i raised my coffee prices... in cafe

As long as you have done your survey and found that your pricing are way below other cafe, I think it should be all right for you to raise your price. Furthermore, you have also received a favorable acceptance from your regular customers. It is fair that your make such an adjustment after two years and I do not think that you are mean but it is the right thing to do.

From time to time you should increase your price. The ingredients of a cup of coffee increases from time to time so you need to follow the flow of the business. Otherwise you will loss

im sure your regular clients would understand your price hike and since yours is still cheaper then there is no negative effect on your business.goodluck....

Perhaps you already considered this, but you could also use a little less coffee grounds to produce the coffee. I don't know the measurements for the coffee there, but say for example you get a 20 pound bag of coffee beans and this gives you 200 pots of coffee. If you use a little less grounds in each pot, you may get 220 pots of coffee instead. This is 10% more for you in the long run. You may also be able to supplement the loss the strength with perhaps some really inexpensive additions. Flavor extracts do not cost a lot, and you could add a "special" type of coffee to your menu, adding another 10 or 20 cent to a cup. But, of course, still offering the regular coffee. Adding the 10 cent is something we must all do when the prices around us go up! Customers understand these things. But maybe it would give you much more business if you ever found a better deal on bulk coffee, and then used less per pot, and then you could actually maybe lower the prices and still make money! And this might give you even more business. All would say, "Mariaperalta's cafe offers the best deals ever!" I don't know the situation, of course, but I'm sure you will make it work out okay.

I don't think your regulars mind this at all as they know they get great service from you. They probably wouldn't of said anything if you raised it more. Good service and food is hard to find and they know what they have with you.

so you have a coffee shop,how lovely its, i was running a kebabu shop before and believe me i have some experiences but i wanna give you only one and simple advice if you are doing well,your coffee's taste is good and your service is kindly,you can make it little bit expensive,because many people come there for your smile,service and the atmosphere. i wish you can understand what i mean good luck and happy mylotting

I am glad that you did this. Wasn't it another mylotter who advised you to do so saying if the other internet cafe's were selling and people were buying then you should do so too? I seem to remember something like that. How kind of you to discuss this with your regular customers and the fact that they agreed shows that they knew that they were getting more than a bargain at your place of business. Good luck. I am sure that the sales will not drop or of they do drop it will only be temporary as people will find the way to pay for a cup of coffee

That was high time you did that. 2 years is a decent time to have an increase in price. Great way to go, all the best with your coffee shop.

Hello, rising price is worldwide problem. I think noting is wrong in raising price. It is your right. You are paying more for sugar etc than you can charge more.

I am a coffee lover myself and consumes 3 to 4 cups a day regardless of what weather it maybe. I think your coffee price is still cheaper compares to ours. It's 25 cents in regular stores and a bit higher in some reputable establishments. Almost all prices are going up, so I think it's time for you to follow through.

I told you that raising the prices was the best thing to do. Coffee is not cheap anymore. I wish it was cheaper because I am an avid coffee drinker. And even the regular coffee in the can is expensive these days. I mainly buy Green Mountain Coffee for my Keurig machine. I love that coffee but that is like double the price of regular coffee. Now you should see a difference with the price change.

Hi, It is a good decision to raise the price of coffee in your shop. the prices of ingredients are also rising so you have to raise the price of your coffee. Good luck for your coffee shop.

Good luck with your coffee shop, then! :-)

I can see the future o.o i can see the ripple effect already, do you know what this means, stay with me! taxi drivers are smart people they have to remember all those streets, there like a really really smart mouse in a huge maze we call earth. Pretty soon they will just pass the cost to someone else, to little old jamie who will have to pass it on to someone and forward this could possible have a negative effect on are GDP.

Sometimes you just have to...

I think that 10 cents should not be a big issue among your regular customers considering that you have not increased the price for the past two years. It is something that you should do once other commodities rise up.

Ah, but are you making more VALUE from that (Keynesian Economics, I think). That is, does raising YOUR price inspire others to raise THEIR prices?

If nobody complaints, then that will just be fine. As long as we know we are serving them with quality product at a reasonable price, that would be a good thing to do. Good luck! I hope I could also visit Mexico someday to taste that coffee. Happy Easter!

Hmfft. This time you really need to be practical especially that u have biz, My father has sari-sari store too ' That is my gift to him last x-mas and He has soft heart and don't know how handle it. Then i give him advice that using ur heart is not good for biz and don't you ever think about anybody will say about your price. Now his store is Big enough and I am so happy for him. So for you? Goodluck . :)

That's good!. I have been planning to put my own cafe/bakeshop as well but still saving up for my capital. May you prosper in your business.