Pretty pink fairy
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- Jan 30, 2008
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are you the tasmanian devil of the shopping centre??
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Starbucks, Cafe Nero's etc
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As Toronto said; a cup, a teabag, and a kettle. At my desk. Not sitting behind a floor-to-ceiling window - look at me, look at me, I am sooooo cool.
Along with the "I dont rent an office or work from home cos' I sit here with free wifi".....
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im not a coffee person,but when we had our machine put in the shop,bewleys recommended this certain coffee,which costa also use,after the demo he said if you ever want to stay up all nite,clubbing or watchin boxing etc,have a double expresso,its the best thing.
Soul Finger
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- May 12, 2004
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Along with the "I dont rent an office or work from home cos' I sit here with free wifi".....
Yep, also the sort of person who talks very loudly into their mobile on the bus or train, or someone who starts threads on NSC about themselves and where they plan to go on holiday, or summat.
Adam Virgo's Shirt
I took Adam's shirt off!
Saw an episode of spendaholics ages ago, where the person being featured had a serious annual spend on takeout coffee (£2k or something)
The Spendaholic people advised her to make it at home but still use a takeout cup, and she wouldn't notice the difference.
I dislike instant coffee, but I've recently discovered coffee bags, which you use in the same way as teabags. A box of 20 or so is about £2. I reckon if I drank it out of a takeout cup it would taste pretty much the same as a takeaway latte, and at only 10% of the cost!
The Spendaholic people advised her to make it at home but still use a takeout cup, and she wouldn't notice the difference.
I dislike instant coffee, but I've recently discovered coffee bags, which you use in the same way as teabags. A box of 20 or so is about £2. I reckon if I drank it out of a takeout cup it would taste pretty much the same as a takeaway latte, and at only 10% of the cost!
There was something on TV about the calories in an 'all the works' coffee and muffin. It was massive, the woman eating it, daily, would have been better off eating the entire MacDonalds menu.
The Clown of Pevensey Bay
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footychick
Nicola
Hate coffee
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
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the coffee from starbucks in western road (hove end) is SHIT
the place is SHIT
the staff are SHIT (some are pretty, but they're SHIT)
I'll have a cup of dead cock cancer puree whit mugwhamp jism top before those ****s see any of my pennies again
GACK
the place is SHIT
the staff are SHIT (some are pretty, but they're SHIT)
I'll have a cup of dead cock cancer puree whit mugwhamp jism top before those ****s see any of my pennies again
GACK
Spider
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- Sep 15, 2007
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The probelm with that article is that they pick the most obviously fattening drinks - large white chocolate mocha with whipped. To be honest I don't know that many people that would regularly buy that drink. A regular cappucino isn't really too bad for you at all, and if you have skinny milk it has virtually no fat at all (and also has the added bonus that the flavour of coffee is much more pronounced).
I have to admit I'm a bit of a sucker for Starbucks, I hate their coffee but I sort of like their image - and I can't resist the red cups at christmas (I know, I know, shoot me now!). The best high street chain is Nero by a mile, best coffee and the cheapest. Costa is the worst - most expensive and tastes like dishwater. I really hate the fact that they charge you extra for an extra shot of coffee, once you've paid you're £2.50 or so, paying another 40p for a shot of coffee which costs them about 4p is really ridiculous - you should be able to have it as you like it.
The other thing I'm starting to hate about coffee shops is that the standards are slipping, which isn't really on when you're paying top prices for a simple drink. I don't mind paying a lot for a decent drink, but when they leave the milk sitting round for ages and check it's still warm with the scientific method of feeling it, don't bother pouring milk in and then spooning in foam to make a cappucino, or run a load of espresso shots into a jug then use them as and when they are ordered, I get pissed off.
I work in an independent coffee shop - does it show?!
The Grub
Active member
Why are you so angry?
I used to work for Starbucks and the shop i worked at was great.
I don't drink a lot of coffee but the stuff from those places tastes foul. Really, really foul.
We grind our own at home and it tastes so much better and doesn't cost £4 a cup or however much they cost from Starbucks.
I am fond of Intellegensia but am out of it and the shipping is something like $60 a pound.
We grind our own at home and it tastes so much better and doesn't cost £4 a cup or however much they cost from Starbucks.
I am fond of Intellegensia but am out of it and the shipping is something like $60 a pound.
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If you are buying 2 or 3 cups daily, I think you ought to consider the cost. If like me its once or twice a week, I couldn't care less if a large latte costs me £1.50 or £2.50.
My favourite is actually Pret - I wish there were more of them.
When I am dragged 'shopping' with my wife [she shops, I wander about], I like to take an hour out, to sit on a comfy sofa, with a big newspaper, out of the throngs of shoppers. At £2.50 its worth every penny - the coffee is just a bonus.
My favourite is actually Pret - I wish there were more of them.
When I am dragged 'shopping' with my wife [she shops, I wander about], I like to take an hour out, to sit on a comfy sofa, with a big newspaper, out of the throngs of shoppers. At £2.50 its worth every penny - the coffee is just a bonus.
ben andrews' girlfriend
Nurse Laura
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
I get my morning coffee from the supermarket just around the corner from here.
Better than Starbucks and completely FREE.
Better than Starbucks and completely FREE.
tedebear
Legal Alien
I love Starbucks, always have, don't have one everyday like I used to (that was a bit expensive) but every now and then its ok...it is expensive but hey ho...
The Large One
Who's Next?
I didn't think you gave money to McDonalds.
Pretty pink fairy
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- Jan 30, 2008
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does my arse look big in these jeans
tedebear
Legal Alien
I didn't think you gave money to McDonalds.
Interesting that - I didn't know McD's owned Pret (well 33% of from what I've just learnt) - you learn something everyday! Must admit I'm not a fan of the conglomerate fast food chain which is McDonalds, however I have had some rather tasty sandwhiches and drinks from Pret - quite a contradiction in terms really!!
