Lingerie baristas spice up coffee competition

MICHIGAN - Good coffee is not easy to find. But good baristas are even more difficult to chance upon - and no, we're not just referring to their coffee-making skills.

A couple in Michigan, USA, have come up with the perfect way to lure customers to their coffee shop.

Called Hot Spot Coffee, the drive-through coffee stand is attracting long lines of customers who are there not just for coffee.

Owners Brenda and Gary Zelda's secret weapon is not coffee but baristas - lingerie-clad baristas that is.

The shop even has special days like 'Topless Tuesdays' and 'Flasher Fridays'.

While their coffee-making skills might not be top-notch, the baristas at Hot Spot are definitely a unique addition to the workforce in Detroit.

Because of them, business has been brisk and Hot Spot quickly expanded to its third branch.

Now how's that for an interesting job?

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