The photo shows the sign at the counter of a Starbucks I visited on the weekend. It has a photo of the barista, their name and tells me a bit about them, making the experience feel more personal than one might expect from a worldwide chain like Starbucks.
While we could argue that we should be so well known that we don’t need something like this, there are plenty of newsagency shops serving first-time or infrequent shoppers where it could work: shopping malls, holiday destinations, transit location.
FYI, here’s the translation:
Hello I am Jacky!
A cup of warm of Toffee Nut Latte can warm your heart? If yes, please come to find me to share with you!
Mark, what are you doing in China? Do you read Chinese?
CY, business. It all started when I went a couple of years ago on a Vic. Government trade mission. I don’t read Chinese unfortunately.