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Coffea
As soon as I walked through
the doors of Coffea, a small coffee shop on campus, I could already tell that
it was not like any other ordinary coffee shop. Coffee shops always try to be
“original” and “different” compared to others, but this is the most unique café
I had ever been to. Mugs weren’t being sold at the front, along with the daily
special coffee. The lights weren’t dimmed to make coffee drinkers and bookworms
relaxed to the point where they fell asleep. This coffee shop gave its
customers more of an outdoor feel; everything in it gave it a tropical theme,
and looked very inviting.
At the entrance, there is a
large tree trunk that is hard to miss. From the ceiling hung lanterns along
with bamboo-like decorations. The walls aren’t ordinary walls; they are covered
with tree bark designed wallpaper and are aligned with sticks from a tree as
the border. There are plants of different sizes scattered around the coffee
shop. Some figures that look like trees reach my height, and some are just
small potted plants. On one side are fish decorations covering a wall, and on
the other side, there is a big beautiful fish tank. Close to the fish tank, a
beautiful beach painting is hung up, giving the wall a homey touch. In the back
of the coffee shop, the most eye-catching thing is the gorgeous, glass
waterfall. There is lots of natural light coming into the shop, as well as
light coming from lamps that are hanging from the ceiling. In the back, there
is a wooden cover that looks like it is made out of real wood. There is a
fireplace that had comfy couches surrounding it, some that have trees printed
on them and others that have the same print on the pillows.
All of these things make it
seem like more than just a coffee shop; the décor makes it seem like customers
that come in are supposed to experience a trip to an island. Even though Coffea
has a unique outdoor twist to it, it still has that cozy coffee shop feeling
that people seek. The smell of coffee fills the air, while the sound of coffee
grinders buzzes in everyone’s ears. There are couches, a variety of different
tables for people to choose from, and a calm studious feeling in the shop for
students.
Since this coffee shop is on
campus, most of the customers are students that usually want to come in and
study. The island environment that the Coffea shop offers is found attractive
by many students that are looking for a pretty, quiet place to study that wont
bore them to sleep. Unlike libraries, where most people fall asleep while
writing papers or reading books, Coffea’s environment allows one to be
entertained while being studious, in a beautiful, relaxing way. In the coffee
shop, I saw a good amount of people laying on the couches reading, students
studying, and some people just catching up over cups of coffee. Not only that,
but the employees were very nice and made me feel “at home”.
By creating this environment,
Coffea is trying to attract more people to come in and try their products. At
coffee shops, many people try to give out samples, or advertise. With Coffea
being a small coffee shop, its uniqueness is what brings people in to try their
products. People go to Starbucks on campus because it is where the majority goes,
and because it is easier to get to than Coffea. In order for Coffea to make up
for not being as well-known to the public, and being a small business, the
unique environment is what keeps the students coming back, even if it is less convenient.
