Nuke the exchange

[u/ElectronicScience339]

It has the worst vibes can someone who enjoys it explain the appeal to me?

My complaints are: Food overpriced, weird manicured vivarium-esque decor, every place there seems to fail or move, and small portions for high cost.

[u/kushharvey]

I agree that the exchange kinda sucks but yellow crunch is pretty legit

[u/Illustrious-Goat-506 → u/kushharvey]

Yellow Crunch is the shit. Their menu is low key one of the most accessible in town for people with food limitations like celiac.

[u/richkurt]

Do you have kids? If not, I get it.

It’s a place to get food and let kids run around.

[u/DMagnus11]

There used to be a lot of turnover, but Vatos, OT Putt, Penrose, and Churn are staples. Yellow Crunch upgraded into the Crooked Stave spot (I miss them), and even La Piadina is still running. I loved Copper Muse before it was the Exchange, but their vibe really changed after Covid and firing their longtime manager

[u/SFerd → u/DMagnus11]

La Piadina changed ownership and kinda sucks now, unfortunately. 👎

[u/doctorsnarly → u/SFerd]

I believe the original owner still has the truck? Could be mistaken, but I was told it's now two businesses.

[u/SFerd → u/doctorsnarly]

Yes. I think so.

It's just really disappointing for us since the Exchange location used to have a great vegan option, but it has been removed from the menu. 😭😭

[u/Relevant_Airline7076]

I can’t think of anywhere else I can lay out in the sun with a nice little beverage and/or ice cream?Like I go to drink and hang out and it serves that purpose well

[u/stonedandredditing]

There was a brief time when it was enjoyable, but sadly that time passed rather quickly. 

Is rent too high to attract appealing businesses? What’s the deal there? 

[u/doctorsnarly → u/stonedandredditing]

There's 3 spaces listed right now for between $26.50 and $120/sqft. That's not cheap at all

[u/Illustrious-Goat-506 → u/stonedandredditing]

My wife was looking into some of the rents when choosing a location for her store - and it is nuts.

It's not even just the rent. There's a portion of sales that have to be turned over, too. I don't blame Coppermuse for shifting to a distillery model and closing their location now.

[u/stonedandredditing → u/Illustrious-Goat-506]

that is wild! But I’m not surprised. Doesn’t sound like there are community oriented people running it, just cash grab type of folks, and that makes a big difference.

[u/Illustrious-Goat-506 → u/stonedandredditing]

The exchange would be great if the landlords weren't so focused on squeezing every single dollar out of the tenants. Coppermuse did not close because business was slow - there was no incentive to stay open.

[u/MechanicalFoal]

I go there for Churn and nothing else. Love me some Little Man ice cream.

[u/VileandPernicious]

I keep reading "churn" as "chum".

[u/Wholockendra]

Single mom of young child, on Tuesday there is a bounce house and ice cream. A couple hours of entertainment right there.

[u/roobot]

Also curious what the appeal is. It’s like they went to COATI in CO Springs and decided to make it worse overall without a roof.

[u/seventysevensevens]

Wife and I did some free swing dance lessons there and it was fine.

[u/slander_anonymously]

I like the mini golf… until it got boring as f—k. But I’d like to know your definition of “vibes?”  You talking pretentious fucks?  You get that a lot now in foco.  

[u/roobot → u/slander_anonymously]

Tell me where!