A customer at one of the small tables began to go mad.

"Sometimes customers begin to cry at dinner when I'm speaking to them," she said.

Longtime customers began coming for just the weekend, and then not at all.

Many report that customers are beginning to show growing interest as awareness of traditional English food increases.

Later, customers began to share their personal stories with Doris in the coffee house as well.

The first customers began to come into the bar, and they had no more time for gossip.

More important, customers began to like the idea of letting competitors in the door.

The challenge will be to have products ready when customers begin to embrace one or more of the new approaches.

The end of the recession was good news as customers began to spend more.

It was intended for display, but customers began wanting one.