Tell me what you think of my Fabolous idea!

jjrg2020

I wanted to start a thread to tap into the wealth of creative genius that is C&H, so if you've ever had a good idea and want to share it, hopefully this will become the place to do it
yesterday i had an idea for an 'anti-cafe' i.e. a cafe where there is no onus on young people to actually BUY BUY BUY!!!! like you get in the coffe shops/warm seated places in dublin these days, maybe that's imagined but i seem to get it anyway
But enough about me, Tell me about your Fabolous Ideas!

soccymonster

Imagine having a jet-pack.

jumpguy

jjrg2020 wrote: »

I wanted to start a thread to tap into the wealth of creative genius that is C&H, so if you've ever had a good idea and want to share it, hopefully this will become the place to do it
yesterday i had an idea for an 'anti-cafe' i.e. a cafe where there is no onus on young people to actually BUY BUY BUY!!!! like you get in the coffe shops/warm seated places in dublin these days, maybe that's imagined but i seem to get it anyway
But enough about me, Tell me about your Fabolous Ideas!

These anti-cafe's actually exist in most places outside Dublin, where you can sit down, buy one coffee, and the seat is pretty much yours for the day if you so wish.

soccymonster

jumpguy wrote: »

These anti-cafe's actually exist in most places outside Dublin, where you can sit down, buy one coffee, and the seat is pretty much yours for the day if you so wish.

Most cafes are like that where i know :P

jumpguy

soccymonster wrote: »

Most cafes are like that where i know :P

Your answer is ambiguous (<3 that word), d'you mean most are like the "anti-cafes" or the regular cafes (the ones where you must buy stuff)?

Luno

I don't like sitting in cafés ... Life's too short for stuff like that.

soccymonster

jumpguy wrote: »

Your answer is ambiguous (<3 that word), d'you mean most are like the "anti-cafes" or the regular cafes (the ones where you must buy stuff)?

where you buy like one coffee and can have that seat for the rest of the day :P

Pygmalion

jumpguy wrote: »

These anti-cafe's actually exist in most places outside Dublin, where you can sit down, buy one coffee, and the seat is pretty much yours for the day if you so wish.

Book Center in Wexford has a coffee place upstairs.
You can go in, pick up a book off the shelf and sit there reading it all day without ever buying anything (There's actually a sign saying you should feel free to just sit and read any book you want).
Maybe they'd kick you out if it got too busy but I've never been there when it was packed.

jumpguy

M&S* wrote: »

I don't like sitting in cafés ... Life's too short for stuff like that.

Yes, why sit and relax in a café when you can be on boards? :P

soccymonster wrote: »

where you buy like one coffee and can have that seat for the rest of the day :P

Woohoo! :pac:

Luno

jumpguy wrote: »

Yes, why sit and relax in a café when you can be on boards? :P


Woohoo! :pac:

Yes my point exactly!

soccymonster

jumpguy wrote: »

Yes, why sit and relax in a café when you can be on boards? :P

well if you had boards mobile....

suitcasepink

Pygmalion wrote: »

Book Center in Wexford has a coffee place upstairs.
You can go in, pick up a book off the shelf and sit there reading it all day without ever buying anything (There's actually a sign saying you should feel free to just sit and read any book you want).
Maybe they'd kick you out if it got too busy but I've never been there when it was packed.

Same with Waterford, and the Waterford one also sells the nicest belgium chocolate ever iswell


Errm I dont get the idea tbh. Isnt that just a cafe? But why would you go to a cafe not to have food/a drink?

Konata

jumpguy wrote: »

Yes, why sit and relax in a café when you can be on boards? :P

How about...

Wait for it...

Gonna blow your mind...






An anti-café with free internet (and hence boards) access? :eek:


/blowing all your minds.

jumpguy

Hotaru wrote: »

How about...

Wait for it...

Gonna blow your mind...






An anti-café with free internet (and hence boards) access? :eek:


/blowing all your minds.

My mind was already shaky and weak from soccy's boards mobile idea, but now this has totally blown it outta the park. It's so simple. A café with internet access (and hence, boards!) and failing that, boards mobile! :eek:

Boards is everywhere now. Is it watching you? Yes it is. It knows you. It's your stalker. You better hope it doesn't become an evil AI alien robot.

Arcade Panda

jumpguy wrote: »

Boards is everywhere now. Is it watching you? Yes it is. It knows you. It's your stalker. You better hope it doesn't become an evil AI alien robot.

Pygmalion

jumpguy wrote: »

A café with internet access :eek:

I haven't tested this out, but I assumed somewhere big like Dublin would be just full of unprotected wireless access points. Or points "secured" with WEP lol

Konata

Pygmalion wrote: »

I haven't tested this out, but I assumed somewhere big like Dublin would be just full of unprotected wireless access points. Or points "secured" with WEP lol

It is.

jumpguy

Pygmalion wrote: »

I haven't tested this out, but I assumed somewhere big like Dublin would be just full of unprotected wireless access points. Or points "secured" with WEP lol

WEP comes default on alot of modems still, it's shocking. :eek:

jjrg2020

hmm, well, to put it into perspective, i did come up with this idea while walking through town in the cold with my girlfriend, so i think that explains the root idea, more of a warm social place than a sit and relax on your own place

sock puppet

jjrg2020 wrote: »

hmm, well, to put it into perspective, i did come up with this idea while walking through town in the cold with my girlfriend, so i think that explains the root idea, more of a warm social place than a sit and relax on your own place

Nice idea but you probably wouldn't make any money out of it. Well you might but no more than if it were a normal café. Any increase in customers you get would be offset by the fact that they won't be buying anything.

TheCardHolder

Hotaru wrote: »

How about...

Wait for it...

Gonna blow your mind...






An anti-café with free internet (and hence boards) access? :eek:


/blowing all your minds.

Pygmalion

sock puppet wrote: »

Nice idea but you probably wouldn't make any money out of it. Well you might but no more than if it were a normal café. Any increase in customers you get would be offset by the fact that they won't be buying anything.

Well I'd imagine you might get some people going in, not initially buying anything and then getting hungry/thirsty while in there.
Or if you get regular people in there they might not buy something every time but a lot of the time they would, and would prefer your café?

Also if there's free wi-fi that'd be a plus as well.

sock puppet

Pygmalion wrote: »

Well I'd imagine you might get some people going in, not initially buying anything and then getting hungry/thirsty while in there.
Or if you get regular people in there they might not buy something every time but a lot of the time they would, and would prefer your café?

Also if there's free wi-fi that'd be a plus as well.

Hush. Can't you see I'm trying to crush his dreams.

Pygmalion

sock puppet wrote: »

Hush. Can't you see I'm trying to crush his dreams.

Well he's 15 now, it'll be a good few years before he could attempt it anyway, I assume if he does eventually go through with it it'd be based on more than the opinion of some guys on Boards :P.

sock puppet

Pygmalion wrote: »

Well he's 15 now, it'll be a good few years before he could attempt it anyway, I assume if he does eventually go through with it it'd be based on more than the opinion of some guys on Boards :P.

Yes but the seed of doubt has been sown.

KnifeWRENCH

soccymonster wrote: »

Imagine having a jet-pack.

That is one of the most bizarre first replies to a thread I've ever seen in C&H. Well done!

soccymonster

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

That is one of the most bizarre first replies to a thread I've ever seen in C&H. Well done!

But but but... All the spy movies seem to have jetpacks in them for years now. Yet they can't make these amazing inventions available to the public .

But thank you anyways Knifey. I may be bizarre but I also do speak some truth

Insect Overlord

This "fabolous" idea... Is it anything like a fabulous idea?