By macchiata on Skatehive
" She has way too many places blacklisted" said a friend of mine. My friend and I were chatting away as we try to decide the next spot we would be spending for our coffee time. In this small town, I have quite a bit of them that gets into my "blacklist". They all have different reasons and especially poor service and the place that isn't quite aesthetic. But How time flies! I still remember the first few years when coffee shops slowly spruced up this small town. Unfortunately, most of them did not survive the first 3 years of the business and failed to find a loyal customer and innovate. At one point, the business died down due to covid and only today, more coffee shops, mostly franchises, are coming up to town. Some offer another aesthetic that first the current style of Gen Z and Gen Alpha as they are now the customers of these coffee shops and cafes. Back in the day, minimalist and brutalism were the aesthetic of these coffee shops. Every one of them shares a similar aesthetic that