Does your kids school have a Costa Coffee Bar?

Spendless

jellyhead wrote: »

After a year of paying bus fare I bought my son a bike - it paid for itself within the first year.

I have thought about this. He's recently been bought a new bike. I just worry that Autumn term is the right time to start it? :cool:

OrganicNancy

My SD has a COSTA at her college- I doubt it is for the young children to use, probably the staff and the sixth form as other posters have suggested. I have seen it in another local college too, they are becoming more popular obviously.

jellyhead

16 year olds have costa, starbucks or whatever in college, so I suppose 6th form is similar.

I couldn't afford the 10p klix maxchine when I was at college

mrs_sparrow

I am going to double check my my friend did say her daughter was going to be able to buy a coffee and I questioned whether that was right and she said yes. I said that it was bad that kids could buy coffee at school and queried who was going to be giving their kids money for coffee. But I will double check again with her. I guess I won't really know until school re-opens as it has been rebuilt and this is a new addition from September.

On another note, another friend has a son going into year 9 and for lunch he has a can of fizzy drink and a slice of pizza and it costs her £3.50 a day for this - however, she cannot choose what he eats when he is there. You can get cheaper meals but only the kids on free school meals have these and they don't want to be seen as being one of them. I guess you don't have any of this when kids are in primary school.

jellyhead

Can't she send him with a packed lunch? My son has finished his GCSEs and has taken a packed lunch every day.

thegirlintheattic

mrs_sparrow wrote: »

I am going to double check my my friend did say her daughter was going to be able to buy a coffee and I questioned whether that was right and she said yes. I said that it was bad that kids could buy coffee at school and queried who was going to be giving their kids money for coffee. But I will double check again with her. I guess I won't really know until school re-opens as it has been rebuilt and this is a new addition from September.

On another note, another friend has a son going into year 9 and for lunch he has a can of fizzy drink and a slice of pizza and it costs her £3.50 a day for this - however, she cannot choose what he eats when he is there. You can get cheaper meals but only the kids on free school meals have these and they don't want to be seen as being one of them. I guess you don't have any of this when kids are in primary school.

She should check with her school. My school allows you to set a daily limit and restrict the items a child buys. Is she sure there isn't anything cheaper. Sandwiches and wraps are only £1 - £1.50 here.