CAFES LACK OF PRICING FOR PRODUCTS

coffeedrinker

It seems to be a growing trend that when you go into a cafe to buy a take away item that the products on display havent even got prices. All retail shops have to advertise a visable price.  :D

Is it a con to trap people into paying more having already wrapped up the product and hoping the customer will just accept it.  ::)

I just walk out of any place who doesnt advertise its cabinet prices these days.  :P

psaigh

Is it a con to trap people into paying more having already wrapped up the product and hoping the customer will just accept it.

askthecoffeeguy

I just walk out of any place who doesnt advertise its cabinet prices these days.  :P

Really? To me price only becomes a consideration if quality is an issue. Personally I'd happily pay $5 for a regular coffee if I knew it was going to be a great coffee every time.   Also, we're getting a bargain here in Australia in terms of what we pay for coffee, if you consider that, say 10 yrs ago, a regular coffee cost you what? $2.20? $2.50? Between now and then real estate prices have soared, rents have more than doubled, staff wages (for quality staff anyway) have nearly doubled, exceptional coffee from boutique roasters has become available, and the market leaders in terms of quality are using 40g baskets instead of the industry standard 7g for a single coffee: According to my calculations that's 5x more coffee than the average cafe uses, to produce a single cup, and yet they still charge no more than the rest of us. $3 for a good coffee is a bargain, hell, even $5 for a great coffee is still a bargain when you consider what goes into it. As per most of life's experiences, caveat emptor, or buyer beware applies. I mean many hair dressing salons do not have their prices up on a menu board, but you wouldn't walk into a hairdressing salon, having not been there before, and get any old person to cut your hair for any old price, though, would you? The same should apply when it comes to buying a cup of coffee.   I know that I can make better quality coffee at home or at my work than 90 per cent of the operators out there, which is why I don't go to 90 per cent of the cafes out there, I only go to a select few where their reputation precedes them And given that we live in the information age, it is not beyond the means of many individuals living in our relatively affluent society to be able to roast their own coffee at home, and then, with time, dedication, a little bit of dough - and a serious commitment to a quality end result - to produce great coffee at home, which should in the very least form the benchmark of what you can expect to find when you go out for coffee. I went to one of Melbourne's better quality establishments the other day and the coffee was crap.  Fair enough, its not my regular, and I won't be back there in a hurry, but I didn't complain I just paid for the coffee and walked away And at the end of the day money talks and return patronage is what it's all about. If you don't like someplace just don't go back, but keep fishing around until you find something to your liking, and feel good about parting with your $$$ there Cheers, Pat

coffeedrinker

Is it a con to trap people into paying more having already wrapped up the product and hoping the customer will just accept it.

psaigh

wow, that is dodgey then.

askthecoffeeguy

Aint that the truth its a reflection of how much time and effort ownership puts into staff training and promoting their products effectively. If that's the sort of lack of attention put into their display cabinet I'd b hesitant to try their coffee!