Your point about walking into a clean store w/ no backups vs. a dirty one w/ backups is really interesting to me! I think that in itself is a perspective that’s really helpful to consider. At this point, I’m not an opener and so I don’t know how opening goes at this store yet. But I think I’d prefer a clean store myself.

And, to be honest, there’s a lot that can be done better. That’s kind of what pushed me to post this, just hoping to see how other stores and partners complete closing. When I say things being sacrificed, I mean like cold brew not being kegged and that needing to be done in the morning. I just did my first solo-close recently and I lost track of time very quickly. But I would definitely be interested in hearing about your tips, or your store!