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Are you a coffee shop person?
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
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I am and I go there few times a week. I like to sit there and relax. I usually have a coffee with a tuna sandwitch, sometimes a donut instead, what do you have? I usually sit there for about 30 min or so. I dont really go to the big coffe shops, but more the private ones which I like to support more  |
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Just over a year ago the wife was getting sick and tired of me working from home permanently, and had ordered me to go sit in a coffee shop all day one day a week... Can't quite remember what happened to that plan now... I'm sure something cropped up! |
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Oh very much so and really missing then.
I like to get a window seat so I can people watch inside and out. Usually have a book too. Then I settle in with my latte and warm buttery cheese and bacon scone...mmm heaven  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not that often but I do enjoy a nice independent coffee shop with some unusual purpose. One of my local ones sells vinyls. And another one used to host community group meetings and sell second hand books.
I found coffee better than most chains. I hate costa! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I used to like a coffee shop when I wanted to avoid going home or just to get out of work for a bit.
But in general I'm not a fan - in my town they're usually full of breast feeders with millions of brats screaming and the mothers meeting all bellowing over each other about their latest extention
No thanks - I'll take my coffee outside  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not that often but I do enjoy a nice independent coffee shop with some unusual purpose. One of my local ones sells vinyls. And another one used to host community group meetings and sell second hand books.
I found coffee better than most chains. I hate costa! "
we have one that sells vinyl too - brilliant idea.
I love people watching but couldn't sit in a coffee shop for hours... I generally get a brew to take away, flick through the vinyl and have a chat with the lad who owns it, and then take the brew for a walk and people watch that way |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like them with company. On my own I'm quite happy to take my hot chocolate to go. If I've got some time, I'll drive somewhere like the beach and sit cosy while watching the sea.
I quite like Costa and don't feel bad about it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I like them with company. On my own I'm quite happy to take my hot chocolate to go. If I've got some time, I'll drive somewhere like the beach and sit cosy while watching the sea.
I quite like Costa and don't feel bad about it "
I just don't like their coffee. |
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I haven't yet just taken myself to a coffee shop and sat there alone with a mocha and a packet of Biscoff. I would feel self conscious without someone to ignore while I stare at my phone posting innane comments on the Fab forum. Instead I would just put the kettle on and whip out the Douwe Egberts and sit in my fortress of solitude while contemplating the colour of the fluff in my navel, trying to work out where these colour fibres came from. If I did that in Cafe Nero people might stare.  |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I do like to nip to my local independent coffee shop , grewt coffee , cake and read the paper .
Some great coffee stops on my bike rides "
That is good pal and yes, it must be fun to take a coffee break too during the bike ride as well |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You need to visit Helsinki OP. The Finns are the biggest coffee drinkers per population in the world. I visited and they have have coffee shops everywhere and it a nice way to spend a lazy afternoon. They have loads of coffee shops in Amsterdam too if want an even more relaxing afternoon |
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I don't drink tea/coffee but pre lockdown I enjoyed occasionally working on my laptop in coffee shops. There used to be an independent place that had a chilled vibe and had yummy food! Sadly it shut down the first lockdown. |
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By *DW1983Man
over a year ago
Aberdeen, Leeds, Sheffield |
Yes, I enjoy spending a couple of hours on a Sunday drinking tea, eating and reading a good book, or with a friend or two. For socialising it tends to be more independants. For reading more often than not ine of the 'big three'. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"Very much so. We read enjoy sitting in a coffee shop. Like you Shag we prefer indipendents and can't wait for them to open up properly again "
That is good you do and yes the independent ones are the best too, same here cant wait for the to be fully open again |
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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago
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I don't often go to coffee shops to be honest, but a couple of weeks ago one of my friends from this site happened to be in my area, and we went to sit outside Costa and have a coffee on a bench.
Rather hilariously a large pigeon decided to let go a rather large poo over me.
I won't be forgetting that coffee. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't often go to coffee shops to be honest, but a couple of weeks ago one of my friends from this site happened to be in my area, and we went to sit outside Costa and have a coffee on a bench.
Rather hilariously a large pigeon decided to let go a rather large poo over me.
I won't be forgetting that coffee."
that pigeon has taste, horrendous coffee  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes and it's one of the things I have missed over the last year, while on shift work I'd be off when most friends are working so I could go to coffee shop with a book and sit for hours and people watch. Cannot wait to be able to do that again.
If I won the lotto I would open a coffee shop/wine bar |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I do like coffee Nd coffee shops and sorry to sound like a tight arse but it pains to me pay Starbucks and Costa Bomb prices.
I would much rather support a locally run coffee shop.
There is a place near me sell amazing cakes |
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Only in the last couple of years. In my work my breaks vary from day to day and sometimes quite long. Sometimes it's nice to be in the crew room and a bit of banter. But sometimes it's nice to find a nice quiet corner of the coffee shop, big cup of rocket fuel and just feel like you've totally escape work for a bit. To be honest the reason I buy the coffee is more to enjoy a nice quiet corner away from work than it is for the lovely of hot drinks (I'm not a big hot drink drinker).
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have always loved small coffee shops, in my experience they do fantastic coffee and confectionary I used to work in a small board game cafe and would always be baking new things or trying out new games when it was quiet, good times 3 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Depends how busy they are. I tend to like the ones that are tucked away in quiet arcades that have an eclectic menu. "
the mention of arcade has just reminded me of a great coffee shop in central manchester... owned by an italian family, they do amazing home made biscuits and a GORGEOUS pistachio cappucino |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Absolutely love a decent coffee shop with a decent cake or food selection. I prefer an independent shop to a chain, however if a chain coffee shop is the only option, then I prefer Cafe' Nero as their filter coffee is like rocket fuel  |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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"Depends how busy they are. I tend to like the ones that are tucked away in quiet arcades that have an eclectic menu.
the mention of arcade has just reminded me of a great coffee shop in central manchester... owned by an italian family, they do amazing home made biscuits and a GORGEOUS pistachio cappucino "
That sounds delicious  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Depends how busy they are. I tend to like the ones that are tucked away in quiet arcades that have an eclectic menu.
the mention of arcade has just reminded me of a great coffee shop in central manchester... owned by an italian family, they do amazing home made biscuits and a GORGEOUS pistachio cappucino
That sounds delicious "
it really is! I remembered the name... its Michael's just off Barton Arcade. probably worth a trip to manchester just for that |
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