I've heard it referred to as the "laptop hobo" problem: customers that come and buy a small coffee and take up a table for 4+ hours.
How have you seen cafe owners handle this well so that they sustain the business and avoid the freeloader problem?
Sometimes I see "No Laptops" signs in cafes, but I'm sure there are better approaches.
Although, that plan is faulty now, given that I could easily get 6-8 hours of work out of my Macbook, thanks to the M1 chips.
> Although, that plan is faulty now, given that I could easily get 6-8 hours of work out of my Macbook, thanks to the M1 chips.
Heh, I was going to say, the other day I was able to use my M1 Pro laptop for nearly 8 hours and it still had around 30% battery remaining.
People who can afford a latest gen MacBook with great battery life are also the people who can afford fancier drinks every couple hours.