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Is gobpile still around? Wondering how its going?
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Search the archives. This is an owner who was having a really hard time, and we all tried our dead level best for weeks to help them through their hard time and off the bring of closure. Damned fine poeple fighting to make their way in the pizza world . . . with a bad leg and two arms tied behind their backs at one point. Turned a corner and were coming out of the funk.
Website’s blank, too. HOLD THAT THOUGHT . . . their page came u just now.
My first smile of the day.
You guys make me laugh and feel really good!!! Yes we are still holding on.
I find this most interesting. You mentioned wanting to make the place more intimate. I don’t see free wi-fi and intimacy going together – an odd combination in my mind.
Knowing that their number one aim is getting customers in the door, I see the connection (pardon the pun). I also have looked at their space, and it is very defintiely large enough to have variations on a theme. WiFi is an inconspicuous connection, and they can very easily corral the users over to one area of another.gobpile:
I find this most interesting. You mentioned wanting to make the place more intimate. I don’t see free wi-fi and intimacy going together – an odd combination in my mind. < < < SNIP > > >
Again, just thinking out loud as you mentioned internet and intimate.
We actually have all that you mention. Our lighting was very stark with the pendant lighting over the tables and booths and then flourescent lighting. We shut off the flourescent lights. Computer screens are much easier to see in a muted light. We have 12 booths that are divided and you can’t see over they have pendant lighting. We also have 3 booths by large windows and 3 booths by a wall - all with pendant lighting also. The rest of the front tables have pendant lighting some are by large windows, some aren’t. In the back area, there are 9 tables, some 4 seaters, some six seaters and an 8 seater. This area does not have pendant lighting, however, we keep this closed unless it is booked for a party or we get slammed and need the seating. We did create a seating area in the front by the counter, a 2 seater table and a 4 seater table (our video games were here). These tables have candle lighting.gobpile:
I find this most interesting. You mentioned wanting to make the place more intimate. I don’t see free wi-fi and intimacy going together – an odd combination in my mind.
Having said that, my pipe dream pizza joint would have wired connections to every table and wireless as well. My store would be in a college town and would be promoted for having internet connectivity. However, I’d still want it to be a place where you’d want to take a date. I’m trying to figure out how to make the store work as both a study venue for high school and college kids, family-friendly, and a place for date night all at the same time. Studying and computing would seem to want a lighter environment while intimacy would require a little less light.
I’m trying to think of a restaurant that could make all of that work. Chili’s is the best I can think of, but it’s not really a “date” spot.
Now I’m just thinking out loud.
(sticking with the Chili’s theme…) What about a double-row of booths with a wall in between that’s tall enough so you can’t just “look over” at the booth on the other side of the wall… have the pendant lights overhead like Chili’s does, now add an outlet (GFCI I’m guessing) toward the top of the wall with a dimmer and internet jack there as well. Maybe have the dimmer accessible without standing, but make the outlet and jack pretty high so little kids can’t hurt themselves. The outlet would be for laptops (which all have batteries so not really required and probably more of a safety hazard than anything). The dimmer switch could make the table as light or dark as the people at that table would like. The wattage of the bulb could be adjusted to ensure you’re not getting spotlights.
Again, just thinking out loud as you mentioned internet and intimate.
Mostly, she came humbly to the boards telling us that they were at their wits end, answered questions to help give the bigger picture, and was receptive to feedback . . . both positive and negative. She posted an initial contact and introduction that was extremely detailed, provided lots and lots of background that included what they had tried and her assessment of the problems. it was 57 lines . . . 709 words . . . 3,000 characters in length. Read the thread and see how it developed. 5800 views and 70 posts to the thread means LOTS of people were paying attention and pitching in.