Good Coffee, Bad Business

[sgrizzle]

waterboy you should have your coffee at Topeka in the Mayo hotel. Nice place, refurbed old building, the only reading material is Coffee Weekly and the building owners are true downtown enthusiasts that put their money, reputations and heart and soul into reviving a Tulsa landmark.

I think everyone can agree with those politics! 

As mentioned above, they were all over the campaign finance reports. So they may not be overt about it, but they are very political.

[Red Arrow]

Topeca sounds good. I'll try them out as soon as I can. Do they use real local peasants to harvest the crop?

I heard they use out of work union carpenters.   

[johngaberino]

 My name is John Gaberino. My wife Margarita and I run Topeca Coffee in Tulsa. Our coffee comes from our family farm in El Salvador. My brother-in-law Emilio now runs the farm but the family has been harvesting coffee for over 150 years. We are one of the few if not only companies that does everything from seed-to-cup.  What that means is you are able to buy straight from the farm. By cutting the middle guy out and processing the coffee on our micro mill it allows us to provide more jobs and better jobs on the farm. It also gives us a unique level of quality control that enables us to provide you with a better quality cup for a better price.  We are currently C.A.F.E. Practices certified and are hoping to be finished with the Rain Forest Alliance certification for the coming crop.  My email is John@topecacoffee.com and my cell is 918-230-7808. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about our coffee and our company. Hope to see you down at the newly renovated Mayo Hotel!   

[waterboy]

I like your story Mr. Gaberino and look forward to visiting the old Mayo soon. I currently run about 20% coffee in my bloodstream and have the capacity for more. My one vice.

Grizz, many companies have strong political views and donate privately. I support that freedom. Most, however, do not include campaign materials with their products as they take my money.

[sgrizzle]

I like your story Mr. Gaberino and look forward to visiting the old Mayo soon. I currently run about 20% coffee in my bloodstream and have the capacity for more. My one vice.

Grizz, many companies have strong political views and donate privately. I support that freedom. Most, however, do not include campaign materials with their products as they take my money.

I support them as well. Just contrasting how one coffee shop "shows" lots of support but gives little (or none) and the other "shows" no support, but gives a lot.

[johngaberino]

So I am guessing you have me mistaken with my dad who happens to have the same name.  He has in the past been involved in politics but I am not.  My personal political opinions are just that, personal and I agree they have no place in my cafe.  If my customers want to chat it up about he said she said in my cafe rock on but I personally try not to mix politics and my business.

As every penny I have for the last 6 years of my life has gone to creating a sustainable business around great coffee I am personally too poor to donate any money to any politicians :-); 

If I had a lot of money I would run on a campaign of ridding the world of bad coffee!

[FOTD]

So I am guessing you have me mistaken with my dad who happens to have the same name.  He has in the past been involved in politics but I am not.  My personal political opinions are just that, personal and I agree they have no place in my cafe.  If my customers want to chat it up about he said she said in my cafe rock on but I personally try not to mix politics and my business.

As every penny I have for the last 6 years of my life has gone to creating a sustainable business around great coffee I am personally too poor to donate any money to any politicians :-); 

If I had a lot of money I would run on a campaign of ridding the world of bad coffee!

Good boy.

[cannon_fodder]

Good boy.

+1.  Well said John (and welcome to Tulsa Now)

[jne]

So I am guessing you have me mistaken with my dad who happens to have the same name.  He has in the past been involved in politics but I am not.  My personal political opinions are just that, personal and I agree they have no place in my cafe.  If my customers want to chat it up about he said she said in my cafe rock on but I personally try not to mix politics and my business.

As every penny I have for the last 6 years of my life has gone to creating a sustainable business around great coffee I am personally too poor to donate any money to any politicians :-); 

If I had a lot of money I would run on a campaign of ridding the world of bad coffee!

FTR - I would support your campaign privately and publicly. 

[Conan71]

If I had a lot of money I would run on a campaign of ridding the world of bad coffee!

That's the best campaign I have heard so far.  From now on, anytime I am downtown and in the mood for Joe, I will come in and contribute toward your noble campaign   

FWIW- I do believe I went to school with one of your siblings.

[FOTD]

That's the best campaign I have heard so far.  From now on, anytime I am downtown and in the mood for Joe, I will come in and contribute toward your noble campaign   

FWIW- I do believe I went to school with one of your siblings.

Cascia groupies...

[FOTD]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa874c_tom-mabe-eavesdropping_news

[Conan71]

Love Tom Mabe.  Ever hear recordings of what he does to phone solicitors?

[Hoss]

Love Tom Mabe.  Ever hear recordings of what he does to phone solicitors?

Work blocks youtube, but if it's the one I think you've linked, it's the one where a telemarketer calls and he acts like it's a murder investigation, right?  That thing is classic.

[custosnox]

Work blocks youtube, but if it's the one I think you've linked, it's the one where a telemarketer calls and he acts like it's a murder investigation, right?  That thing is classic.

That would be it.  I had to listen to it again