No Cell Phones, Please.

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on Dec 14, 2009
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Every Cafe Should Do This No. 2: The Trident.

Followup to our post on The Cup’s Cell Phone Booth, here’s yet another reason why I love the Trident Cafe & Booksellers in Boulder, Colorado.

(Of course, we all sneak in a call or plenty of texts…but the atmosphere is far more conducive to conversation and work and reading thanks to the absence of over-loud one-way conversations).

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6 Responses to “No Cell Phones, Please.”

  1. Claudia says:
    December 15, 2009 at 05:52

    Yes, I understand, then again, I am of two minds, a coffee shop can also be seen as a place where people go to talk, read books etc… perhaps we need to work on ourselves and on letting others do as they please… however, as I said I am of two minds, sometimes I also like the silence and the ability to get deeper into a book…. then again… maybe it is all about accepting what is happening in the moment, and trusting there is a reason…

  2. elephantjournal says:
    December 15, 2009 at 21:57

    Thoughtful! I hear both your minds…I just hate too much cell phone blabbing…a little is okay!

  3. Graham says:
    January 7, 2010 at 08:00

    I have to say as a person who spent my first years of serious reading in the Trident in the late '90s, it's vexing that now the anti-mobile policy has been relaxed. People used to ask you to step outside. The advent of the power outlets is also a bit off-putting. With so many options for a modern-style cafe, I liked the throw-back elements.

    Coffee is still great ten years later though.

  4. The Best Cafe in Boulder is… | elephant journal says:
    January 21, 2010 at 18:19

    […] or Pekoe (which offers bags of rich compost to customers, free). We love cafes like The Cup and Trident, which encourage cell phone users to keep their conversations private, quiet, or […]

  5. elephantjournal says:
    February 17, 2011 at 18:04

    Yah man but still few enough outlets that one's encouraged to, you know, read or talk once in awhile. Love the place.

  6. Braja Sorensen says:
    February 1, 2012 at 07:19

    …and now, Fog & Smog!!