- Location
- Shropshire
If you do like coffee, the Starbucks machine in Sainsbury Ludlow is the best in the area.
Shame it’s out of order 50% of the time I go in.
Coffee, breakfast pastry and a sandwich for £3.50 is a good start to the day
£5 coffee
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Shame it’s out of order 50% of the time I go in.
Coffee, breakfast pastry and a sandwich for £3.50 is a good start to the day
- Location
- Scottish Borders
As my 80 yr old mum has just been to see about a new knee as getting nowhere on nhs with 2 yr plus waiting list I should F******G hope the coffee is free as not much else is!
Red Fred
Member
- Location
- Hants/Dorset border
I found my hip was starting to seriously slow me up so I went to see them in November and they have said they will fit me in between the end of winter feeding and the start of baling. They offered me about 6 different hospitals around Hampshire and I decided to go for the private one near Salisbury, but subcontracted by the NHS. I must say there was a very different feel to the Bournemouth NHS hospital when I went to see the consultant- I noticed the free coffee while I waited and the appointment at 7.30pm after I'd finished work
- Location
- South Pennines ol14
I have sheep!
fair
- Location
- South Pennines ol14
It’s not a bad place to be honest, hard going ground though.
I look around and think myself incredibly fortunate compared to an awful lot of people
The transfer pricing, I recall its something along the lines of the brand name and the coffee beans being supplied at highly inflated costs via the Netherlands. The result being that the UK operation appears to only break even and the profit is earnt elsewhere with a tax rate of 10%
Where is that chain coffee shop with the quiet atmosphere and available seating ? most I see are full of students spending nothing and clogging up the tables
A few weeks ago we were on a long journey, stopped at the Costa at Wetherby Services, coffee £4.40, but even worse a packet of two biscuits £2.80 so coffee and biscuits £14.40 for two.
On the return journey we went into Wetherby Town, went to the fish and chip restaurant, large haddock, and pot of tea each £35.90 total. To me this seems way wrong, ones a large meal with 2 cups of tea as well for £17.95 the other is one cup of coffee with two small biscuits for £7.20. if we had had one of the Costa cake instead of the biscuits we'd have been up near £10 each.
The World has gone mad
anyone who thinks £5 coffee is expensive hasn't been to the Alps clearly
Sheep
Member
- Location
- Northern Ireland
It was 5 eur at most places last week!
But then I'm not very au fait with taking the private jet to Courchevel or Zermatt
SilliamWhale
Member
Good point @Clive , it certainly is making me consider opening a coffee shop!
My wife used to work for a big multinational company that ran hundreds of coffee shops and has always said coffee and pizza is where all the profit was
warksfarmer
Member
The Wynne - Vegas.
bottle of Budweiser, 1 glass of Pinot, 1 pizza was £90 plus tip on the exchange rate that day. A £4.40 coffee is nothing.
Center Parcs coke £5.75.
bottle of Budweiser, 1 glass of Pinot, 1 pizza was £90 plus tip on the exchange rate that day. A £4.40 coffee is nothing.
Center Parcs coke £5.75.
Princess Pooper
Member
- Location
- East Mids
We had an HGV delivery once and had to ask the driver to wait for 1/2 hr or so to unloading as foreloader was elsewhere. Offered him a tea or coffee and biccy to keep him sweet. He handed me the largest filthiest mug I have ever seen, black with tannin, told me not to wash it and asked for a strong sweet black tea. Said he used to be in the army and that was the only way they could drink it when out in Afghanistan with no reliable fresh milk.
Princess Pooper
Member
- Location
- East Mids
Interesting price perceptions... at Burghley Horse Trials, where I go on annual pilgrimage for a few days off there are obviously loads of tea/coffee vans/trailers. I usually have a flat white.
Over the years I learned that there was one just outside the main food court who sold absolutely superb Colombian coffee, portions were about 2/3 the size of most of the others but the same price. This stand often had the longest queues because of the quality or offering. Some fast food outlets sell ridiculously large portions, particularly if you are on the hoof and don't want to be looking for a loo all the time (the same applies to long vehicle journeys) then sometimes less is more.
Over the years I learned that there was one just outside the main food court who sold absolutely superb Colombian coffee, portions were about 2/3 the size of most of the others but the same price. This stand often had the longest queues because of the quality or offering. Some fast food outlets sell ridiculously large portions, particularly if you are on the hoof and don't want to be looking for a loo all the time (the same applies to long vehicle journeys) then sometimes less is more.
- Location
- South Pennines ol14
Had an old fitter when I was an apprentice, he had a pint pot that was thick with tannin , I scrubbed it clean with a scotchbrite pad , got the biggest bollocking of my life
I WANT ONE !! where from ???
SilliamWhale
Member
I suppose because its so simple and so popular. I reckon what people like most about the coffee on the road is the sweetness in the milk rather than the drink itself.