interestrateripoff Report post Posted July 10, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4680432/Britons-spend-2-210-YEAR-coffee-shops.html As I don't spend anything in them others must be spunking twice that or more in them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sancho Panza Report post Posted July 10, 2017 They're the new pubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jiltedjen Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Me and my partner both live rent free with our parents in our late 20's we occasionally do go for a coffee, as £10-15 a pop is a hell of a lot cheaper than renting or home ownership. rather the monies go to coffee shops than private landlords. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giordano Bruno Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Coffee in cafes and coffee shops is too dear. I prepare a flask of coffee at home and take it with me if I will be away from home for more than an hour or so. It's much cheaper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brendan110_0 Report post Posted July 10, 2017 That's crazy money, I blame Friends (the TV series). I buy 3 of these a year - Kirkland Signature 100% Colombian Ground Filter Coffee, 1.362kg and make my own. Even including overheads of electric kettle boiling and coffee creamer it's around £60 a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spyguy Report post Posted July 10, 2017 I paid 2.50 for a cup of coffee once. I stole the mug it came in. I still have it. Fight the power! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCountOfNowhere Report post Posted July 10, 2017 49 minutes ago, interestrateripoff said: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4680432/Britons-spend-2-210-YEAR-coffee-shops.html As I don't spend anything in them others must be spunking twice that or more in them! Me neither, so there's another mug spending 5K on coffee. I can understand buying beer from a pub as it's a faff to make, but you can make coffee at home, literally, in a instant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freezer? Best place for it Report post Posted July 10, 2017 The Daily Mail says so, so it must be true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Democorruptcy Report post Posted July 10, 2017 59 minutes ago, jiltedjen said: Me and my partner both live rent free with our parents in our late 20's we occasionally do go for a coffee, as £10-15 a pop is a hell of a lot cheaper than renting or home ownership. rather the monies go to coffee shops than private landlords. The typical yoof of today, cannot afford to buy a house because they are spending money in coffee shops (while probably using their iphones). Sorry couldn't resist the open goal.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cashinmattress Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Best high street coffee is from MacDonalds. Everything else they sell is cack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikthe20 Report post Posted July 10, 2017 There is absolutely no way that survey is accurate, the figures are a joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittlePig Report post Posted July 10, 2017 From "Statistical bulletin:Family spending in the UK: financial year ending March 2016 An insight into the spending habits of UK households, broken down by household characteristics and types of spending." https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/financialyearendingmarch2016 Apparently averaged rent spend is £50/week. As a £240/week household my wife and I want to know where we get such a deal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regprentice Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Its peer pressure like everything else. My employers hq has three brands of coffee shop, including a starbucks. Some people will have 4 a day, some people sit and boast that they need a '7 shot grande' to get through the day. The peer pressure part comes when organising meetings etc where a group of people expect coffee bought in rotation for and by each person. I usually stick to filter coffee if i have to but some people want an extra shot caramel latte...they'd be as well hold their hand out and ask you for a fiver. Vending machine coffee , which is free, is generally referred to as 'council coffee'. I cant afford to subsidise coffee drinking for consultants on 100k+ a year so i stick to council coffee when asking a group of people if they want drinks....usually my mildly embarassed manager will chip in over the top of me and offer to get a round of 'real' coffee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord D'arcy Pew Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Good news, this means they have a high disposable income, ready for harvesting with future tax rises. 100% tax on double chocka mocha lattes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Bowman Report post Posted July 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, regprentice said: Its peer pressure like everything else. My employers hq has three brands of coffee shop, including a starbucks. Some people will have 4 a day, some people sit and boast that they need a '7 shot grande' to get through the day. The peer pressure part comes when organising meetings etc where a group of people expect coffee bought in rotation for and by each person. I usually stick to filter coffee if i have to but some people want an extra shot caramel latte...they'd be as well hold their hand out and ask you for a fiver. Vending machine coffee , which is free, is generally referred to as 'council coffee'. I cant afford to subsidise coffee drinking for consultants on 100k+ a year so i stick to council coffee when asking a group of people if they want drinks....usually my mildly embarassed manager will chip in over the top of me and offer to get a round of 'real' coffee. It's peer pressure for some people, I have literally worked behind the lines in thousands of corporations through my life in technology, service and sales. Broadly without exception in the C suite you can find kettles under desks, there was a run on those mini coffee makers under the desk but kettles have made a come back. You will also find a higher proportion of people who bring their lunch to work, motorcyclists and cyclists and people who invariably use public transport. There is a direct causal link I believe to their attitude to waste (and it's not being tight) and their success, by the way decent consultants wouldn't expect you to pay so call them out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rantnrave Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Waitrose Coffee is still free if you make a purchase... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic Apple Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Extrapolated form a survey of 10 people taken outside a Coffee shop? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saving For a Space Ship Report post Posted July 10, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gsz7Gu6agA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riedquat Report post Posted July 10, 2017 I drink tea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandwiches33 Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Greggs do a cracking coffee it won awards but I think many are buying into the starbucks image dicking about with a tablet while enjoying the ambiance and you cant really do this in Greggs. Still in true HPC style For what everyone in work spends on a morning coffee in Monday I buy the beans and make my own all week! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThoughtCriminal Report post Posted July 10, 2017 Larry David put it best: "I'll have a cup of bulls*it please" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juvenal Report post Posted July 10, 2017 1 hour ago, rantnrave said: Waitrose Coffee is still free if you make a purchase... I got pulled up by a till cashier for removing four used cups from a Waitrose bin last week. I use them for washing paint brushes, and she was fine with this. But apparently many are taking used cups home, washing them, then returning to the store and filling them up with coffee without buying anything. Some even filling flasks from the coffee machine.... And I thought Waitrose had a better class of customer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crashmonitor Report post Posted July 10, 2017 33 minutes ago, juvenal said: I got pulled up by a till cashier for removing four used cups from a Waitrose bin last week. I use them for washing paint brushes, and she was fine with this. But apparently many are taking used cups home, washing them, then returning to the store and filling them up with coffee without buying anything. Some even filling flasks from the coffee machine.... And I thought Waitrose had a better class of customer... It's a bit of an ordeal asking for a new cup after you have just spent 10p on a reduced oat and fruit cookie( well actually at that price I bought six). But even 60p doesn't cut it with those check out battle axes. Washing the cup out and returning would be less of an ordeal than the reluctant cup handover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hail the Tripod Report post Posted July 10, 2017 6 hours ago, interestrateripoff said: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4680432/Britons-spend-2-210-YEAR-coffee-shops.html As I don't spend anything in them others must be spunking twice that or more in them! In people's coffee? That's disgusting!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgehead Report post Posted July 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Hail the Tripod said: In people's coffee? That's disgusting!!! Oh come on, you telling me you've never had a gf who swallowed? Of more concern surely: Faecal bacteria found in ice from Costa, Caffè Nero and Starbucks Hence the expression, "*Your_Favourite_Coffee_Shops_Name* are the sh!t!" Or even possibly, in relation to coffee chain prices : "That sh!t ain't cheap!!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
