Stingy Cafes

StereoSound

Paid a visit to a new coffee shop in Liffy Vally to be served a cup of foam for 3.20 . The stingiest Cappuccino I have ever got. I got them to scrape out the 3 quarters of a cup full of foam so they could top it off.. Stingy feckers! Not very fair considering the price your paying for it.

stimpson

Try ordering a latte next time.

biko

I hope you brought it up with management, otherwise they won't know to fix it.

whoopsadoodles

stimpson wrote: »

Try ordering a latte next time.

Or isn't there something called a wet cappuccino? Or did I just totally make that up!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Coffee makes you old, they're doing you a favour

whoopsadoodles

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Coffee makes you old, they're doing you a favour

I was 35 this morning, I had coffee, and I'm still 35.

I think you're the one making stuff up Lexie.

The_Valeyard

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I was 35 this morning, I had coffee, and I'm still 35.

I think you're the one making stuff up Lexie.

Ah, but you now look 40.

*runs for the hills*

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I was 35 this morning, I had coffee, and I'm still 35.

I think you're the one making stuff up Lexie.

True facts it dehydrates the skin and can be the cause of fine lines. I don't touch it in case I get lines

whoopsadoodles

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Ah, but you now look 40.

*runs for the hills*

I haven't looked in the mirror today. Now I'm scared

NiallBoo

stimpson wrote: »

Try ordering a latte next time.

No they wanted a cappuccino, which should be at most 1/3 foam.

The problem is that many don't know what a cappuccino is and expect something with little, if any, milk and a cup full of foam. This would be a "dry cappuccino", but is often called a macchiato (again incorrectly, but less so).

The_Valeyard

Wont make you older, but can make certain people look like complete kn*bs.

Lisha

LexieOnRale wrote: »

True facts it dehydrates the skin and can be the cause of fine lines. I don't touch it in case I get lines

Looks are over rated, the happy feeling that coffee brings is where it's at.

whoopsadoodles

LexieOnRale wrote: »

True facts it dehydrates the skin and can be the cause of fine lines. I don't touch it in case I get lines

Don't they use caffeine in moisturisers though? Or is that another thing I totally made up?


I didn't actually have coffee this morning. I drink 17 cups of tea a day which I'm sure must have the same effect, but only a cup or two of coffee a week at most.

NiallBoo

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Or isn't there something called a wet cappuccino?

this is just a traditional/normal cappuccino.

It shouldn't have a retronym.

Surreptitious

One cup of coffee a day is hardly going to make you ancient. A person has to live.

whoopsadoodles

NiallBoo wrote: »

this is just a traditional/normal cappuccino.

It shouldn't have a retronym.

I'm not a barrista, I don't take coffee very seriously.

Just don't fcuk with my tea.

NiallBoo

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I'm not a barrista, I don't take coffee very seriously.

Just don't fcuk with my tea.

Why? How much foam do you take in your tea?

hannible the cannible

Am I the only 1 that thinks 3.20 for a cup of watery brown piss is totally extortionate

rickfisher1988

Why would anyone pay 3.20 for a coffee?

You can buy an entire jar of Nescafe for that amount.

Surreptitious

hannible the cannible wrote: »

Am I the only 1 that thinks 3.20 for a cup of watery brown piss is totally extortionate

Starbucks is expensive as well.

The_Valeyard

Hello,

Could I please have a venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots (1 1/2 shots decaf, 2 1/2 shots regular), no foam latte, with whip, 2 packets of splenda, 1 sugar in the raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon.

Thanks.

rickfisher1988

You are not paying for the coffee at Starbucks - but rather the ambience.

Surreptitious

rickfisher1988 wrote: »

You are not paying for the coffee at Starbucks - but rather the ambience.

What if you get a takeaway coffee.

Olishi4

Once when I was a kid, I accidentally picked up my dad's old cold cup of coffee that was beside my warm cup of milk mistakenly and drank it. Blergh!! Ive never tried it again since. I should though because I love the scent.

rickfisher1988

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Hello,

Could I please have a venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots (1 1/2 shots decaf, 2 1/2 shots regular), no foam latte, with whip, 2 packets of splenda, 1 sugar in the raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon.

Thanks.

It's like wht Tom Hanks said in the movie. SBUX is where indecisive people go to make 12 decisions before 9am

The_Valeyard

rickfisher1988 wrote: »

You are not paying for the coffee at Starbucks - but rather the ambience.

You are paying them to open another Starbucks three units down.

rickfisher1988

Surreptitious wrote: »

What if you get a takeaway coffee.

yeah, that's a snag

Penny Tration

NiallBoo wrote: »

this is just a traditional/normal cappuccino.

It shouldn't have a retronym.

It's not.

Normal cappuccino is 1/3 espresso, 1/3 foam, 1/3 steamed milk.

Wet cappuccino is more like 1/3 espresso, 1/6 foam, the rest milk.

misstearheus

Hate Coffee but love the smell of it!

BabyE

Coffee does not make you look older, milk might, but coffee has anti-ageing properties, the solution; drink it black.

Penny Tration

I drink lots of coffee every day in work (I'm a barista) and a lovely lady customer told me I look like I'm 21.

I'm nearly 28, so coffee hasn't aged my skin yet


It only dehydrates you if you don't drink lots of water too. Drink enough water and you're grand.

rickfisher1988

How can you win the heart if a barista?

GingerLily

Penny Tration wrote: »

I drink lots of coffee every day in work (I'm a barista) and a lovely lady customer told me I look like I'm 21.

I'm nearly 28, so coffee hasn't aged my skin yet


It only dehydrates you if you don't drink lots of water too. Drink enough water and you're grand.

Exactly! Some people have ridiculous health and nutrition notions!!!

OldMrBrennan83

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Penny Tration

GingerLily wrote: »

Exactly! Some people have ridiculous health and nutrition notions!!!

Well it can definitely dehydrate you because iirc caffeine is a diuretic, and dehydration ages the skin.

But yeah, have some water and you'll be grand. I have probably 4 or 5 coffees a day on work days, but also minimum 2L of water and my skin is grand

Yakuza

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Hello,

Could I please have a venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots (1 1/2 shots decaf, 2 1/2 shots regular), no foam latte, with whip, 2 packets of splenda, 1 sugar in the raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon.

Thanks.

And a twist of lemon.

OldMrBrennan83

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Oops69

The worriers worrying about getting lines with what they eat are more likely to get lines from worry rather than the coffee, food etc. , a bit like those ' healthy ' intense looking wrinkled seven stone 50 year old joggers who look 75 and who worry if they miss their run or their energy gel .

GingerLily

Patww79 wrote: »

I remember someone saying that to me before about having to drink the same amount of water as the coffee to even balance out, is that true or just a 'nutritionist' thing? I drink at least 6 coffees a day and haven't drank water in at least 3 years. Does Pepsi Max balance out coffee?

I drink a cup of hot water with my espresso, I mix them together to make it easier to get my water in!

Penny Tration

Patww79 wrote: »

I remember someone saying that to me before about having to drink the same amount of water as the coffee to even balance out, is that true or just a 'nutritionist' thing? I drink at least 6 coffees a day and haven't drank water in at least 3 years. Does Pepsi Max balance out coffee?

No idea if you're supposed to balance it out tbh, I've always been a big water drinker anyway.

My dad switched from drinking coffee exclusively (I'm talking 10 a day) to 2.5L of water per day instead and lost 6lbs in a week :pac:

BabyE

Oops69 wrote: »

The worriers worrying about getting lines with what they eat are more likely to get lines from worry rather than the coffee, food etc. , a bit like those ' healthy ' intense looking wrinkled seven stone 50 year old joggers who look 75 and who worry if they miss their run or their energy gel .

Yes!!!!

everlast75

Patww79 wrote: »

I can't function until I get two into me.

Edups2.0

Patww79 wrote: »

I can't function until I get two into me.

Jaysus

OldMrBrennan83

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Donald Trump

BabyE wrote: »

Coffee does not make you look older, milk might, but coffee has anti-ageing properties, the solution; drink it black.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JANcVXHqNTI

whoopsadoodles

Patww79 wrote: »

I remember someone saying that to me before about having to drink the same amount of water as the coffee to even balance out, is that true or just a 'nutritionist' thing? I drink at least 6 coffees a day and haven't drank water in at least 3 years. Does Pepsi Max balance out coffee?

My running coach told me the opposite. That you're drinking 250ml of water with your coffee (or tea as was the query I had) and that the dehydrating effects of coffee are vastly over exaggerated.

Also, if you've a good diet, you'll get a huge chunk of your water from food and won't actually need to drink 2 extra litres.

Edups2.0

Or we could all just eat and drink what makes us happy because worrying about such trivial things as coffee giving us "lines" mad considering we could be killed in the morning like.

Mena Mitty

NiallBoo wrote: »

Why? How much foam do you take in your tea?

Question is how much tea do you take in your foam 😆

bodhrandude

A certain cafe in Innishannon on the Bandon road in County Cork. A boast that their mushroom soup was homemade, yep, with saucepan, hot water and a soup packet hence, lets just say they were found out.

NiallBoo

bodhrandude wrote: »

A certain cafe in Innishannon on the Bandon road in County Cork. A boast that their mushroom soup was homemade, yep, with saucepan, hot water and a soup packet hence, lets just say they were found out.

"Just like mum used to make"

osmiumartist

LexieOnRale wrote: »

True facts it dehydrates the skin and can be the cause of fine lines. I don't touch it in case I get lines

I just drink the stuff. Phew, glad I don't smear it on my face now.