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The first time I saw "pay what you want" at a cafe was in Salt Lake City, UT. It was right next to the Utah College of Massage Therapy in an upper-middle class

The first time I saw "pay what you want" at a cafe was in Salt Lake City, UT. It was right next to the Utah College of Massage Therapy in an upper-middle class neighborhood. I went in there a few times. Most people actually overpaid a little bit, throwing in like a $10 when they got a coffee, main course, and a snack (this was 10 years ago, would've cost maybe $7 to $8 at the time normally). Some people did take a meal and only put in $1 or whatever, but not too many and that's probably more than compensated by people who overpay a little. The key is probably where your location is.

juiceandjuice 15y ago
Downtown, around 300 E and South Temple? That's not really upper middle class per se, it's really just mixed, but it can seem like that. I lived two blocks away in a one bedroom apartment which rented for $400/mo. On the flip side, I know the apartments across the street are one or two bedroom and rent for about $1000+/mo. Just saying, if it's where I think it is, that's a fairly mixed neighborhood, and about 3 more blocks to the north/northwest you start getting into Rose Park. It's kind of like calling the Mission in SF upper middle class... I mean it is, but it's not.