The Perfect Cup is the perfect place to get favorite cup of coffee, chai tea or a custom make drink.
And I’m Helen Spalding. With the Perfect Cup.
Yes, and at the Perfect Cup, you get the perfect cup of coffee. I always say that.
Thanks Alisha.
I’m drinking my very favorite one, she made me one for today
Really great gifts for the holidays right?
Oh, it’s great. Yeah. Starting soon, I mean, I’m already surprised how many people are shopping. Yeah. Because I’ve already had people down here getting like the gift cards, getting the little gift certificates and stuff and I’m like, weren’t in October. But I mean, still it’s been busy already, so it’s just like hopefully they’re all supporting small businesses. That’s so important right now.
And that’s really why we’re doing this. We wanna encourage everybody to shop local.
Yeah.
You’ve been in the coffee business for 15 years. Can you believe it?
Long, I know. Cause it ages me So no, I can’t. So yeah, but 15 years and it’s, its been good. You’ve seen everything in the 15 years that I’ve been doing it. So , yeah. We talked in one of our videos about like different locations. So it’s all different, but downtown is amazing guys. And there’s so many shops down here now and there’s so much growth. So I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of people come down here during Christmas and do a lot of shopping. Hopefully.
Definitely.
Yeah.
What do you think the craziest order that you get through the window here?
You know what? Honestly, I mean now, I actually like crazy. I want people to come through and get different things. And it’s probably because I get bored. So it’s like, I’m like when people say, just make whatever you want then I can just use my creativity and just come up with whatever. But lately we’ve been doing like a lot of spice. Like a lot of chai tea’s. So a lot of people are getting like the spice, chai tea with the apple mixed in, with a shot of espresso. That’s been really yummy because of the holiday season. We’ve also been doing this thing called the Pumpakins. So it’s like a vanilla Chai, with some pumpkin, a little butter pecan, top with whipped cream. So that’s been really festive and stuff. And then come next month, we’ll be doing the Candy Corn Latte. So lots of stuff. And then obviously with Halloween, we’re doing a lot of like things with like berries, like the blueberry and the witches brew and things like that. So just a lot of fun drinks, but as far as difficult? I don’t know. I can’t really say any of them are super difficult until people start getting that extra, extra this or extra, extra that, and not this and not that, then it gets a little more complicated.
[ Alisha] Complicated, yeah.
I can but I mean, other than that, it’s fine. Everyone could. They just have the way they like their drinks, so?
What is your favorite drink?
Ooh, I’m simple Alisha. I like a really strong black coffee with a lot of like cream on it. That’s it. It’s just like, that’s fine.
What!
A lot of cream, but sweetened creamer. So I like the sugar. Like, I have to have a lot of cream and a lot of sugar but I just like a strong black coffee. But you know, over the years I’ve had so many different types of things. Like I used to, I love chai tea too. So if I get anything, I’ll get the vanilla chai with the salted caramel in it. Cause I like anything with caramel and like the whipped cream and stuff, so? And the cake batter smoothie. Have you had any?
No, I haven’t had it.
Oh gosh. It tastes like birthday cake. So it’s the cake batter and then it just like, I add a little bit of caramel to that, lots of whipped cream, lots of sprinkles and stuff. So, I’m the one who has the sweet tooth in here. Yeah, Jamie, she gets like the bland drinks. Real simple drinks and stuff. Yeah, not a lot of sweetness and stuff but I like the sweet.
And what are your..
The sweeter, the better.
What kind of coffee do you love?
We use Lavazza.
My very favorite.
Yes, Lavazza. Yeah. And it’s from Italy and it’s just, it’s a strong, robust being and it has like little like chocolate undertones to it, but it’s good. And it’s richen. People actually notice the difference. They will. I mean, we will have people come through and ask us, what kind of espresso do you use? What are you using? It’s different. So it’s not your knockoff espresso. So you should really come and give it a try because then you can like differentiate between like the different like places or different espresso and you’ll see the difference.
One of the things that I love about coming through this coffee hub is you guys. Because you’re so happy.
Thank you.
And so up-beat. So if you need to pick me up at the beginning of the day, you’ve had a rough morning, this is the place to come.
I think that’s the most important thing, is this like customer service. Right? And I think we’re the first people a lot of the times that people see in the day. And so it’s our job to kinda make sure that people get off to the right start because their day’s gonna be a little bit jaded, you know?
[Alisha] It can be, depending on where you’re going.
It’s just like, this cup of coffee, we want it to get them through the day, you know? And so that’s kinda our job and to serve it with a smile because you go to places where maybe they’re not as happy, and you’re like, you really need to do something different, you know?
Where can you go? Very few places you go, where you come through and they just hand you your drink at the window.
Well, it’s crazy.
Yeah.
We do have those photogenic like memories when it comes to, we recognize people’s vehicles too. It’s just like, Oh, here comes so and so and here comes so and so. So we try to be proactive in getting their drinks made. Especially for doing a big drink order. Or we see people in line. We’ll try to get them made before they even get , what are you doing?
I love it.
That’s good.
Yeah.
Yes, yes.
Well, thank you so much for shooting this, Live Love Local challenge with us, we appreciate it.
Yes.
Not quite as happy, so, yeah.
Totally a cup of happiness.
A cup, that is a cup of happiness. What are you drinking Alisha?
My very favorite..
Yes.
Is a sugar-free vanilla chai with coconut milk.
[Helen] Yes.
[Alisha] And a shot of espresso.
[Helen] That’s right.
And I like it so hot. It burns my tongue.
Well, it’s not so hot right now ’cause I made it like 30 minutes ago. So I already apologized to her. I’m like, Alicia, its not gonna be extra hot. And then not only that, she does not like the almond milk with hers.
Yes, everyone has their kinda milk they like. Whether it’s a 2%, half and half, coconut milk, almond milk, lactated milk, we have it all.
And the other thing is, is that you remember?
Yes.
Where can you go? Very few places you go, where you come through and they just hand you your drink at the window.
Well, it’s crazy.
Yeah.
We do have those photogenic like memories when it comes to, we recognize people’s vehicles too. It’s just like, Oh, here comes so and so and here comes so and so. So we try to be proactive in getting their drinks made. Especially for doing a big drink order. Or we see people in line. We’ll try to get them made before they even get , what are you doing?
I love it.
That’s good.
Yeah.
Yes, yes.
Well, thank you so much for shooting this, Live Love Local challenge with us, we appreciate it.
Thank you.