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Postby Gouezeri » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:26 am

twas either that, or fire and brimstone :twisted:
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Postby Beanie » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:20 pm

Hey Danski, if Reiss would like to join, there's no reason why not :) So if you're reading this Reiss... come join the madness :D There are several business owners here, business-owners to be, employees, representatives, etc :) Just stick to no self-promotions and everything will be hunky dory :) There really is no need to self-advertise on TMC when customer service & product quality will do that job for you... like Danski ;)

One of the co-owners of where I work came in yesterday sporting a logo'd t-shirt from the 'competition', just 10 minutes down the street :lol: and was really proud to wear it. It was a lovely logo & tee too. Mind you the owner of the competition was in last week for a coffee too :lol:

Awwww, Dom's just jealous, Aaaaadje Pataaaaatje cutie patootie :D Arrghhh did I just say 'cutie patootie' out loud? :?

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Postby Aadje » Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:36 pm

Aaaaadje Pataaaaatje cutie patootie

I like you to, Beany!

btw, Dom, how the h*ll do you know I've got big ears? And you smell funny yourself!
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Postby CakeBoy » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:25 pm

I am just here, I guess that's enough ;)
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Postby Sunnyfield » Sun May 25, 2008 11:07 am

Anyone else tried them out? Jim, do you care to share your opinion, as you mentioned?

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Postby Gouezeri » Sun May 25, 2008 2:27 pm

Cakey is an experience in himself :wink:

I must remember to order some of this when I get back to town. Thanks for reviving the thread Sunny.

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Postby EspressoSquirrel » Sun May 25, 2008 3:44 pm

would it maybe be a good idea to have business owners declare themselves in there profiles or something, then at least it would clear up who is who. I'm not saying people should put links to there website in their signature or anything.

I might actually be interested in trying out a shop or product from a TMC member but its difficult to find out who is who because people are usually very good at not mentioning there commercial interests, maybe a one off amnesty?

As for the london roasters I hope that one day there will be such good local offerings that cafes will start to advertise the speciality roasters in the window a bit like illy and lavaza do.

Monmouth seems to dominate soho, I wonder if they have exclusive deals for that or could a cafe offer a choice of roasts
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Postby CakeBoy » Sun May 25, 2008 5:04 pm

There are some ideas under discussion at the moment that might make this type of thing clearer. Hopefully more news soon :D
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Postby Gouezeri » Sun May 25, 2008 6:56 pm

The other thing we have to bear in mind, is not everybody wants to "out" themselves as being a pro. Some people enjoy taking part in the discussions and banter of TMC without having to declare who they work for, which is fine by us, as we try to respect the individual, and we want TMC to be open to all. As Mark says, we are currently looking at options regarding this, and hope to put a trial in place soon.

On the subject of London roasters, I've only really noticed Monmouth being advertised. Unfortunately not everybody does it justice though, which can be a double edged sword for the roaster. Hopefully Jim's little venture will open up the market some more and provide variety.
Which reminds me, I must remember to ask Steve privately as to whether he supplies anyone in town.
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Postby kingseven » Sun May 25, 2008 7:01 pm

I did try the coffee but for the reasons mentioned above and my commercial position I haven't posted about it. I don't think any reviews of cafes or coffees I do from now on (London based ones anyway) will carry much credibility no matter how good a job I try to do, so that won't be happening from now.

I just like drinking different coffees and getting an idea of different espresso philosophies.
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Postby Gwilym » Sun May 25, 2008 7:39 pm

i tried it. think i will stick with monmouth

(no commercial interests, i give them money)
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