Help my wife name her coffee shop

• gorocks99

  

  Buck Futter
• wes_mantooth

  

  Bonifet's imported coffee house
  
  (established in Strasburg, OH)
• fiction

  

  central grind
• majorspark

  

  Apple;937308 wrote:Are Amish allowed to drink coffee?

  Yes. They are on it like horses at the trough.
• majorspark

  

  wes_mantooth;937311 wrote:Bonifet's imported coffee house
  
  (established in Strasburg, OH)

  That is Bonifant. And he lives just a few miles down the road. Probably would want royalties to name it after him.
• wes_mantooth

  

  majorspark;937318 wrote:That is Bonifant. And he lives just a few miles down the road. Probably would want royalties to name it after him.

  
  Lol...good point
• cbus4life

  Fuel
  
  There is a place called that here in New Zealand, always thought it made sense. Short, but sums it up rather nicely.
• majorspark

  

  cbus4life;937415 wrote:Fuel
  
  There is a place called that here in New Zealand, always thought it made sense. Short, but sums it up rather nicely.

  Interesting. What kind of shop is it? The one I am buying for my wife is mainly a drive thru. You can walk in and order but little room to sit down. Outside tables are there but that is seasonal. My wife has been looking for something simple and to the point.
• cbus4life

  majorspark;937420 wrote:Interesting. What kind of shop is it? The one I am buying for my wife is mainly a drive thru. You can walk in and order but little room to sit down. Outside tables are there but that is seasonal. My wife has been looking for something simple and to the point.

  http://www.fuelespresso.co.nz/
  
  They aren't drive-thrus, but mostly places people stop at when walking to work. I think a few have some nice seating and the like, but i get the impression it is more like an "on-the-go" sort of place. I'm only aware of the few i see on my walk to work, though, there are some others.
  
  Idk, i'm just partial to a short name that doesn't sound too incredibly gay.
  
  There is another set of coffee shops here called "Mojo." Always thought that worked well also.
• NNN

  

  Blow Java
  
  Then people can also talk freely about it in professional settings and say, "No boss, I was just telling my co-worker here how great it was that Susan began the day by giving me a Blow Java before work."
• majorspark

  

  cbus4life;937424 wrote:Idk, i'm just partial to a short name that doesn't sound too incredibly gay.

  Me too. Our definitions of simple and to the point and gay differ at times. Its been a source of tension between my wife and I over this. Nothing major we have been together long enough we understand each other. If my veto is necessary she will accept it. She has to come to a decision soon to get the LLC and legal crap rolling. I told her I trust her to make a good decision. She is very creative. I will at this point only veto something incredibly gay. I am sure we will have something by the end of the week.
• majorspark

  

  NNN;937430 wrote:Blow Java

  Blow Java is not on the short list. Sorry. LOL!
• NNN

  

  majorspark;937433 wrote:Blow Java is not on the short list. Sorry. LOL!

  Why not just open up a chewing gum shop and NOT call it something like "Gum In Your Mouth" or "The Gumshot"?
• Gardens35

  COFFEY.....like the drink, only not spelled the same.
• Skyhook79

  

  Starcents
• I Wear Pants

  Drip
  The Fix
  Mud
  
  I think all of those could have interesting branding and graphic design as far as a logo/overall brand design goes.
  
  By the way, pay a decent designer to do the branding stuff. It'll work out better in the long run.
  
  Obviously the coffee and drinks being quality is of first importance but take this example from Akron. http://www.therailburger.com/
  Sure the food is great but beyond that the branding and design make this place stand out.
  
• I Wear Pants

  majorspark;936270 wrote:No that is the competition in town, "Jitters". They are a non profit that donates a portion of their proceeds to Christian based charities. They receive donations for some of their operating expenses. Of course tax breaks. And have tried to get local advertisers to give them time or discounts because they are not profit. The previous owner has a contractual agreement with a local supplier that distributes a higher quality coffee. She has a contract that no one can sell that coffee in the county without her permission. She would allow my wife to purchase this coffee. Jitters has tried to purchase it but was told no. Though a non profit they appear to be competitive in getting business in the area. Running expensive full page adds in the newspapers and radio ads. A non profit should not use the tax advantages it gets and then compete in the free market against those that don't get the same. Not exactly fair IMO.

  Why not? Non-profit doesn't mean it isn't a business. Just means the profits go to a charity or the like.
• queencitybuckeye

  I Wear Pants;937536 wrote:Why not? Non-profit doesn't mean it isn't a business. Just means the profits go to a charity or the like.

  That they don't pay taxes on the "profits" gives them a built in pricing advantage over a for-profit business.
• I Wear Pants

  queencitybuckeye;937541 wrote:That they don't pay taxes on the "profits" gives them a built in pricing advantage over a for-profit business.

  Ok.
• se-alum

  

  majorspark;936275 wrote:She was looking at first for a name that played off of a character in literature or history that loved coffee. A little story behind the name. Starbuck's has that as Starbuck was a character in Moby Dick that loved coffee. She was off on this thing about Johanne Sabastian Bach writing some coffee contata or whatever the hell you call those things. I am not a classical music fan.

  Bach Blends
  
  
  I Like It Black
  Sizzurp Shop
• OneBuckeye

  

  PIIYC
  PIIHC
  
  Put it in your cup
  
  Put it in her cup
• I Wear Pants

  If you're around Amish you could try something in Dutch.
  
  Like: Koffie
  
  It's different yet everyone would still recognize it as "coffee".
• OSH

  

  I Wear Pants;937585 wrote:If you're around Amish you could try something in Dutch.
  
  Like: Koffie
  
  It's different yet everyone would still recognize it as "coffee".

  Or German.
• I Wear Pants

  OSH;937607 wrote:Or German.

  Oh yeah, the Pennsylvania Dutch term always confused me.
• QuakerOats

  "Major Spark"