Black Friday is probably one of the only weekdays during the year that there are actually people out and about while I'm on my way to open up the store at 3:30AM! Usually its just the random police car or semi-truck headed to the supermarket, not hundreds of raving savages headed to the 2 hour plus waiting line for one of the 6 available $2 toasters at Wal Mart. Be it a $2 toaster or not, it gets them out moving early and when they're out early and its chilly...they want tasty hot beverages!
Our location opens shop at 4:30AM - at 4:05AM there were already cars in the drive through waiting and there were people at the front door trying every few minutes to see if the door was unlocked...even though no one came to unlock it. Was there some magical BLACK FRIDAY special that Starbucks had promoted on the DL? Something on sale that I didn't know about? Were we giving away free coffee? (Usually thats when the whole town and the next town over come out to see me). NOPE! Nothing other than serving the same daily brew with a cheerful smile like we always do.
As soon as 4:30AM hit, we were ready, unlocked the doors and were slammed from then on with no letting up until about 2PM. That little lull of 30 minutes gave us just enough time to do a quick clean, restock, cut up more samples of Cranberry Bliss Bars and share a French Press between partners. As soon as 2:30PM came around...BAM! Hit again, but this time everyone wanted Caramel Frappuccinos instead of Signature Hot Chocolate and Peppermint White Mochas.
Easy enough though - its just making drinks one cup at a time. I hope that everyone remembered to tip their Baristas well though, because we really worked hard to make Black Friday seem like just another day for us!
With much love and a French Press of Coffee!
Barista Loco
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