| I have done signings under these circumstances and have ambivalent feelings about it. I want to give good service to the customer, but also understand that these are not public places. They put out tables and chairs for the convenience of their customers and I feel like I am mooching off them if I don't at least buy a cup of coffee or a Coke. They have every right in the world to ask me to leave if I am using their facilities in a way that is at odds with their business. I don't believe that most chain type operations really care that much and this is probably the exception rather than the rule, but they do have the right to stop you. |
