BarelyaBarista Junior Member Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Rockingham, Western Australia Expertise: Pro Barista
Espresso: Isomac "Tea" Grinder: Mini Mazzer
Posted Sun Sep 14, 2008, 6:27am Subject: Hello all, just a quick intro from a new member.
Hi guys, I have just arrived here and thought I would make a quick intro.
I was posting at another site that was mainly frequented by home roasters but became a bit jaded after having my posts edited due to perceived soapboxing of causes and mentioning other companies that were in competition with site sponsors. So until I read this sites posting policy or you guys point me in the right direction, I wont risk mentioning any of my suppliers etc.
I am new to the Barista game hence the nickname.
I had been developing a business plan for a Coffee business for over a year, intially based on a Mobile Van, then when I decided that didnt stack up for me I seriously considered the Drive Thru thing, which I then spent the next 4 months working on, thats another story, suffice to say that securing a site in or around my area is a big challenge. During this time I worked for a short period at Core Espresso in Perth CBD which I tried to buy towards the end but couldnt tempt the owner. About 9 weeks ago I got tired of the delays with all the planning and decided to jump into a small Cafe to get my feet wet and have a crack at something small scale before moving onto something bigger.
At the risk of turning this into a "Commercial" post I'll stop there.
I have already spent a few hours tonight reading articles on this site and I look forward to learning more and developing more Barista wisdom as I interact with you guys.
Luca Moderator Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,638 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Espresso: H: Maver W: FB-80 Grinder: H: Super Jolly W: Brasilia... Vac Pot: Hario TCA-2 Roaster: Sample Roaster at Work
Posted Mon Sep 15, 2008, 5:39am Subject: Re: Hello all, just a quick intro from a new member.
Hi Brett,
First of all, welcome to this forum and congratulations on your business plan.
This site's posting policies are - hopefully - pretty clear. The forum rules are pretty simple and are displayed at the bottom of your screen every time that you go to post. In addition, the FAQ also provides a bit of information. I suppose that the only thing that really attracts controversy is what, exactly, amounts to a commercial post. A good guide is that if you somehow stand to benefit financially from the post, other than as someone occasionally selling some gear in the Buy/Sell forum, it is a no-no. The mod team tends to relax the rule for businesses that want to announce a special event or, perhaps, if the poster is responding to something that requires technical knowledge or a request for a product that is hard to find. There is always some smart-alec who wants to try to be black-letter about any exceptions that are made to the commercial posting policy, so, for that reason, I will point out that what I have offered is not intended to be an exhaustive statement that is binding on the moderators ;P
If you would like to let us know a bit about your current operation, that would probably be fine. I'll gaze into the crystal ball and guess that you're using 5 senses, seeing as you're in Rockingham, you worked at Core and the equipment in your profile is stuff that they sell. Dollars to doughnuts, I guess that means a Synesso at your cafe - I bet that 5 Senses would have been clever enough to snap up a bunch of them whilst the $AUD was high against the $USD! Correct me if I'm wrong.
I have to say that Core was awesome both for coffee, as a place to work and as a business to own. It was a little hard to believe that Corey sold it, but totally unsurprising to see him seemingly doing it bigger and better at Epic. (I say seemingly only because I haven't tried their coffee, but Core rocked for the two and a half seconds that I spent there ;P)
The posting tendencies on this forum have fluctuated a fair bit since I first discovered it. The one thing that has remained constant is that this forum has a lot of posters - and lurkers - who are in the industry. Hopefully you will find that this results in some productive responses to anything that you might post.
I would just add that I hope that you don't stop from posting on and enjoying the other site to which you refer. I am a moderator of this site, which I guess is a competitor in a way, and have communicated my opposition to the policies on that site to the owner. Nonetheless, I respect their policies and I continue to enjoy reading, posting on and buying from that site. (As I hope that people do on this site.)
As with all things on the internet, and particularly on the coffee-related webpages, a little bit of common-sense on reading and posting goes a long way.
BarelyaBarista Junior Member Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Rockingham, Western Australia Expertise: Pro Barista
Espresso: Isomac "Tea" Grinder: Mini Mazzer
Posted Tue Sep 16, 2008, 4:22pm Subject: Re: Hello all, just a quick intro from a new member.
Thanks for the welcome Luca.
You are pretty much on the mark with some of your guestimations, I guess locals who want to know where I am can PM me.
The interesting thing about the "other" site was that I made no reference to my business, I was actually talking about a not for profit missionary type activity that myself and a couple of companies had supported. That particular venture was visiting several Capital cities and was also looking for Volunteer baristas. I thought it was a good cause and was whacked for posting it though it was all not for profit and plainly so. I couldnt even mention where I did my training and how good it was because of commercial clashes with site sponsors. I also didnt like that posts were edited or deleted. If that was the case nothing I read on the site held any weight as it was like living in a Communist state where they only let you hear what "they" think is good for you. I'll climb done off my soapbox now and promise to "behave" myself here :)
ang_k Senior Member Joined: 9 Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Location: Western Australia Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Fri Oct 3, 2008, 9:15pm Subject: Re: Hello all, just a quick intro from a new member.
Hi Brett,
I'm a barista that lives in the Rockingham area but works in Perth. I'd love to come down and have a coffee with you and chat about what you are doing. Have you taken over the cafe at Murdoch Uni? I had a coffee there recently as I saw it had changed hands as I drove past and it was one of the better coffees I've had south of Perth. Coffeegeek doesn't have a PM function and you haven't listed your email as public in you info, so send me an email and let me know where you are and a good time to come and check out your store. ang_k@iprimus.com.au
BarelyaBarista Junior Member Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Rockingham, Western Australia Expertise: Pro Barista
Espresso: Isomac "Tea" Grinder: Mini Mazzer
Posted Tue Oct 14, 2008, 4:19am Subject: Re: Hello all, just a quick intro from a new member.
You got it Ang, sorry for the slow reply, been away on School Holidays. You can find me in there most of the time at present. (I'm hard to miss, I'm the only Male there) Do drop in and we'll "talk Coffee".
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