Serious Real Estate: Perrysburgs Coffee Shops.
September 26th, 2008 . by Jon Modene
Everyone knows that Realtors need coffee and other caffeine laden beverages to function. My profession has what my wife and I call, in a normal year, my “Summer Hours”. That is when I go into the office later and come home at 9 or 10 at night because I have been out showing and selling that late every night. Summer Hours start, usually, in the Spring and end in the Fall.
The invention of the modern coffee shop, and the lamented closing of Broske’s has allowed Realtors in Perrysburg to get their coffee or, in my case, tea fix. Modern coffee parlors are excellent neutral places to meet to write an offer, meet a client, or meet another agent.
Therefore it is my pleasure to review the major Perrysburg Coffee Hangouts – I spend enough time at them, you might as well profit from my experience. I will rate all of these Coffee Stores with “REALTOR PENS”.
#1 in a Series: Biggby’s at the Shops at RiverPlace (www.Biggby.com)
Location: 3 Pens. In the Shops at RiverPlace. Which I think is great – and close to my office. The drive thru is a huge competitive advantage – their BEST feature.
Music: 1 Pen. Canned. Eecch.
Furniture: 3 Pens. Nothing fancy but plenty of flat surfaces for writing contracts.
Drinks: 2.5 Pens. Serious coffee drinks.
Staff: 3 Pens. Apparently friendly and focused. I am not that into the Biggby’s colors. I don’t think they are either.
Most Annoying Feature: The double edged sword of the drive thru. Yes, it is their greatest feature, but with each and every order, each and every patron INSIDE Biggby’s can hear YOUR order and any comments or discussion you are having in your car. Reminds me of being at Luton Airport one horrible day . . . “must bring noise canceling headphones . . .”
Best Feature: 2.5 Pens The drinks and the prices. This is the working man’s coffee joint. No self-absorbed types here.
Weird Real Estate/Design Thing That I Noticed: The lights above the main counter. They seem to be halogen fixtures. But they are stuffed with what look like 100 watt regular bulbs. Strange. Spend all that money on the fancy fixture and then skimp on the cheap and ugly bulbs . . . And I wonder how many fender benders they have had out in front with people hurrying to get their Java fix. Just wondering!
# of Laptop Outlets: 4 - 3 Pens.
Free WiFi: No. You have to register. Why don’t you have your own AirCard? (Every Realtor has one, right!?)
Overall – a great place to meet a client, an appointment, or to write a contract. 3.5 Pens The drive thru alone gives them a huge advantage.
Next up . . . Starbucks.
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