An Australian cafe owner has lashed out at rude customers in a fiery video shared on social media.
Aisha, co-founder of Café52 in Sydney’s southwest, spoke out after a customer left a negative review on Thursday.
“The other day we had a jerk leave us a bad review because we charged him $12 for two large mochas,” he said.
“This is our big one,” Aisha explained, holding up a huge to-go cup. ‘Other coffees call it jumbo.
‘She also chose alternative milk, which is more expensive than regular milk.
‘I’ll tell you what, next time don’t buy from us. Go and buy at Maccas.
“We haven’t changed our prices in over a year and they are industry standard prices so I don’t know why you’re not happy.”
Aisha, co-founder of Café52 in Sydney’s southwest, spoke out after a customer left a negative review on Thursday.
Sydney coffee has defended its prices amid inflationary pressure on input costs.
Australians were divided over the cafe owner’s rant, with many criticizing it.
‘I’ve stopped buying coffee when I’m in a cafe, it’s too expensive now.
“Everyone finds the cost of living expensive; it’s better to keep it low and have more customers.”
A second agreed: ‘I’m sick of cafe owners complaining about their costs.
‘That’s why I never buy takeaway coffee anywhere.
“All cafes in Australia raise prices because they think people will pay anything,” said another.
Another added that large takeaway coffees from convenience stores such as 7/11 and Coles Express were much cheaper than what the cafe offered.
Aisha responded and explained that the rising cost of living had also affected cafes.
‘As a small business, we are not here to scam our customers. “We are simply navigating the effects of inflation affecting cafes across the board,” he said.
“Rising ingredient, labor and overhead costs mean our prices have to reflect these changes to maintain our quality and service.”
Many Australians also jumped to Aisha’s defense.
‘You’re not just paying for coffee. Service, rent, salaries, electricity and everything else is included in it,” one of them said.
“All these comments about expensive cafes, obviously I’ve never run a cafe or any business, the cost of everything, packaging, milk, electricity, gas has skyrocketed in the last two or three years,” added a second .