Have read things about FA's gaining prospects by essentially hovering at cafes. Anyone do this?

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I spend an hour at Starbucks most mornings having a coffee, planning day, replying to emails. Same coffee shop everyday for 5 years. I have developed several high net worth relationships with other patrons of that Starbucks. It’s not my marketing plan or anything I would bank on, but it became a natural market after getting to know the old guys that gather there everyday. I figure I’m one of the only guys in town that gets paid to drink coffee at Starbucks!

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I guess it could work if you’re in an area where people socialize. I’m in a large city where only the crazy people make conversation with strangers in public places

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Hahaha, that’s a new one...if it were that easy, time to buy Starbucks stock! But seriously, even if there are millionaires at these cafes, why would they want to be bothered by some random FAs?

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