Do you think for a coffee in Starbuck, Costa etc is far to expensive ?

[LochNessMonster]

I find it amazing the amount of money some people spend in there a week.

[dotty.]

iall abit kings new clothes to me, they ant to be seen to be trendy and don't bother about the cost. it's usually broccoli anyway.

[beastmonkey]

I don't go to those places, unless i'm on the hoof and need a cup of tea, so i go to the nearest place. i must say the tea always seems reasonable.

But i know there are certain people who religiously go to one brand and wouldn't think of going to another shop, coffee snobs i believe they are called?

but judging the success of these businesses over the past years i would say that the pricing structure is right, otherwise they wouldn't make the money they do.

[dotty.]

we had a cooked breakfast and lattes in asda at reebok on saturday morning and it was bang on, plus not stupidly expensive, the floor show there is always good too.

[daftgrandad]

Usual story,20p for the coffee etc,£2-20+ for the name.

[mike11111]

It must be my upbringing but somehow I can never justify paying the same price for a cup of coffee as I would for a whole jar which would last me two months.

[tenrec]

Agree Mike.

[EDDIE51]

I refuse to pay more for a cup of coffee than for a pint of beer.
Starbucks and the rest have a base cost of around 20p for a coffee the rest is profit.

[naomi24]

It isn't just the coffee you're paying for. You're paying for someone to make the coffee, for the machine that makes the coffee and the electricity it uses, the cup the coffee is served in, the table you sit at and the chair you sit on, the shop cleaner's wages, the window cleaner's wages, plus the business rates, rent, insurance, and all the other expenses the shop owner has to pay.

[sunny-dave]

"It Depends"

Spending over £2 every morning/lunchtime/afternoon seems wasteful and spendthrift.

Spending the same £2 occasionally when I am tired/thirsty in the middle of a day-out and need a sit down, a relax and (usually) a pee seems reasonable value.

[ummmm]

I don't go to them either.

I have my coffee warm. By the time I can drink theirs I'm bored and ready to go.

[Kiki-frog]

Yes, trendy coffee shops are way too expensive for what they are. Quite often you can get just as good coffee in old-fashioned tea/coffee shops at a much lower price. The thing about Starbucks and Costa is that they are on high streets and not side streets, so if you are in an unfamiliar town then you will find them easily if you need to stop for a break. Presumably they can afford the higher rates for prime locations.

[AB Editor]

Not a big fan of Starbucks coffee. I've rarely had a satisfactory cup when forced in.

I do agree that often in these places you're paying for the seat you sit in for as long as you like.

I also used to think the newspapers in NERO were free and regularly took a copy of the times or the guardian. I was only later told that grabbing a paper from the rack on the way out was considered theft!

[joggerjayne]

"grabbing a paper from the rack on the way out was considered theft"

Let's just say it's considered "cheeky"

[Brinjal]

dont like starbucks coffee

[emmie]

we have had this debate before, i reckon the whole business not just megabucks are a total waste of money, others disagree.

[starone]

Starbuck's (no relation) coffee is disgusting. Their tea isn't too bad but wherever you go it is expensive.

[Kiki-frog]

Star - and there I was thinking you were a coffee shop tycoon, a latte magnate. How wrong can one be!

[magicmick]

I agree with mike11111 a £2.50 jar will last me at least a month, and dotty i to enjoy the floor show at Asda, it is better than going in the Reebok.

[RATTER15]

We often have a Costa coffee but Starbucks coffee is bloody horrible!!!!!! and yes it is over priced! Have you seen the large Costa cups!! its more like a bloody swimming pool!! Even I cant cope with one of those!!.

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