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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #30 on: April 10, 2012, 07:59:39 AM »
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #31 on: April 10, 2012, 08:01:39 AM »
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2012, 08:35:16 AM »
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #33 on: April 10, 2012, 08:38:55 AM »



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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #34 on: April 10, 2012, 08:49:20 AM »
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2012, 10:29:52 AM »
Starbucks have now started doing decent strength coffee so I've been in there a couple of times recently. The water quality certainly makes a difference as the same drink ordered here and back in Ipswich has a noticeably different taste.  Plus if you are making proper coffee at home you will use blends and roasts that you know you like. (for me Guatamalan Antigua, Hawaiian Kona, or Brazillian Yellow Bourbon - civet is too bloody expensive).

One other thing I've noticed about Starbucks lately is that they have started asking for your name when you go in, this just means when I'm in a queue and they ask the guy in front I have an overwhelming urge to shout "Don't tell him Pike".  redface:
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #36 on: April 11, 2012, 05:15:26 PM »
Carte Noire I prefer, however I grew up watching my Grandmother measure 4 dessert spoonfuls of Lyons Brazillian Ground Coffee into an enamel coffee pot which stood for 4 minutes on the side of the Rayburn.   Smelled wonderful and tasted as good.  angel1
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2012, 08:32:50 PM »
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #38 on: April 12, 2012, 06:06:24 PM »
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #39 on: April 13, 2012, 05:23:33 PM »
[quote author=Grumpmeister link=topic=10709.msg350998#msg350998 date=1334053792
One other thing I've noticed about Starbucks lately is that they have started asking for your name when you go in, this just means when I'm in a queue and they ask the guy in front I have an overwhelming urge to shout "Don't tell him Pike".  redface:
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I came close to doing that yesterday whilst waiting for a train (electrical problems  ::) ) ...  ;D

The wumman calling shouting out the names was really giving it some  eeek: . I declined to give a name but various crossed my mind  redface:
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #40 on: April 13, 2012, 06:32:33 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 05:23:33 PM
[quote author=Grumpmeister link=topic=10709.msg350998#msg350998 date=1334053792
One other thing I've noticed about Starbucks lately is that they have started asking for your name when you go in, this just means when I'm in a queue and they ask the guy in front I have an overwhelming urge to shout "Don't tell him Pike".  redface:

I came close to doing that yesterday whilst waiting for a train (electrical problems  ::) ) ...  ;D

The wumman calling shouting out the names was really giving it some  eeek: . I declined to give a name but various crossed my mind  redface:
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Peter Ness etc etc ..........
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #41 on: April 13, 2012, 10:10:35 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 05:23:33 PM
[quote author=Grumpmeister link=topic=10709.msg350998#msg350998 date=1334053792
One other thing I've noticed about Starbucks lately is that they have started asking for your name when you go in, this just means when I'm in a queue and they ask the guy in front I have an overwhelming urge to shout "Don't tell him Pike".  redface:

I came close to doing that yesterday whilst waiting for a train (electrical problems  ::) ) ...  ;D

The wumman calling shouting out the names was really giving it some  eeek: . I declined to give a name but various crossed my mind  redface:
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I think the only thing that stopped me in Starbucks was that the queue and staff didn't look older than 20 so explaining it afterwards would have wasted the moment.
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #42 on: April 14, 2012, 02:04:31 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 05:23:33 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on April 10, 2012, 10:29:52 AM
One other thing I've noticed about Starbucks lately is that they have started asking for your name when you go in, this just means when I'm in a queue and they ask the guy in front I have an overwhelming urge to shout "Don't tell him Pike".  redface:

I came close to doing that yesterday whilst waiting for a train (electrical problems  ::) ) ...  ;D

The wumman calling shouting out the names was really giving it some  eeek: . I declined to give a name but various crossed my mind  redface:

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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #43 on: May 02, 2012, 06:10:11 PM »
Found out today that there is an office discount at one of the local coffee shops.

£2.30 for a quadruple macchiato with hazelnut.  cloud9:

Lass in the shop was looking at me as if she was expecting my head to explode when I drank it.  lol:
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Re: Coffee Disappointment
« Reply #44 on: May 02, 2012, 09:28:13 PM »
Just realised I've run out of beans  cry:
They're increasingly hard to come by at a reasonable price  rubschin:
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