"Hello, we are Those People Who Come In Ten Minutes Before Closing and Don't Want to Leave."

We're the couple that shows up at the coffee shop around 9:50pm when we're well aware of the fact that the place closes at 10. While most of the other customers are gathering their things to leave, we're up at the counter, taking our time deciding what we want, and we generally decide to order something like a Mudslide (ice cream shake with espresso) that's messy and takes a while to make. We'll probably order a couple of bagels too. We also make sure that the employees know that our order is "for here" and not "to go."

Once we get our items, we sit down at one of the tables and talk for as long as we can, while we watch the baristas turn off the "OPEN" sign, clean the tables, wash the dishes, close the register, etc. When their patience finally grows thin and they ask us to leave, we're incredulous about how we could be asked to vacate a business that's closed down for the night. We ask if they might be able to stay open just a little while (maybe an hour?) longer, and when our request is denied we leave in a huff. The nerve of some people - I thought the customer was always right!

It's very nice to meet you.