• Costa Coffee now opening three shops per week in the UK, aiming towards their goal of 2,200
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Costa is opening UK outlets at the rate of three a week as it taps into a growing coffee shop culture and a backlash against US rival Starbucks. Costa already has 1,755 outlets in this country and plans to add another 150 this year, taking it towards a target of 2,200 by 2018. [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/29/article-2616060-0D6F49AC000005DC-94_634x421.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2616060/Costa-opens-three-outlets-week-taps-growing-coffee-shop-culture-backlash-against-US-rival-Starbucks.html[/URL]
I like Costa more than I do Starbucks in U.K.
Starbucks and Costa are both money grabbing assholes that sell extremely expensive coffee.
[QUOTE=gungar;44679221]Starbucks and Costa are both money grabbing assholes that sell extremely expensive coffee.[/QUOTE] last time I was there there asking 5 or more fucking pounds for a frapp or ice blended drink.
I actually prefer coffee from smaller local businesses. Although finding a decent little coffee shop these days is hard.
[QUOTE=Friendly;44679242]I actually prefer coffee from smaller local businesses. Although finding a decent little coffee shop these days is hard.[/QUOTE] agreed, I'd rather support local people and business than a huge corporation. At the end of the day if you stop buying from a huge corporation, it'll go unnoticed. Whereas if you start shopping at a local business, it makes all the difference to them and their financial wellbeing.
Go away, there's a bloody coffee shop in almost every town already
[QUOTE=gungar;44679221]Starbucks and Costa are both money grabbing assholes that sell extremely expensive coffee.[/QUOTE] At least Costa pays tax [QUOTE=Complifused;44679409]Go away, there's a bloody coffee shop in almost every town already[/QUOTE] There's 4 coffee shops in my town almost right next to each other
I miss small individual coffee shops, there was one in a nearby town that made godly coffee, and it was only a $1 a cup, then starbucks took over, fuckers. Their coffee isn't even that good. Never tried costa.
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[QUOTE=TaniaTiger;44679387]agreed, I'd rather support local people and business than a huge corporation. At the end of the day if you stop buying from a huge corporation, it'll go unnoticed. Whereas if you start shopping at a local business, it makes all the difference to them and their financial wellbeing.[/QUOTE] i only get coffee from local businesses because it's actually drinkable and doesn't taste like shit [editline]29th April 2014[/editline] and yeah it also costs £1
Wonder if they're going to expand more in Northern Ireland. I went over to London a few months ago and there was Costa's at every turn. I had no idea it was so big.
[QUOTE=PieClock;44679549]Wonder if they're going to expand more in Northern Ireland. I went over to London a few months ago and there was Costa's at every turn. I had no idea it was so big.[/QUOTE] It's the same thing with Pret A Manger. I tried to count how many we walked past once, but I literally lost count because there was one on every single street.
Problem with trying to support small local coffee shops is that the taste of the coffee varies drastically from person to person. I hate going in and buying a coffee that was very tasty just a couple days back, but the person making it on that particular day makes it taste like ass. It makes the whole experience unenjoyable, and I can never tell if the coffee will be nice or not. With Costa, I almost always know the coffee will taste great. Starbucks is awful cause it's just sugary, syrupy shit that doesn't taste of coffee and instead is like hot sugar water.
[QUOTE=loopoo;44680063]Problem with trying to support small local coffee shops is that the taste of the coffee varies drastically from person to person. I hate going in and buying a coffee that was very tasty just a couple days back, but the person making it on that particular day makes it taste like ass. It makes the whole experience unenjoyable, and I can never tell if the coffee will be nice or not.[/QUOTE] depends on the coffee shop there's one near me that's godlike when it comes to taste, the prices are reasonable, and they've super consistent in terms of quality just gotta find a decent one (which isn't too hard in the age of the internet, with reviews for pretty much everything ever)
What a shame, more shops to have to walk past to get to the supermarket where coffee is free.
On their job application form there is a question about what you like about Costa or something similar. Thing is I don't go in there because it's so damn expensive. The one in my town is always packed, way more than the Starbucks up the road too.
costa's hot chocolate is pretty nice tbh
tbh costa is the best of the chains. best of a bad bunch, sure, but i've always had the most consistent coffee and experience in costas. starbucks varies massively depending on time of day and staff and branch. there are two starbucks in my city literally within 100m of each other and one of them serves mediocre coffee and the other serves dog piss in a cup that said if you live in a large metropolitan city it shouldn't be hard to find good independent coffee. i work in an award-winning coffee shop and we have cheaper prices than starbucks. in less than a km in any direction there is another independent coffee shop i could happily recommend to you. the choice is excellent [editline]30th April 2014[/editline] surprised to see so many people saying costa is super expensive really. what is it, like £2.40 for a flat white? that's pretty god. maybe it's more expensive down south i dunno. or maybe you're all buying massive froppamochacappaskinnysoyalattes with five types of syrups in them i dunno coffee is a fairly cheap product really but, as silly as it may sound, you pay for the experience, your surroundings, and the skill of the barista - that's the economy we live in today. we don't pay for commodity, we pay for experience. if you think coffee shops are too expensive then maybe you should try making an espresso yourself and see how it comes out? i'd apply the same logic to eating in a restaurant - yeh paying £10 for a main course sounds expensive because golly gosh meat and potatoes don't cost that much but then you're not paying for the raw goods, you're paying for the experience of the chef and the experience you get of eating in a restaurant. it's the same in a good coffee shop i'm rambling and yeh most starbucks and costa coffee is shit and is the same price if not more expensive than most independent places so yeh just google search some independent coffee near you and try that instead
As much has I don't mind Costa (2 here in the backarse town of Tralee, Ireland), if they're expanding this aggressively, it'll only backfire. Look at Game, oversaturation will destroy them if they're not really careful about it.
[QUOTE=Friendly;44679242]I actually prefer coffee from smaller local businesses. Although finding a decent little coffee shop these days is hard.[/QUOTE] When starbucks opened in Perth some years ago it got run out of the business because everyone went to the local cafe's instead. It hasn't re-opened since.
[QUOTE=Badballer;44683090]When starbucks opened in Perth some years ago it got run out of the business because everyone went to the local cafe's instead. It hasn't re-opened since.[/QUOTE] where is this.?
You guys have gotta see the plus side of this situation, they're at least creating a lot of jobs out of it.
I honestly would kill to find somewhere local and independent where I can buy the same size (large or whatever the Starbucks people are calling it these days) filter coffee (non of that americano stuff) as Starbucks for the same price or less. Most independent/small coffee shops have cheap coffee sure, but either the cups are too small or it practically tastes like hot water with coffee flavour. There is always McD for coffee too though.
As a decent, coffee loving Australian whos spoiled by good quality coffee, even from our coffee chains, i can confidently say that Costa Coffee consistently tastes like hot water passed through dirt. English coffee is ridiculously shit. Their tea is fucking amazing though, but jesus christ you guys have no idea what the fuck you're doing when it comes to coffee. The only semi-decent coffee i had was a Nero coffee in London. French have lovely espressos. Dubai has amazing, thick, sweet as fuck coffees that sing. Vietnamese, Thai and Cambodian coffee are pretty good. But in two weeks in England yielded nothing but mediocre to shit quality coffee. This isn't just me, my well travelled parents said that its literally the worst coffee they've ever tasted, even worse than American coffee.
Costa and Starbucks both evade huge amounts of tax, both charge insane amounts for their coffee and both companies are outsourcing their brand name to places like trains, small outlets and functions so normal coffee is sold for a bigger price. It's terrible what they are doing, very bad harmful ethics.
[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;44683302]where is this.?[/QUOTE] Perth, Western Australia.
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;44682130] i'm rambling and yeh most starbucks and costa coffee is shit and is the same price if not more expensive than most independent places so yeh just google search some independent coffee near you and try that instead[/QUOTE] I know your point, but local cafes with their baristas differ so damn much from the baristas in starbucks. There's at least some actual art/effort put into local cafes as compared to starbucks. 'Here, let me sprinkle some chocolate powder on top of your coffee!' that's starbucks barista for you. And some of them think they are fucking amazing.
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I'd rather have a UK company dominating over a American company.
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