as I, there is a dictionary to help us out in such horrible moments:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bump


http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/page/bump-1530.jpg
(WSU, you weren't referring to the second definition, were you?)

GWB
05-11-2009, 09:34 PM
ok, ok, i get it.

your invisible rules of tact will be observed w/o any need for a dogpile.

I suggest you ignore the small thinkers here. You can't please these people. :ohno:

Midtowner
05-11-2009, 09:44 PM
I'm very, very upset about chair designs. Why, you might ask? I'll tell you. How many times have I - and probably many of you - seen a chair and thought, "well, that looks really comfortable." And of course you sit down, and it's just not right. Personally, I don't care if a chair if white, black, yellow, purple or green. At one time I thought I'd like leather, but now I'm not so sure because I worry that this might offend someone who is big into animal rights. And then there are the chairs that use wood - but this required destruction of a tree and that's probably bad too, right? So now we're down to fabric chairs with metal frames. I guess they use springs, but maybe I'm wrong. But what's used in fabric? Could that be bad as well. See my confusion folks? I"m just trying to do the right thing, but I just don't know where it all begins or stops. And this brings me back to the issue at hand (yes Metro, I'm staying within the thread here) - chairs at coffee shops, and specifically Coffee Slingers, since I'm not allowed to mention other coffee shops in this thread.
Quite honestly, the chairs are ok, but they're not as comfortable as they appear to the eye. Is Melody doing this to me purposely? Is she trying to ensure I don't linger? Now that's a conspiracy, but I'm not entirely sure I can make that jump. Because the chairs at Starbucks are really comfy, but the coffee really isn't that great and ... oh wait, there I go again, mentioning another coffee shop.
So as I write this, I'm drinking my sixth cup in 10 minutes at ..OH MY GOSH! I ALMOST DID IT AGAIN! Anyway, I'm not at Coffee Slingers right now. I'm not allowed to say where I am, or I risk Frittergirl adding on the bill for the nearby shopping center to my next utility bill. But back to the chairs. How important are they to enjoying a cup of coffee? I mean, the chairs aren't that great at The Buzz either, but Tim and Alison are nice folks, they've got good coffee, and you can't beat the window view at Park and Robinson. I'd say The Buzz is definitely one of my top hangou ... OH SHAZBOT! I DID IT AGAIN! I MENTIONED ANOTHER COFFEE SHOP! I'M A BAD, BAD, BAD OKCTALKER! So this brings me back to comfortable chairs, coffee and Beatnix. Dave really surprised me last week with a French press - great, great, great coffee. Perhaps the best I've ever had. But his chairs are just as uncomfortable as those at The Bu STOP ME! PLEASE STOP ME FROM BREAKING THE LAW! I'VE DONE IT AGAIN! WHY, OH WHY DO I DO THIS???
Have I mentioned I'm about to do a story about Randy Hogan being the bestest, bestest developer ever?
(ok, maybe this post contains just a bit of sarcasm, parody and hopefully enough self-mocking that should offend everybody and put this thread to death. Or maybe not).

Steve, I don't know if anyone has told you lately, but your words are full of win.

Steve
05-11-2009, 09:45 PM
Midtowner, I'm going to have to get back to the urban dictionary to determine whether you've complimented me or taken sides with my wife who has a pretty dim view of my "humor." For what it's worth, this whole discussion has been a horrible distraction for me as it's my turn to do "this week in history" at www.okchistory.com and that's what I was supposed to be doing tonight. This turned out to be more fun. Final confession - "Jim Stark" is a fellow college alum, and though we graduated years apart, that tie and the fact I've enjoyed too many checkers games with my son at his shop made me a bit more zealous in jumping to his defense.

alan
05-12-2009, 01:15 AM
Not trying to dogpile ya, jim! I actually live somewhat nearby so do pop in from time to time.

It's one thing for the people (yes, Steve, you, too) who visit these establishments to talk about other businesses in an effort to compare them. However, it's another thing altogether for one business owner to come in and promote (however subtle the attempt) his/her own business in a thread about a competitor's.

I'm not saying it's WRONG, just kind of makes you go "really?" It's a bit obvious... spam lite! :Smiley181


i completely understand. i will refrain from doing so in any threads for local shops. chains however are fair game.

kevinpate
05-12-2009, 06:19 AM
sheeesh, be a star and save your bucks and go get yourself a joe at 7-11 and chase it down with an Icy Drink back, or circle your cute k around to one of there yuck in a bag offerings. All this effort over the slinging either fresh or vintage dirty water seems a bit silly.
.oO(hit a few, missed a few, but time is short so it'll have to do)Oo.

Or do what I do and drink diet pop, available all around town in convenient single serving 2 liter containers.

jstanthrnme
05-12-2009, 03:01 PM
I'm suprised that after 7 + months and 200 + posts, and this thread has not yet been moved to the Food & Restaurant section. Maybe if it gets moved, it will get burried there somewhere behind Cuppies & Joe.

OKCTalker
05-12-2009, 03:53 PM
Mods - this thread has outlived its usefulness and/or relevance to coffee slingers. Please lock.

Luke
05-13-2009, 10:35 AM
I vote to keep the thread alive.

mecarr
05-13-2009, 01:49 PM
I vote to keep the thread alive.

I too vote to keep the thread alive. Coffee Slingers inspires passionate and thoughtful debate. Are the baristas rude or are they simply blessed with superior coffee knowledge? Is the coffee shop too empty and sprase or is it just thoughtfully spacious? Does the coffee taste bad or is it just that are our taste pallets are ill-equipped to appreciate its great quality?

Speaking of Coffee Slingers, they were featured recently on a newsok.com video about the grapes of wrath. In it, it frequently showed a person reading the Grapes of Wrath inside Cofee Slingers while she sipped what seemed to be a chai latte.

Steve
05-13-2009, 02:22 PM
I'm still very, very concerned about the chairs.

FritterGirl
05-13-2009, 02:27 PM
I'm still very, very concerned about the chairs.
Were they comfy enough for you at the Cox Center today? I tried to get your attn to have you sit at our table (we had an extra seat), but noted that you snuck up front to be with the important people! :tiphat:

Joe Kimball
05-13-2009, 02:43 PM
Removed by me --FW

Joe Kimball
05-13-2009, 03:06 PM
Is this a place that has featured live music or will feature it? The sound of the room seems suited to acoustic gigs of some type.

lpecan
05-13-2009, 11:05 PM
I'll take the bait Steve. I hate the chairs. As a result, I dont sit in them. I'm away from OKC for a few months, and I can honestly say I think about Coffee Slingers everyday. But I do not miss the chairs. Do what I do; order coffee and stand up and drink it at the bar. First, you don't have to put up with the, you guessed it, bad chairs. Secondly, you can watch how hard they work and what perfectionists they are. That doesn't mean you'll like their coffee, but you'll at least be able to see that they care. Also, sitting at the bar, if they're not too busy, take a chance to ask Melody, Karli, Lauren or Ian a little bit about coffee. I'd be willing to bet you'd (not you personally but anyone) would find them quite friendly, and t might change one's low opinion.

But yeah, I don't like the chairs.

fourthworldtraffic
05-19-2009, 10:07 AM
Well, coffee is what we go there for after all...F%#@ the rest. The community's support is important. I hope they don't end up selling.

soonerguru
05-20-2009, 12:04 AM
Well, coffee is what we go there for after all...F%#@ the rest.

Spot on. I don't really need to be "friends" with my barista. Just give me the good **** and I'll be on my way.

SavageDigital
05-29-2009, 09:25 AM
It's Alive!

Okay, so I was at 'Slingers today and...yes, one of the baristas was kind of a jackass. I'd seen her puckered puss there before, but this was my first interaction - but she seems more miserable than condescending.

...and to allay all concerns with "Community Day", they will be closed on Sunday's throughout the summer.

fourthworldtraffic
06-02-2009, 02:26 PM
I think you are talking about the owner. What does "puckered puss" mean?

SavageDigital
06-02-2009, 05:49 PM
I think you are talking about the owner. What does "puckered puss" mean?

I figured she was the owner, and interacted with her again today with the oft expected neutrality of previous visits. As for my description, what it means is: she purses her lips with a look comprised equally of unhappiness and hard-nosed resolve. One glance over their "Help Wanted" sign and you get that she's "no-nonsense", but you'd think she was ready to close the doors from the visible frustration.

FYI my thing was simply this - one of her employees was telling me what pastries they had after I had given my coffee order, two people walked in and she looked at them and then back at me and said words to the effect of "you need to hurry up buddy". Weird.

Steve
06-02-2009, 08:21 PM
I wonder if Coffee Slingers would be a more popular hangout if the Union Station were torn down all together and a new home for Coffee Slingers was built in its place. Imagine all the business that could be generated by all those rail-hating highway engineers traveling the new I-40.

Urban Pioneer
06-02-2009, 08:38 PM
I must confess that I was quite offended on my first trips there- Steve knows how easily offended I get. LOL But I got over it. The quality of the coffee is extraordinary. Quite frankly, I start my day there nearly every morning. I have grown so accustomed to the strength of the coffee that anything less might as well be Sanka instant crystals.

Plus, now the Shell gas station sports both the Oklahoman and the New York Times. Yes, I do read the Oklahoman. Since Taylor's has closed, the Shell is the only NYT outlet other than Starbucks.

Your coffee "Nazi" is also offering local roasters (Elemental Coffee) from time-to-time. Between the quality of the coffee and the "No Soup for You!" obedience requirements, I think I'm somewhere else and it makes the day far more interesting. Also- they do have couches and cushioned benches for those hating the chairs.

Steve
06-02-2009, 08:53 PM
I'm still heart broken over the closing of Taylor's. By the way folks, Urban Pioneer and I will be getting together very soon and all is well. Urban Pioneer, as a tribute to OKC Talk, maybe we should order up coffee to go from Coffee Slingers (for fun, let's ask Melody if she carries Sanka), and then we'll sip it on the south steps of Union Station and raise a toast to Tom.

Urban Pioneer
06-02-2009, 08:54 PM
Ha HA. Your on Steve!

kevinpate
06-02-2009, 09:20 PM
Steve, wouldn' that be Sanka'le?

Steve
06-02-2009, 09:33 PM
Um, not sure. Maybe I should ask Melody if she has the new instant Starbucks stuff instead? (Melody and friends, if you're reading this, know it's all in good fun).

kevinpate
06-02-2009, 09:39 PM
Really stir things up, walk in with an empty McCafe cup and ask for a refill

fourthworldtraffic
06-15-2009, 11:09 AM
Cappuccinos!

dismayed
06-16-2009, 08:01 PM
I did not realize Taylor's had closed. How long ago did that happen?

metro
06-17-2009, 01:31 PM
I did not realize Taylor's had closed. How long ago did that happen?


http://www.okctalk.com/okc-metro-area-talk/17538-taylors-newsstand-closes.html

fourthworldtraffic
07-24-2009, 10:34 AM
revive....._______________________________________ _______________/////}}}..._____________________________@@#$%!#@__(*&^%%$$%$$#@!_______________________________________ ______________________________________The coffee slingers experience......I want another one!

mecarr
07-27-2009, 08:13 AM
Well, I talked with a few people who use to go there reguarly who have stopped because they don't like the service. They actually say there is an official organized "boycott" of coffee slingers.

Steve
07-27-2009, 08:14 AM
Still looking for Tom Elmore to comment on this thread to make it an OKC Talk classic.

Platemaker
07-27-2009, 11:42 AM
Still looking for Tom Elmore to comment on this thread to make it an OKC Talk classic.

:LolLolLol

BailJumper
07-27-2009, 12:14 PM
Well, I talked with a few people who use to go there reguarly who have stopped because they don't like the service. They actually say there is an official organized "boycott" of coffee slingers.

Its so 'organized' that nobody knows about it! Now that's covert organization at its best.

Give me a break. I don't know which is more pathetic, boycotting a coffee shop over service, or pretending there is a boycott of a coffee shop over perceived bad service!

If they were somehow torturing puppies or enslaving Cuban refugees to make their product then fine, but over not kissing your butt.... Three words GET A LIFE.

soonerguru
07-27-2009, 03:38 PM
Well, I talked with a few people who use to go there reguarly who have stopped because they don't like the service. They actually say there is an official organized "boycott" of coffee slingers.


This is really, really stupid.

jbrown84
07-27-2009, 05:30 PM
Still looking for Tom Elmore to comment on this thread to make it an OKC Talk classic.

He won't unless he can figure out a way to blame coffee snobbery on our lack of rail service.

fourthworldtraffic
08-22-2009, 10:06 AM
The public transportation is Barely hanging on.

fourthworldtraffic
08-22-2009, 10:07 AM
The able bodied panhandler cometh.

fourthworldtraffic
08-22-2009, 10:10 AM
Que carajo quieres.