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Airport drinks

I know you can get free drinking water by taking an empty bottle through to departures…..but has anyone tried getting free boiling water from a cafe in departures (Stansted Airport) to make own tea…..or is this taking being frugal too far 🤣

I’m just thinking airport prices are really high and I’vecgot unexpected cost of taxi to airport with train and tube strikes so trying to cut back where I can 😊
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  • born_again
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    Why just ask, but maybe say its t warm babies food, rather than brew your own tea, which I guess they sell. So may actually charge you in the 2nd case.
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  • joedenise
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    edited 1 October 2023 pm31 12:51PM
    I don't know if there's a Weatherspoons at Stansted but  if there is you might be able to get some hot water from the hot drinks machine as long as you've got a cup which will fit under the tap.
  • pelirocco
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    Pinkstarr said:
    I know you can get free drinking water by taking an empty bottle through to departures…..but has anyone tried getting free boiling water from a cafe in departures (Stansted Airport) to make own tea…..or is this taking being frugal too far 🤣

    I’m just thinking airport prices are really high and I’vecgot unexpected cost of taxi to airport with train and tube strikes so trying to cut back where I can 😊
    Being frugal is choosing where  you spend your money
    Expecting someone to provide you with free hot water at their expense  isn't being frugal
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  • flamingo747
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    edited 1 October 2023 pm31 1:11PM
    I'd be surprised if it was free, but it could still be cheaper, you could call and ask?
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  • elsien
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    I’d be parking myself in Wetherspoons, buying one cup of tea and then having free refills till it’s time to go. 
    About £1.50 for a cuppa probably isn’t going to break the bank. Or if it well, then just stick to the free water.
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  • Pollycat
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    elsien said:
    I’d be parking myself in Wetherspoons, buying one cup of tea and then having free refills till it’s time to go. 
    About £1.50 for a cuppa probably isn’t going to break the bank. Or if it well, then just stick to the free water.
    In our experience, wetherspoons airport bars are much more expensive than ordinary pubs.
    And getting a table isn't the easiest thing to do either.
  • Pollycat said:
    elsien said:
    I’d be parking myself in Wetherspoons, buying one cup of tea and then having free refills till it’s time to go. 
    About £1.50 for a cuppa probably isn’t going to break the bank. Or if it well, then just stick to the free water.
    In our experience, wetherspoons airport bars are much more expensive than ordinary pubs.
    And getting a table isn't the easiest thing to do either.
    Yeah menu is online and it’s £3.25….plus as I’ll be on my own I wouldn’t have anyone to ‘save’ table so would just have to get a takeaway cup with no refills…..
  • elsien
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    edited 1 October 2023 pm31 4:03PM
    Used the Birmingham one a couple of weeks ago. The tea and coffee weren’t expensive and there were lots of seats. 
    Maybe it depends when you travel for seating, but the OP was only talking about drinks, not food. So their free refills are good value if you are there for a while..
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  • Pollycat
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    elsien said:
    Used the Birmingham one a couple of weeks ago. The tea and coffee weren’t expensive and there were lots of seats. 
    Maybe it depends when you travel for seating, but the OP was only talking about drinks, not food. So their free refills are good value if you are there for a while..
    I guess it depends on what you class as 'not expensive'.
    I didn't mention food.
    Getting a table whether for food and drink or just drink is the same.
    We've flown from BHX mostly early morning 3 times this year and the 'spoons has been rammed.
    I wouldn't want to be s simple traveller doing drink refills in such a busy plane.


  • flamingo747
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    edited 1 October 2023 pm31 5:14PM

    Ive never not seen Spoons rammed leaving either of Gatwick's terminals either. Who books a flight/holiday but is too tight to stump up for a cup of tea? The mind boggles. 
    No shame in trying to be frugal, God knows everything is so pricey. If you saw a pound on the floor would you walk past because it isnt a fiver?

    Not only will some travellers have  scrimped and saved to manage a basic foreign holiday,  some will be travelling for emergency work/family reasons. Just because you booked travel doesn't mean you can waste money
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