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Blog “What Would Susan Do” writes a great story about bad service at a coffee shop in NYC:

Customer: I’d like three espressos to go, please.

Barista: How far are you going with them?

Customer: Huh?

Barista: The espressos might get cold on the way.  How far are you going?

Customer:  Uh, I dunno – maybe 4 or 5 blocks?  They’re for people at my office.

Barista: Sorry, too far.  They won’t be any good when you arrive.  I refuse your order.

Customer: Is this a joke?

Barista:  You heard me.

Bewildered, the man man left Grumpy’s empty-handed.

As a fan of amazing customer service, I hate this.

But as a fan of great branding …

The place is called Cafe Grumpy. If you’re going to be grumpy, do it well! They also ban laptops and headphones at some locations.

They are being true to their brand. It’s not a strategy I would choose, but this story illustrates one of the great rules of word of mouth marketing: Be interesting, or be invisible.

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