Cafes are not just for coffee anymore!

Cafes are not just cafes anymore. Walk into tumble & tea cafe and you can clearly see the different ways people use the space. From the rush of the hurried commuter grabbing a muffin & late to the lazy family relaxing after brunch on Sunday, tumble & tea café is designed to meet and exceed the needs for all of our customers.

Many people use cafes for an escape from working from home or a break from working in their office. Because tumble& tea cafe offers free wifi, you will find locals with their nose berried in their laptops and parents trying to return e-mails and work while their kids play in our indoor playground for kids.

I love the energy of a busy cafe and I tend to work better in a noisy environment. Even better- working at a cafe gives you access to an unlimited supply of coffee, lattes and people watching.

So come on in when you are stuck behind the computer screen. A change of scenery, delicious food, hip atmosphere and a jolt of caffeine just might give get your creative juices flowing!

Wanna get away?

Picture this- a very busy Sunday. People waiting outside for a table and the cafe is full. Everything is going smooth; customers are happy, birthday party kids are opening presents, food is taking less then 5 minutes per order, our team is having fun- I could not be happier!

I was helping the staff by running food to the tables when disaster stuck. Now, I usually have this super ability to multi-task and see everything that is happening in the cafe, but for some reason my super powers took the day off.

As I was walking to the cafe delivering food, a 2 year old walked right in front of me. I didn't even see her and as I was walking, I kicked her. She fell down and started crying. The once bustling cafe suddenly came to a standstill. The music even paused as if the sounds system was trying to draw attention to my public display of child abuse.

Everyone was staring at me with this little, cute baby on the floor in front of me crying. I bent down (with both hands filled with plates of paninnis and waffles) to try to comfort the little girl. Just as i bent down, a little boy walked behind me and I knocked him over with my butt. He hit the ground, started crying as the entire cafe is starring at me.

What can I do? I am kneeling on the floor with two crying kids and my handsful of food? The little girl looks up at me and said as loud as possible, "Bad Lady!" It was so cute, the entire cafe started laughing.

The kids were just fine, their parents started laughing and I was never so embarrassed in my life. It ended up being a good day and it was funnier and funnier the more time that passed. The staff called me "Bad Lady", the kids got free cupcakes and all of our customers got a good laugh. Not a bad Sunday!

This is why you need a tumble & tea cafe in your neighboorhood

When we were going through lease negotiations for the first location, the landlords were questioning the tumble & tea cafe concept. "Why would you need a cafe were you could bring your kids?" they asked. They just didn't get it. They were also in their 50's and their wifes raised the kids while they were at work or on business trips.

I found this video on you tube and I think it explains perfectly why there is such an incredible demand for tumble & tea cafe. Click here to see video. Enjoy!

Where is my security?

Most people who buy a franchise have held top management positions in corporate America and have been laid off or downsized. People once believed one of the biggest benefits of working for a large company is the security they offer but corporate America can not claim they provide security anymore.

We have all seen some giants fall in the last year. I just spoke with someone who is now researching franchises because he just got laid off from a big pharmaceutical company. I asked if he ever wanted to be self employed before and he answered, “Yes, I just thought there was too much risk.” Now that some of the biggest and “safest” companies have fallen these past few years, we are left to ponder, “What is safe?” Click here to read more.