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Terra Bite Lounge is the name of a coffeehouse that opened in Kirkland, Washington in late 2006. When the shop first opened, it was unique in that customers choose what to pay. Currently, the shop has switched over to a normal fixed-prices menu — it is no longer a "choose what to pay" coffee house. In the voluntary payment system, patrons deposit their cash in a locked box and store employees do not handle cash per transaction. In fact, employees aren't necessarily aware of how much the patron contributed. However, Terra Bite asks customers who can pay, to contribute what they would elsewhere. The voluntary payment system is a convenience for most customers, who may for example choose to pay once a week for their daily coffee. In interviews, founder Ervin Peretz has stated that he intends to expand the Terra Bite concept to new stores, in places with demographics that can sustain a new Terra Bite. The goal is to create a highly efficient operation that can sustainably spread from the upper demographics throughout the rest of society, where a non-stigmatizing source of food is needed. == References == * http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003558690_terrabite06e.html * http://www.ncbuy.com/news/20070208/0-kirkland-coffee-shop-offers.html 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terra Bite」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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