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Times are tough for local businesses but Flight Path District cafe Ten Sugars In has managed to cut back on spending in a way that doesn’t sacrifice humour or something close to humour.
Owner of Ten Sugars, Gary Pope (62) states that cafe goers are willing to overlook cost cutting if the venue fosters a lighthearted environment with a penchant for hacky, non-PC, boomer comedy.
Aside from serving coffee thinner than his profit margins, one way Pope has cut down on spending includes not offering complimentary customer WiFi in favour of a sign that says ‘No WiFi, talk to each other!’ as if that’s something his patrons would actually want to do.
“Don’t come here expecting to play FortCraft or whatever, come in here and have a conversation!”
An additional benefit of not offering WiFi to their customers is Pope will not have to go through the process of setting it up, a task he is about as equipped to do as he is have a conversation with someone without offending them.
“NBN? We’ve got that alright; Nice Big Nob [sic]!”
