Brewing brand love: how AI startups are reaching subscribers through coffee — the cappuccinos are camouflage.
They need to start making money somehow. Overpriced coffee sounds like a good start
The first hint that this place is run by an AI company comes at checkout, when guests are asked via touchscreen if they’re Perplexity Pro subscribers. A “yes” earns them 50% off drinks; a “no” triggers a QR code for a one-month free trial of the $20 service.
I’d have said “fuck off” and left without my coffee.
Really? AI companies going Herbalife now? Because this reminds me of how Herbalife fronts would typically pop up.
I mean, this is straight out of Herbalife’s playbook for luring new marks fresh off the street into their pyramid scheme, c’mon now…
I know i sound like a doomer but…
maybe the bubble is about to burst and this is just panic diversification of assets? it sure is funny to attribute it to that.
I mean LOL maybe???
There surely will be microphones to train the AI.
I love how the photo of the inside of the place looks like it’s ai generated
Coffee slops?
Heehee, well they have to make a profit somehow.
Reminds me of that uWink restaurant lol
Great. Now “AI” will burn my coffee because it “thinks” I would rather have a hotter temp than I pick.
Good thing I like tea instead lol
We get so many free digital services from mega corps. If it weren’t for the physical costs involved, we’d already be getting physical goods like that.
Imagine a possible future of Meta, Google, and Microsoft shops. Selling under cost to bind customers.
