Is Opening a Coffee Shop Easy? Coffee Shop Owners Complain About Customers Causing Trouble and Running Away!

Besides drinking coffee, "taking photos, checking in, and posting on social media" has become the signature routine for many girls visiting coffee shops. Meeting up with sisters or boyfriends, they order a cup of coffee and start a photo frenzy. Two hours pass, and the coffee remains untouched, yet their social media posts read, "Today's coffee was so delicious!" accompanied by nine carefully selected solo photos from hundreds taken.

In this "social media era" where visiting coffee shops is primarily for photography, one coffee shop owner couldn't help but vent on social media platforms! They shared experiences with customers who made outrageous moves for the sake of photos, only to flee immediately afterward.

Recently, the owner of Bucolic Khaoyai, a well-known coffee shop in Thailand's Khao Yai National Park, posted on Facebook about an incident where a female customer, dissatisfied with her boyfriend's photography skills, threw coffee at him during their argument. This act not only turned her boyfriend into a "coffee-stained person" but also left the dining table, floor, and decorations all damaged!

The coffee shop owner later provided surveillance screenshots showing the woman mercilessly throwing coffee directly at her boyfriend. The argument plus coffee throwing created a chaotic scene. After the coffee incident, before the staff could fully comprehend what had happened, the couple fled! Their escape was so swift that the shop couldn't demand compensation from them afterward. They also left behind a huge mess for the staff to clean up! The cleaning employee remarked with a wry smile: "They got into their car so quickly, we couldn't even see their tail lights..."

After the "complaint post" was published, the shop's unfortunate experience gained attention from local netizens. Netizens overwhelmingly supported the shop in pursuing accountability! Such behavior affects other customers' dining experiences, and personal issues shouldn't impact the collective environment.

Other "Hit and Run" Incidents

After the incident gained online attention, the shop owner, likely holding back many frustrations, later shared other "hit and run" incidents from the shop. Customers breaking plates without informing the staff, instead piecing them together and quietly slipping away when opportunities arose - the broken plates nearly injured the cleaning staff. Some customers broke chair backs and footrests just to strike the perfect pose...

After seeing these incidents, everyone expressed deep sympathy for the shop owner! Regarding the coffee-throwing customer, netizens found her behavior utterly unreasonable! If photos don't turn out well, why not take selfies yourself? Why waste food! Some netizens questioned what kind of society would tolerate such behavior...

Some netizens tried to "console" the shop owner, saying "This proves the chair quality wasn't good enough, time for replacements" The shop owner responded: "The broken chairs were made of cypress wood. Even these could be damaged - all I can do is cry..." Another commented: "The owner should be running a boxing gym, not a coffee shop."

Impact on Customer Experience

Previously, Coffee Workshop also wrote an article titled: "Coffee Shop Owner Scolds Influencers for Revealing Photos: 'You're Annoying All the Customers!'" In the comments section, netizens expressed various degrees of anger. Whether shop owners or consumers, they couldn't understand those who do everything for the sake of photos. Such actions truly affect other customers' dining experiences and moods.

To quote from the comments section of the original post: "If you don't even have basic public etiquette, you shouldn't leave your house!"

Image source: (FB) Bucolic Khaoyai. All comment section screenshots are system-generated translations.

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