Coffee Shop Webcam Cuts Down On Wait Time

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By Sade Malloy

Story Published: Jan 17, 2009 at 7:47 PM PDT

Yakima -- Here's one local business getting creative to help bring customters in the door. Have you ever left the house on the way to work and wasted tons of time getting coffee?

There's a Yakima coffee shop that's trying to cut down on your wait time. North Town Coffeehouse has just put a webcam in their store so you can check to see how long the line is before you head out the door.

Derric Wise says, "[The webcam] promotes your business for one, just let's you know if the lines long kinda let's you know what you can do for your commute or what you're going to do before your job."

The cameras been up for about two weeks and updates every 60 seconds on the their website. We've put a link to their website on kimatv.com, just click on newslinks.

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