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Old 7 Nov 20, 11:52 PM  
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Definitely A.
You can go into the likes of Pret, Costa, Starbucks, Caffè Nero etc & have not just coffees but also cold & hot sandwiches, salads, pastas, soup, pizza etc.
If I walked into a cafe or restaurant (possibly to eat some of the food items mentioned above), I wouldn’t expect to have to wait to find a table only after my food & drinks were ready).
I just wouldn’t order food or drinks if I didn’t already have a table.

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Old 8 Nov 20, 06:24 AM  
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I'm A as well.

I really hate wandering around trying to look for a seat if I'm holding a tray with cup(s) of coffee, feels like an accident waiting to happen for me!

And if no table was available, then I would either get my coffee as a takeaway or find another coffee place to go to!
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The rules:

We're talking normal arrangements, not systems which have been brought in recently to accommodate social distancing etc.

I'm thinking of Starbucks/Costa or equivalent, not cafes or restaurants.
Yes, I did post on the other thread about going to a Costa recently - but I figure most places are being more obvious about their current arrangements. My question was what do you do in 'normal' times.

This thread is fascinating! It could become the 'what colour is this dress' of 2020...
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For those of you saying A , can I ask a couple of questions please ?

If you enter the shop and there are ten in the queue , but you spy one unused table , do you go and get that table ?

If yes , are you doing that because you are assuming all those in the queue already have a table for their group , and hence no-one ahead of you will be in that situation you don’t want of getting your stuff and finding no free table ?

Or is it because ‘ you snooze you lose ‘ and hard luck in anyone in front of you who hasn’t taken a table ?

And alternatively if you walk in the shop and all tables are taken , do you just automatically go to the next coffee shop , or do you join the queue in the hope one becomes free ? Or does it depend on how ‘ over-full’ it seems , bearing in mind many people sat down making it appear full actually haven’t got their stuff yet ?
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For those of you saying A , can I ask a couple of questions please ?

If you enter the shop and there are ten in the queue , but you spy one unused table , do you go and get that table ?

If yes , are you doing that because you are assuming all those in the queue already have a table for their group , and hence no-one ahead of you will be in that situation you don’t want of getting your stuff and finding no free table ?

Or is it because ‘ you snooze you lose ‘ and hard luck in anyone in front of you who hasn’t taken a table ?

And alternatively if you walk in the shop and all tables are taken , do you just automatically go to the next coffee shop , or do you join the queue in the hope one becomes free ? Or does it depend on how ‘ over-full’ it seems , bearing in mind many people sat down making it appear full actually haven’t got their stuff yet ?
Yes one of us would go and sit down. I would assume that the 10 people either had a Seat, or were taking away. If I saw a single person with a coffee who clearly couldn’t have reserved a table in normal times I would offer for them to share ours.

Also, I would know that if I joined the queue, the table would likely be snapped up by people coming in the shop behind me.

If all the tables were full one would join the queue and one would hover. If no tables came up I’d get them takeaway. But if clearly rammed we’d likely just move on
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Originally Posted by buryboy View Post
For those of you saying A , can I ask a couple of questions please ?

If you enter the shop and there are ten in the queue , but you spy one unused table , do you go and get that table ?

If yes , are you doing that because you are assuming all those in the queue already have a table for their group , and hence no-one ahead of you will be in that situation you don’t want of getting your stuff and finding no free table ?

Or is it because ‘ you snooze you lose ‘ and hard luck in anyone in front of you who hasn’t taken a table ?

And alternatively if you walk in the shop and all tables are taken , do you just automatically go to the next coffee shop , or do you join the queue in the hope one becomes free ? Or does it depend on how ‘ over-full’ it seems , bearing in mind many people sat down making it appear full actually haven’t got their stuff yet ?
I gave my explanation in my reply. I hate being around lots of people so I need to find a table and settle myself. Not a you snooze situation but I need to do this. I don’t go to town a lot, we rarely eat out due to this. We haven’t due to this lockdown eaten out since January and my anxiety
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I worked it 😂 my friends in the London one now.. well when t bloody reopens!
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Originally Posted by buryboy View Post
For those of you saying A , can I ask a couple of questions please ?

If you enter the shop and there are ten in the queue , but you spy one unused table , do you go and get that table ?

If yes , are you doing that because you are assuming all those in the queue already have a table for their group , and hence no-one ahead of you will be in that situation you don’t want of getting your stuff and finding no free table ?

Or is it because ‘ you snooze you lose ‘ and hard luck in anyone in front of you who hasn’t taken a table ?

And alternatively if you walk in the shop and all tables are taken , do you just automatically go to the next coffee shop , or do you join the queue in the hope one becomes free ? Or does it depend on how ‘ over-full’ it seems , bearing in mind many people sat down making it appear full actually haven’t got their stuff yet ?
If I went into a coffee shop and there was say 10 or a large amount in the queue then it would be too busy for me if there was only one table free I would go somewhere else.

I wouldn’t use the term you snooze you lose , I wouldn’t think that way .
However if there are a few infront I would assume they had a table to go to. Ok I know that’s not the case for all of them but I can’t second guess so yes one of us would get a table.

I think each situation really has to be seen to be assessed.
There’s no “set in stone” rule for me as each situation is different . My answers were what I had experienced previously, can’t speak for lots of different scenarios without actually being on the situation.
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Originally Posted by buryboy View Post
For those of you saying A , can I ask a couple of questions please ?

If you enter the shop and there are ten in the queue , but you spy one unused table , do you go and get that table ?

If yes , are you doing that because you are assuming all those in the queue already have a table for their group , and hence no-one ahead of you will be in that situation you don’t want of getting your stuff and finding no free table ?

Or is it because ‘ you snooze you lose ‘ and hard luck in anyone in front of you who hasn’t taken a table ?

And alternatively if you walk in the shop and all tables are taken , do you just automatically go to the next coffee shop , or do you join the queue in the hope one becomes free ? Or does it depend on how ‘ over-full’ it seems , bearing in mind many people sat down making it appear full actually haven’t got their stuff yet ?
Neither - Just dont over think it at all.
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