£5 coffee

[crashbox]

Up early, long drive yesterday so half-way I swung in to a midlands services treat myself to a takeaway coffee.

As I picked up my major chain standard-size latte, I raised an eyebrow as the smiling attendant greeted me with "Anything else? Okay, that'll be just £4.40, please".

Surprised, I later googled "price of a coffee", £4.55 for a latte on Uber Eats (London).

Milk, coffee and electricity all trading far lower than 2022.

£5 coffee not far away.

Later that day I bomb past the same services, retreating back to farm, grateful for my bulk-buy tea-bags and own farm milk at less than a hundredth of the price...

 

[Spencer]

Drive thru coffee shops Enough said!

 

[HatsOff]

Motorway services always a lot more... got to pay for 24-hour opening and exploiting their captive audience.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I use the drive throughs a lot Costa and Starbucks
To be honest the Coffee is shite in both
2 Coffees no change much out of £10
I never go to either in town



Coffee free if you pull into my yard lol

 

[Wood field]

Let’s be fair, be it a coffee shop or a hardware shop, overheads , staff, etc etc
It’s farmers who are the mugs being price takers

 

[Hilly]

Cant think i have ever bought a coffee ….

 

[Bury the Trash]

should've took your own , flask of hot water or 12v kettle. cheese and tomato sandwiches,if you are not able ,/or dont have the technical abilty , perhaps get your mom to put it up .

 

[Wood field]

Cant think i have ever bought a coffee ….

Been in and out of hospital all last week , they have Costa in the entrance, we got one on the way out , it was like milky cardboard

 

[Hilly]

My mam used to take flask shopping , they were born in the 30s and knew how to be thrifty, some of the yooof now just waste money like water

 

[Wood field]

My mam used to take flask shopping , they were born in the 30s and knew how to be thrifty, some of the yooof now just waste money like water

Not just the yoof to be fair !
Off topic, my dad used to love mooching round second hand shops, then would start bartering for stuff with the shop owner, I was embarrassed as a kid , but looking back , it’s how things were when you didn’t have a lot , every penny counted

 

[Bury the Trash]

coffe and will need to stop at the next servs,for a wee water or squash is better bet and stays fresh all day .

egg sandwhitches nit advuisable either they they can smella bit in the hot car jaffa cakes are a good call mind

 

[steveR]

Maccies is the best value takeaway coffee IMO. Herself can't stand it though...

 

[Spencer]

My mam used to take flask shopping , they were born in the 30s and knew how to be thrifty, some of the yooof now just waste money like water

That because it’s free..

 

[Wombat]

I like a costa coffee

 

[Wood field]

Maccies is the best value takeaway coffee IMO. Herself can't stand it though...

Marcie d latte they used to do cinnamon donuts once upon a time

 

[Clive]

Up early, long drive yesterday so half-way I swung in to a midlands services treat myself to a takeaway coffee.

As I picked up my major chain standard-size latte, I raised an eyebrow as the smiling attendant greeted me with "Anything else? Okay, that'll be just £4.40, please".

Surprised, I later googled "price of a coffee", £4.55 for a latte on Uber Eats (London).

Milk, coffee and electricity all trading far lower than 2022.

£5 coffee not far away.

Later that day I bomb past the same services, retreating back to farm, grateful for my bulk-buy tea-bags and own farm milk at less than a hundredth of the price...

so you went home understanding how real businesses that are not price takers operate and make a PROFIT ………. you have increased your prices accordingly ?

…….. nope ….. thought not

 

[Hilly]

so you went home understanding how real businesses that are not price takers operate and make a PROFIT ………. you have increased your prices accordingly ?

…….. nope ….. thought not

Rent / mortgage / debts/ interest/ staff and other associated bull sh!t probably carrying huge risk and making a loss . Welcome
To modern .

 

[Clive]

Rent / mortgage / debts/ interest/ staff and other associated bull sh!t probably carrying huge risk and making a loss . Welcome
To modern .

commercial rent and rates / tax / employment law/ planning etc probably mean they aren’t exactly making a fortune selling coffee at £5 even

the real reason things have got expensive in the uk is that half the population think working is optional and being fat / lazy or useless is now a “disability“ ………. and they all need keeping in coffee all day

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Cant think i have ever bought a coffee ….

Its like putting your feet up and having a fag , not that i ever smoked , time to wind down , at least coffe is good for you and it does help me keep allert on long drives

 

[Hilly]

Its like putting your feet up and having a fag , not that i ever smoked , time to wind down , at least coffe is good for you and it does help me keep allert on long drives

My current position minus the fags they really are a waste of money .