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Had the weirdest three days at that coffee shop on Elm Street last week | Coffee Shop Chronicles - Babble Community

Had the weirdest three days at that coffee shop on Elm Street last week

I work from Brew & Bean on Elm Street like three times a week, but last Tuesday through Thursday was just strange. On Tuesday this guy sat at my usual spot and ordered a cortado, then tipped the barista $50 because she remembered his name. Then Wednesday the power went out for 2 hours and nobody left, we all just sat there in the dark talking. Has anyone else had a coffee shop week that felt like it was scripted?

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taylor124mo ago

Man oh man, I feel you on this one. @the_nathan I get what you're saying but honestly sometimes the stars just align in a weird way and you gotta roll with it. I had a similar thing happen at a diner off Main Street last fall, where the cook came out and just started handing out free pie to everyone because he said it was his dog's birthday. Everybody just sat there eating pie and sharing stories for like an hour. No power outage, no big tips, but it felt just as strange and oddly perfect as what you're describing.

wesley1814mo ago

Hold up, gotta play the other side here. You're basically describing a dream scenario for most people. A random guy throwing a $50 tip because the barista was nice? That's just a good human moment, not some weird conspiracy. And sitting in the dark talking with strangers for 2 hours sounds like the most chill, unplanned social thing ever. Sounds like you got a free mini retreat from your normal routine. Maybe it's not scripted, maybe you just had a genuinely good week and your brain is looking for drama where there is none. Not everything weird has to be a sign of something spooky.

the_nathan4mo ago

Wait, so you're telling me that if I just buy a random stranger a coffee and sit in total darkness with them for two hours, I'm not part of some elaborate social experiment? Because I literally tried that last week and all I got was a weird look and the barista asking if I needed help finding the exit. Maybe your version of a "chill unplanned social thing" is just having way better luck with strangers than the rest of us. But hey, if you ever see a guy in a beanie sitting alone in a dark corner with two coffees and a fifty dollar bill, that's probably me trying to replicate whatever magical week you're describing.