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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Anyone else come across this my local cafe as posters up about a scheme called share a coffee or something like tgat.
Basically folk can pay for a brew or even food so that someone less fortunate and in need can get a brew etc. I see it as extension of food banks and am in favour of this on a number of fronts.
Mainly because most folk will have come across folk in need at some stage. I refuse to give folk asking for money anything but willingly buy them a brew this catches out those just after money for drink and drugs.
I spoke to cafe owner and asked they would know those in need they said they know the locals in need and those just after money so i think it can work. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You've been able to suspend a coffee over in the US for a while.
I don't like coffee, it's nice when I go with friends to still pay for one and suspend it. Rather someone drink it who needs it than buy a hot chocolate I don't want to just be social  |
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What a great idea, hope it catches on. I no the Salvation Army are going great guns at the moment trying to help. A couple of quid to most is affordable but to those in need it is a bit of warmth. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Great idea but sad that in this day and age it is taking off and needed if this how cameron sees the big society then god help us i see it as needed but should not be. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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phewww see now I'd chuck a few quid in a pot for someone to have a coffee but I certainly wouldn't share mine...
I've shared a helluva lot on here but my coffee  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm liking the sound of this....but how do the less fortunate people go about benefiting from it?
Ie - Do they just wander upto the counter and ask if they have any suspended coffees?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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This has been going on for a while in the US and that's where i got the idea from for a collection pot at my brothers chip shop!
We started off only being able to afford providing food at the end of each month, it's been such a great success that we're now able to provide just over a hundred homeless people in Brum with food at the local shelter every week!! |
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By *atchMan
over a year ago
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There have always been people on the street not just during the current times.
Not sure why you have made such a political comment as this is about helping people however in fact there are less people on the streets in London now than during the Blair/Brown days. |
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"This has been going on for a while in the US and that's where i got the idea from for a collection pot at my brothers chip shop!
We started off only being able to afford providing food at the end of each month, it's been such a great success that we're now able to provide just over a hundred homeless people in Brum with food at the local shelter every week!!"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm liking the sound of this....but how do the less fortunate people go about benefiting from it?
Ie - Do they just wander upto the counter and ask if they have any suspended coffees?
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Quite simply. Yes
They poke their head around the door ask and whalllllaaaaah
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Yep , as is rightly pointed out it is very big in America and is called suspended coffee, the story goes that anyone can go into a coffee shop and order. I e "three coffees , two to go and one suspended". The third cup is placed ( empty) by the till, when a person in need then asks if there are any suspended coffees , if there's an empty by the till they are given a hot drink, the same is done for sandwiches too, to save embarrassment, sometimes on seeing a less fortunate person enter the shop the server will pick up the suspended cup and ask them if they would like a coffee , it's an anonymous way of feeling good about giving , it works well in America . That's not to say it will work well over here though. Peoples attitudes are much different in the UK , the suspended drink is run through the till as normal though, so it should stop dishonest cafe workers pocketing the cash. |
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Do they have any alternatives ?