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I’ll have a visual with my coffee, hold the cellphone


Mike McIntyre’s column today leads with a piece about the sign at Deweys Coffee Cafe in Shaker Square that demands patrons to drop their calls before calling on Deweys.

Here’s the sign, courtesy of this November 25 post on realNEO.org:

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:27 am December 10th, 2007 in Culture, Ohio, Social Issues 

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12 Responses to “I’ll have a visual with my coffee, hold the cellphone”

  1. 1 Craig on December 10th, 2007 12:04 pm

    The sign is great! They took a very real risk putting it up. They must have fantastic coffee and a strong local fanbase. I don’t think that tactic would go over very well at every service-based establishment. Their customers’ addiction to coffee is stronger than their cell phone addiction. Who’da thunk it.

  2. 2 Carole Cohen on December 10th, 2007 11:44 pm

    Craig, especially since wi fi is so big at coffee houses. I love the philosophy and would love human interaction at a coffee shop

  3. 3 muley on December 11th, 2007 1:25 pm

    …..just can’t understand this excessive use of cell phones. It’s the most rude form of communication out there today. Working in the hotel industry, I get a charge out of our guest’s when they get on the elevator and all you here them say is….Hello?…HELLO?…..HELL…..OOOOO!
    And I do own one, but very seldom carry it on my person. I’ll talk to you when I want to. Leave a message.
    Have a great holiday, Jill.

  4. 4 Keith on December 11th, 2007 6:19 pm

    ’bout time!

  5. 5 Jill Miller Zimon on December 11th, 2007 11:12 pm

    Craig – I’ve been there a few times and I’m sure you are right about the loyal base. I also think that some people want to not be using their phones but are kind of addicted to it, maybe even think that since they have it, they have to use it – you know what I mean? Sometimes it’s a relief to have someone else tell you, Stop it!

  6. 6 Jill Miller Zimon on December 11th, 2007 11:13 pm

    Carole – I agree about wanting the human interaction, or the solitude, to be frank. Especially if I want to just read, write or chat in person with someone.

  7. 7 Jill Miller Zimon on December 11th, 2007 11:14 pm

    Hi Muley – thanks for reading and leaving a comment. I know what you mean. I am kind of gleeful when I forget my cellphone but interestingly, with three kids in school, the schools pretty much expect to be able to reach you. We leave them with a zillion numbers at the beginning of the year, but they really want to be able to reach you in an ER. So…As much as I wouldn’t mind never carrying the phone, in some ways, it does free me up more than I used to be.

  8. 8 Jill Miller Zimon on December 11th, 2007 11:17 pm

    Keith – what do you have in your bookstore?

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  10. 10 Elaine Reese on December 18th, 2007 2:20 pm

    I wish people would at least use the vibrate button more often. Some of the ring tones are particularly annoying. I think it is rude to answer when face-to-face with others, and texting while with others is the ultimate in rudeness.

  11. 11 Jill Miller Zimon on December 18th, 2007 2:23 pm

    I agree – but I have bad cell habits to break to, I confess. I’ve gotten over some, but have replaced them with others. The fact is, I don’t actually USE my cell often – it’s more to be sure kids and schools can reach me. And unfortunately, it’s hard to plan when they want to do that!

    The thing with the vibrate is that I still jump every time lol.

  12. 12 Jill Miller Zimon on December 18th, 2007 2:23 pm

    Thanks for reading and leaving a comment, Elaine.

    I agree – but I have bad cell habits to break to, I confess. I’ve gotten over some, but have replaced them with others. The fact is, I don’t actually USE my cell often – it’s more to be sure kids and schools can reach me. And unfortunately, it’s hard to plan when they want to do that!

    The thing with the vibrate is that I still jump every time lol.

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