Java Jive
<!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><p>Yesterday my local paper posted <a href="http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/jul/29/java-jive-opens-western-shawnee-offers-much-more-j/">an article</a> about a new coffee shop that has opened up near my house.</p>
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<p>Arshad said he has instilled his own requirements for quality in the restaurant. Most of the products used are kosher and organic and he uses organic fair-trade coffee.<br>
And with that philosophy, he also balances the need for affordable prices. Arshad says he has accomplished that and maintains some of the lowest prices in the area. A large cup of coffee at Java Jive costs $1.95 while a small costs $1.50.</p>
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<p>I’m all for supporting a local business, so this afternoon I decide to go check it out.</p>
<p>I just wanted to get a plain cup of coffee, nothing fancy. I look at the prices and a confirm what the article says a coffee is, $1.95. I ask the girl working there for one. She asks if I want milk in it. Sure.</p>
<p>“OK, that’s a latte” … Rings me up for a $4 drink.</p>
<p>No, I explain, I just want regular coffee.</p>
<p>“But you said you want milk? Did you mean a cappuccino?” and she points to the cappuccino machines in the corner that look just like the ones you see at a gas station turning powder and water into drinkable substance.</p>
<p>“No, plain, black coffee, with milk in it.” … She looks puzzled. Turns around at the board, looks at me, shrugs her shoulders and says …</p>
<p>“So, not a latte?”</p>
<p>I left and went to Starbucks.</p>
<p>(Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/djchrisallen">@djchrisallen</a> for pointing out how much like Larry David I’ve become.)</p>
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