Friends of Flare
Salutations friends of Flare. This is a shout out to all the friends of Flare. The only question we've been getting asked of late is how are our lounges doing during lockdown? It's a fair question. We've been closed during our peak trading period and now we're running but being closed during our peak trading times. So without a doubt, it's been really difficult. However, our answer is always the same to how we're doing. We're doing well because we have amazing fans. We have some amazing customers who appreciate our quality of work and show their support to their local Flare lounges.No matter what has been going on, our customers have shown love come rain or shine. As I said before, we've been maximising this time with upgrades that again have been going down a right treat for our fans. So this is a thank you to the friends of Flare. We wouldn't be here without your love and support. As long as we have this, we plan to continue to grow and make your local Flare lounges the place for your perfect smoke.
Rainy days
Salutations friends of Flare. What a terribly grey day! It's raining non-stop, properly miserable, it's typical London weather - blah blah blah. Do you guys get that too? Do you hear from others how nothing can happen today because the weather won't allow for it? Yes, I agree that some days the weather can physically make it impossible to complete the plans for the day. However, constant drizzling shouldn't stop life. If you lived your life dependent on the weather, then you're quite literally only living half a life. Grab a coat, grab an umbrella, get your wellies on. They were made to get wet. This nonstop attitude is what you need in the rain, in your business, in life. If you sit on the sofa because it's a rainy day, you're far too comfortable. Get some discomfort in your life. Trust me. It'll do you wonders. Now if you can excuse me please, I have to go for my midday walk. Where's my umbrella at...
Unexpected responsibility
Salutations friends of Flare. So one of my earliest memories of running the lounge was something I hadn't thought about or planned for when the business kicked off. This was the level of maintenance that goes into just keeping the premises working. So here we are, trying to get our operations into place - making sure the shisha smoking experience is on point. This was obviously paying off as our customer base was rapidly growing with each passing day. However, at the same time, we were working so hard behind the scenes to literally keep the lights on. Whether it's a leak in the roof, the fence falling down, the bathroom flooding, the heating not working, the power tripping or the fridge failing - we'd had to sort these issues while trying to keep the lounge open. Famously, on some nights we'd have a power cut on the entire street but our lounges would still be open. Nothing lighting the scene other than the soft glow from the shisha coals. Granted, we have far fewer fatal issues now as we've managed to fix a large number of the problems we inherited. Nonetheless, there is always a new challenge every day. Something or another will break, or need attending to. So we move. We mend, we fix, we correct - all the while, serving a damn good smoke.
