http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/index.asp?id=7742

PHUKET CITY: Phuket City Police Superintendent Wanchai Ekpornpit has a passion – other than fighting crime, of course.

Col Wanchai is mad about coffee.

That’s why he came up with the idea for ‘The Seat’, a new coffee shop under construction next to Phuket City Police Station.

The Seat is a ‘police welfare project’ aimed at supplementing the 'meager income' of the station's men in brown.

Every Phuket City Police officer is a shareholder in the project, so each officer will get a cut of the profits at the end of each month.

You might call it ‘coffee money’.

Col Wanchai, a man who only drinks the finest coffee, beamed with excitement as he told the Gazette about the project.

“We’re going to use the very best beans to attract the city’s real coffee lovers,” he said.

The cafe will also serve cakes, though Col Wanchai would not be drawn on whether this would include donuts.

The 110-square-meter cafe will feature air conditioning, wireless internet, cable TV, ample parking and seating for 100 coffee lovers, 50 inside and 50 on an outdoor terrace – all in all a great place to hang out.

Col Wanchai said he hoped people would start to view Phuket City Police Station as “more than just a place to report crimes”.

“We want people to feel warm and welcome in our ‘police station for the people’,” he said.

“People can come and have a cup of coffee and go home with a smile,” he said.

“Everyone will feel relaxed in our café."

Construction is slated to finish on September 14, after which the police will hire a professional team to get ‘The Seat’ up and running “as soon as possible”, Col Wanchai said.

“Soon, everyone can come and taste my favorite coffee at ‘The Seat’,” he added.

Must be to compensate for the lost income from the jetski scam

http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/index.asp?id=7735

The orders came from Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pigad Thantipong after he made a frank admission during a press conference that some police officers were knowingly allowing jet-ski operators to get away with massively overcharging tourists for repairs to the vehicles.

Edited September 6, 200916 yr by 12DrinkMore

Good morning Col.Wanchai,one coffee latte to take away please

Good morning Col.Wanchai,one coffee latte to take away please

.......One coffee latte sir....2000 baht!!!...

....2000 baht Col.Wanchai???....

....Khrap 2000 baht....pay NOW!!!

.... ....Ok....

Sir can I have a coffee?

Col Wanchai: "You walk to fast, 1000 baht Khrap"

Sorry, will you accept 500?

Col Wnachain: "Ok, khrap"

Where's my latte?

Col Wanchai: " That'll be another 500 baht, khrap".

For fuc_ks sake!!!

Col Wanchai: " I arrest you, bad language - 5,000 baht, khrap".

Good morning Col.Wanchai,one coffee latte to take away please

.......One coffee latte sir....2000 baht!!!...

....2000 baht Col.Wanchai???....

....Khrap 2000 baht....pay NOW!!!

.... ....Ok....

...Thank you for the coffee Col.wanchai......bye...

.....WAIT!.....you for get TIP!.....

....is 20 baht ok Col.W??.....

.....Read sign...Only 100% tip accepted!!!!....Pay NOW...or i show you my new Glock!!

..... ... ....Ok...

"Cappuccino please".

Col Wanachai: "Passport".

" Sorry, I don't have".

Col Wanchai: "500 Baht, khrap".

Walking away........

.... "this is sh*t coffee (throw cup on ground).....

....excuse me sir!!!.....

.....ahh..hello Col.W!!....

.....Don't like my coffee,make me loose face....5000 Baht......Littering.....5000 Baht....

.....Who do you think i am Col.W...Bill Gates???..... Farang give Lip.....5000 baht....

An entrepreneurs dream venture.

All very well but no donuts.

No doubt the coffee will be 50 Baht a cup for Thais and 400 for farangs.

Seems to me a Tea Shop would have been more appropriate.

I hear it's a "fine" coffee shop.

Col Wanchai would not be drawn on whether this would include donuts.

This wins the internet!

love the replies cant stop laughing,humour alive and well on TV.

Good idea, a little competition never hurt other establishments in the area.

As for the name The Seat - not bad, not great.

Some others that come to mind would be...

The Hot Seat

Copacino's

Brown Sugar

Coffee and More, alot More.

Counting Beans

Tea for Two, Three and Four

Coffee, Tea or Me

feel free to add your own....

Where does the budget to build it come from ?

I had no idea police budgets had allowances to build coffee shops. It couldn't possible have anything to do with the latest police procurement budget just passed could it? Heavens how could I think that.

Where does the budget to build it come from ?

I had no idea police budgets had allowances to build coffee shops.

From all the tea that they acquire.

Hope he can make trip to Amsterdam to study the business idea.

All very well but no donuts.

No doubt the coffee will be 50 Baht a cup for Thais and 400 for farangs.

I think it's a good idea. If I'm ever in Fuuk it, I think I'll stop in and have a cup.

Hope he can make trip to Amsterdam to study the business idea.

I'm sure they have experience of that market as well.

Hope he can make trip to Amsterdam to study the business idea.

Yeah, "Something for the weekend, sir?" Or: "Would you be needing anything else?

That would be a good business model.

It might improve the quality of the local "produce". Not that I have any empirical knowledge of

"certain substances".

I heard that if you complain about the coffee, it`s a 6 month prison sentence and a 20000 baht fine.

Love It! It looks like while fat yed and the likes are busy plodding the beat for the 'Thailands finest' some people have got some time on their hands!

And in Pattayas branch fat yed will no doubt be available to mop up, empty the ashtrays and wipe the tops when told to.