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| - I stumbled upon this place on my while looking for a place to work on my last trip to Madison. I went in without knowing that the place only accepted cash, had no wifi or power outlets and did not allow users to use their cell phone. While the lack of these amenities was inconvenient for the fact that I was specifically looking for somewhere to work, I was able to able to overcome most of this place's quirks (the barista told me to just get cash and pay later, I had my own mobile wifi hotspot and they let me use a power outlet) and was happy to stay there.
HOWEVER, things later turned sour when I found out about their cell phone policy. As I was sitting by the window, by myself, and there were other people around talking and the music playing in the background I received a phone call. Immediately after I picked up the phone, the male barista (I think his name is Matt) scrambled to get his little no-cell-phone sign and very rudely flashed it within a couple of inches from my face while telling me that they did not allow cell phones in the place, which made me feel really disrespected.
While I do not have anything against them having this policy, I think that he could have told me about this policy in a more respectful away. Again, the place was not quiet, I was not bothering anyone and so I think that it would have been reasonable for Matt to let me finish my (brief) phone call and then explain me their policy in a manner that was not so rude.
If these guys are going to be so anal about the cell phone usage, they should put a huge sign at the front door explaining this policy and try to not be so uptight, especially if they are trying to create an atmosphere that encourages human interaction.
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