1s | Nobody uses payphone any more in New York City |
4s | So today we thought we’d try a little unauthorized project |
6s | and see if we can make one a little more useful |
36s | hi would you like to try our office today? |
38s | is this an actual location? |
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43s | I’m trying to figure it out. |
44s | Well, they are available for rent. |
45s | You can either rent it for $300 a month for yourself |
47s | Or $500 a month for the two of you. |
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53s | No one really uses phone booths anymore. |
54s | They’re just kind of decrepit places for advertising. |
57s | Nobody uses these things. |
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60s | We’re turning phone booths into coworking spaces |
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66s | I wish they would put WiFi… |
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69s | Not only do we offer Starbucks WiFi because we have a partnership with them |
73s | and also their bathroom codes We also offer total privacy between you and |
76s | the next person Have you heard of an open floorpan? |
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83s | It’s better than floor to ceiling windows. |
84s | It’s “sky to ground” windows. |
85s | You’re literally sharing your office with everybody else in New York. |
89s | I’m on an actual conference call right now. |
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93s | You do need 25 cents to use this, but we do provide quarters. |
96s | Alright well I’m going to chill here for a little bit. |
99s | And she’s got her laptop. |
100s | Oh my goodness she had her laptop on her the whole time. |
102s | Little problematic when it snows. |
104s | Some people like working outside or being outside when it’s snowing. |
107s | I know sometimes when I’m in an office I just want crack a window |
109s | So this is essentially a very big crack in a window. |
112s | Research shows that millennials don’t like stairs or elevators |
116s | or waiting in those lines. |
118s | So we’ve found this would be the most accessible way to go to work. |
121s | I don’t know but a lot of young people like to vape. |
123s | And this is a way to vape in your own office environment |
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128s | Beverage coffee or fresh water? |
129s | Can I have some fruit water and some coffee? |
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133s | Somebody would actually pay $300 a month for something this small? |
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137s | Ok that’s fine, but why wouldn’t you just go in your house. |
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141s | Oh you want to be outdoors. |
143s | Who knows you could even maybe put heaters in these things. |
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147s | For this for whenever you want it. |
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150s | In New York that is an exceptional deal. |
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