FREELAND - A Whidbey Island business owner has a sweet deal for you that won't make you jittery; she wants to sell you her coffee shop for a shocking price.
Talk about deal that'll give you a jolt. You can have Jessica Leon's coffee shop without having to pay a nickel for it. You heard right Jessica will give you the 1504 Coffee Bar in Freeland for zilch, zippo, nada.
Jessica has owned the shop since 2006. But, tough economic times forced her to put it up for sale last year.
"You know I lost about 20 to 25 percent of my business in that time," said Leon.
Since then, she's cut the price and still has gotten any nibbles then she got an idea.
"I just was working in here and I suddenly thought adopt a coffee shop it just came to me I thought might get somebody," said Leon.
Now, there are a couple of catches, the new owner must promise keep the coffee shop open and sign a new lease with the property owner.
In exchange the new owner gets the keys, coffee machines, and organic beans. So far, 55 people have offered to take over the business, though Jessica stresses they may have to partake in a lot of their own product to make it work.
"Are you prepared to do 70 to 80 hours a week in here and do all your own books, get up every morning 7 days a week at 4 AM," said Leon.
Soon, Jessica will be making her final double tall mocha and turning over the shop to a new owner she hopes will remember, this isn't about getting a freebie it's about serving the people of Whidbey Island.
"It's one of the oldest coffee shops on the island, it has such a legacy it was heartbreaking to think of looking at my customers in the eye and saying sorry this is your last coffee here," said Leon.
Jessica says she plans on making a final decision this weekend on who she will hand over the coffee house too. After that she plans on taking some time off to relax and get some sleep. Be the first to know. Sign up for Q13 FOX Mobile and E-mail Alerts >>>
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