Ha, I gotta push back a little here. 8-12 seconds has always worked fine for me on light roasts too, honestly sounds like that barista might just be used to a specific machine or water temp.

Do you think the real issue is people just get decision fatigue and give up, so they pick whatever looks easiest in the moment? Like they test two tools, get frustrated, and just go with the one that has the least setup hassle regardless of the flaws.

I guess my wallet will be heavy enough to make up for my tired eyes.

Wait no replies at ALL from 200 emails? That's brutal man. I mean I've had bad campaigns but zero replies is like putting a message in a bottle and dropping it in the ocean. Narrowing down the list made a huge difference for me when I was selling to property managers I went from like 300 random contacts to 50 that were specifically looking for maintenance tracking software and my reply rate jumped to about 8%.

Honestly, I tried something similar with topping compound on a ceiling patch once and it worked way better than I expected. Ngl, now I almost always pre-fill big gaps before taping just to save myself the headache later.