coffee morning and afternoon?

MrsStepford

Husband picked up a Mövenpick French Press at Lidl for 6.99 last week and it's doing well so far. Am using up my Lofbergs stash from the freezer, grinding the beans in an electric grinder. Lofbergs organic Arabica beans are lovely. Pre-Brexit I used to get them delivered from Sweden. 

MSE_James

I have an Aeropress and if I'm working from home I usually confine myself to one strong Aeropress coffee with breakfast.

If I'm in the office I'll usually have a coffee or two at work. We have very fancy coffee machines at MSE Towers with just a touchscreen and a spout above the counter, and all the equipment hidden underneath.

My go-to coffee on the move used to be the Pret filter coffee when it was 99p. I was always disappointed when the filter machine wasn't working and they offered an Americano for the same price, as I actually much preferred the taste of the filter coffee.

I was recently at a heritage railway and ordered a latte at the refreshment kiosk which turned out to be an absolutely foul-tasting instant sachet job. The worst coffee I've tasted in years.

Pennpoll

I love coffee, but only have 1 a day - never the first drink I have, and never after 11am in the morning. If I am at home I will have a nespresso capsule, or Odd Coffee Company capsule (whatever is on a deal).

If I'm out, I use the weekly £1 Nero coffee deal with Three mobile, or sometimes Vodafone has a deal (I use the rewards on my daughter's tariff, you've got to have some perks for paying the bill!) I have a Costa and Starbucks loyalty card so occasionally get a free one. 

TheBanker

MSE_James said:

I have an Aeropress and if I'm working from home I usually confine myself to one strong Aeropress coffee with breakfast.

If I'm in the office I'll usually have a coffee or two at work. We have very fancy coffee machines at MSE Towers with just a touchscreen and a spout above the counter, and all the equipment hidden underneath.

My go-to coffee on the move used to be the Pret filter coffee when it was 99p. I was always disappointed when the filter machine wasn't working and they offered an Americano for the same price, as I actually much preferred the taste of the filter coffee.

I was recently at a heritage railway and ordered a latte at the refreshment kiosk which turned out to be an absolutely foul-tasting instant sachet job. The worst coffee I've tasted in years.

We also have those machines in our office. Previously we had a coffee kiosk which charged about £3 for a coffee, and I drink at least one a day (sometimes two) so I am delighted with the saving. It's only a small cost to my employer but has boosted morale no end. The company think it's also boosted productivity as less time is wasted queueing for coffee!

Out and about, I used to spend a fortune on coffee but now I am more careful. My first choice for a takeaway coffee is Greggs, because I get a free one every week through Octopus Energy, and another free one each month through the RAC. This is not completely moneysaving though as the sweet treats are very tempting! If there's no Greggs then I usually use Costa with a re-usable cup to get double 'beans' in their loyalty app. 

Occasionally, there's a free Costa in the Vodaphone Rewards app. 

Edited because I forgot to mention Waitrose. They've changed the rules now so you only get a free coffee with a purchase, but if you're near a Waitrose, have their card or app and a reusable cup, and need to buy something anyway, it's a good way to get a caffine fix. 

inigma

I use the coffee bags from m and s, they cost £3 for 10 so 30p a cup, cheaper than a Starbucks but nicer than instant, I only need 1 a day at work so for me it works

Tarontis

Me and my wife split a monthly Pret subscription for our coffee. It used to be much cheaper, but even with it rising to £30 per month it, not bad when split between 2 people.

I usually get 2 coffee's Mon-Fri and she get's 1, then we sometimes get the odd one on the weekend when out and about. That works out to roughly £1 per coffee or less.

It's not a bad option, especially because Pret's are all over the place these days. But only if you are splitting between 2 people and you do have to stagger when you each get a drink by 30 mins.

Emmia

Tarontis said:

Me and my wife split a monthly Pret subscription for our coffee. It used to be much cheaper, but even with it rising to £30 per month it, not bad when split between 2 people.

I usually get 2 coffee's Mon-Fri and she get's 1, then we sometimes get the odd one on the weekend when out and about. That works out to roughly £1 per coffee or less.

It's not a bad option, especially because Pret's are all over the place these days. But only if you are splitting between 2 people and you do have to stagger when you each get a drink by 30 mins.

And they're cracking down on sharing now.

spinellihoopla

I work at Greggs and when I'm on shift I get free coffee and counter drinks so it saves me a lot of money:)

thriftytracey

I was reading an article today and the journalist paid £5.19 for a coffee at a coffee shop in London.  The £5 coffee will soon be with us.  

In France a cafe aux lait (grand) at a sit down cafe is generally 3 euros I don't know why it is cheaper there - after all they have the same inflationary costs.  Perhaps it is because the French don't have all the fancy lattes and other variations.  Except for cappuchino of course, and they would probably be protesting on the streets if if was six euros.

I don't drink coffee.  I never like the taste.  I still get incensed by the cost of a small pot of tea and a tiny jug of milk, often £3 and more now.  I carry my own tea bags so I can ask for a "top up" and then add one of my tea bags.

My husband loves coffee - when we are in our local town he just walks into the small Waitrose store, a bit of banter (they know him) and gets a free coffee without buying anything.

pumpkin89

thriftytracey said:

In France a cafe aux lait (grand) at a sit down cafe is generally 3 euros I don't know why it is cheaper there - after all they have the same inflationary costs.  

The price of a cup of coffee has very little to do with the coffee itself - most of it is covering the overheads of the café (rent, business rates, energy costs) and the pay of the staff.

As a sweeping generalisation, rent is considerably lower in France.  Of course that isn't true everywhere - you'll find plenty of pricey places in Paris and Lyon - but it means a typical drink can be much cheaper than in the UK.