Coffee Slingers

[Turanacus]

what does sycophant mean?

[Luke]

- then that's a parasitic, entitlement mindset.

I don't like when people adopt that mindset either.

[FritterGirl]

what does sycophant mean?

Try this: Dictionary.com

I don't know, it seems that many of the people posting here visit Coffee Slingers expecting to fill some void in their life and not to enjoy good quality coffee. I've been there many time and not one time did I feel the staff was rude or condescending. Perhaps what some people expect from lowly "service staff" is to play the role of sycophant for them.

I believe that is EXACTLY what most folks around here think. My guess is not many have traveled to New York, or other countries where service in many establishments is, well, nil! Get over it (and yourself while you're at it). And if you don't like the service, just go somewhere else. Plenty of people like the place enough to keep it in business. I personally hope it sticks around for a long time.

...if you need to leech WiFi for hours on end without supporting the business supplying a bandwidth limited resource - then that's a parasitic, entitlement mindset.

I believe many more people ARE starting to get this mindset when it comes to what they expect from businesses. They don't "get" that on the other side of the coin is money that needs to keep that business running.

I was in a restaurant the other day where a young college-aged girl walked in with her yorkshire terrier DOG sticking out of her purse. She actually expected to go through the line and be served, and didn't really seem to understand that there is such a thing as a Health Department, which has codes against such things. She felt she was ENTITLED to take her animal anywhere she wanted, and kind of threw a stew when asked to leave.

Back to this thread, I really find it hard to believe it's still going on and on in such a manner.

If you don't like Coffee Slingers, by all means, do yourself the favor, and do not go there.

If you do like Coffee Slingers, stop by, grab a cup of their GREAT, organic, free-trade coffe, and give Melody & Co. the props they so richly deserve for breaking into this picky market. Who knows, you could even be their customer of the week?

[Joe Kimball]

I'm sitting at Coffee Slingers as I type. Two young women were at the helm when I arrived some time ago, and they both were spectacular, explaining the shot of espresso I ordered, as well as the peppermint latte I had afterward---touched up with a bit of vanilla to temper the bite of the mint, so explained the one who prepared my drink. Both were friendly and talkative, and the requisite coffeehouse soundtrack of music- you've-never- heard was present. I will say that while I LOVE the layout and decor of the place, it indeed is not a good acoustic environment. I'll live.

I'll be returning.

[mecarr]

I'm just amazed that a coffee shop has sparked such a raucous debate here.

[metro]

FritterGirl, we should get over the lack of hospitable service? Just because NYC and other places have poor or rude service, doesn't make them hip, or us less hip because NYC does it. That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard. It is called service for a reason, if people don't want it they should move to NYC then. OKC is known for it's very hospitable and down to earth service. I'm as big of a downtown supporter as anyone, and I don't want places with service such as Coffee Slingers. I did patronize them again on Saturday, it seemed to be a little better, only the lady didn't say anything other than what'll you have? after that nothing.... I had a macchiato and it was pretty good.

[Martin]

made it by coffee slingers this past weekend... the service was fast, friendly and the mocha that i ordered was mighty tasty.

-M

[alan]

If you want to enjoy a ballgame on tv with your coffee or play a game of checkers with your son while sipping hot cocoa and you're in northwest OKC, go to Vintage Coffee and Alan will do what it takes to make you comfortable.

thanks steve, we certainly try.

[soonerfan_in_okc]

I'm not certain how fresh roasted (served within 7-14 days) beans from an artisan roaster (Barefoot Coffee Roasters) that is ground and prepared on a per-order basis in a press pot could ever be considered "terrible" - something doesn't make sense.

maybe because they dont prepare it right? Just because a steak is aged to perfection, seasoned just right, and put on a grill at the perfect temperature does not mean that it will be good if the person making it sucks at what they do. It is the same logic.

[soonerguru]

Wow, almost a day went by without the Coffee Slingers thread being bumped. Thanks, Jim, for keeping it real.

[SavageDigital]

maybe because they dont prepare it right? Just because a steak is aged to perfection, seasoned just right, and put on a grill at the perfect temperature does not mean that it will be good if the person making it sucks at what they do. It is the same logic.

Yeah, but they do. If you don't believe they do, then you just simply don't know what your're talking about (you can dislike it, but that doesn't make it "bad"). If fresh roasted-immediately ground-french pressed coffee using 200F water brewed for 5min is your idea of "bad" coffee...stick to Java Dave's.

[metro]

Wow, almost a day went by without the Coffee Slingers thread being bumped. Thanks, Jim, for keeping it real.

In all fairness, Jim was just doing his usual self promotion in a competitors thread

[Steve]

Geez guys, can we do with just a little less snarkiness today? The put downs really get old. Go out and enjoy life ...

[Luke]

Geez guys, can we do with just a little less snarkiness today? The put downs really get old. Go out and enjoy life ...

That's no fun.

[Martin]

yeah... i don't think jim saying 'thank you' amounts to self promotion. don't you guys want people from local businesses posting on okctalk? then don't chase them away. -M

[soonerguru]

The put downs really get old. Go out and enjoy life ...

Mine wasn't supposed to be a putdown. I was just riffing on the hilarity of this thread that shall never die.

[Steve]

I wasn't referring to you Sooner.

[bluedogok]

Go out and enjoy life ...

I think this is as "out and enjoy life" as some people get.
Some people just aren't happy unless they are miserable.....

[mecarr]

I talked to a couple today that use to go to Coffee Slingers but have lately found that the owner has been rude and snooty to them. Apparently, you can't make any alterations to how you want your coffee prepared. I was told that there even is an active "boycott" against this place.

[Steve]

Can someone please kill this thread and put it out of its misery?

[Midtowner]

173 posts over a coffee shop.

Pretty controversial stuff here.

[metro]

Can someone please kill this thread and put it out of its misery?

Why shouldn't people be allowed to post their comments. Obviously there must be some truth to the rude or "snooty" service, as there have been quite a few posters stating this, as well as quite a few that like it. I actually went there today for breakfast. For the first time in several times that I've been there, they weren't rude, but they werent exactly nice either. I would say it was "neutral." On the flip side I saw several friends and Wayne Coyne there. It has it's place downtown, but to say this place has service is a far stretch.

[SavageDigital]

...they weren't rude, but they werent exactly nice either. I would say it was "neutral.".

That's pretty much what my experiences have been and what I attempted to convey previously. If this were a restaurant, perhaps their level of neutrality would be off putting. But as a coffee shop where I get a cup and go...it works because of the quality of the product.

[Midtowner]

Why shouldn't people be allowed to post their comments. Obviously there must be some truth to the rude or "snooty" service, as there have been quite a few posters stating this, as well as quite a few that like it.

The length of the thread proves nothing more than the fact that some people (amazingly not me this time!) have the capacity to engage in protracted 'debate' over one of the most inane topics imaginable.

[mecarr]

The length of the thread proves nothing more than the fact that some people (amazingly not me this time!) have the capacity to engage in protracted 'debate' over one of the most inane topics imaginable.

Arguing about a coffee shop is almost cathartic in comparison to arguing politics and other more important subjects.