Costa Coffee Stores
Dixie Scott 106
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I set up a thread about Greggs taking a bit of a bashing by some on here. Same goes for Costa Coffee stores.
I don't find Costas that bad really, all be it maybe a bit expensive. So why do some hate the shop.
I don't find Costas that bad really, all be it maybe a bit expensive. So why do some hate the shop.
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I think he had 'issues'....
They aslo serve it in mugs, which i don't like either.
Never go to Starbucks - I find their coffee to be un-exciting.
I've been into 3 different costa stores this last month. On all occasions I've been charged different prices for a large takeaway coffee.
£2.20
£2.40
£2.65
It proves that they are obviously making a profit because when I went in and got the coffee that costed £2.65. I only had £2.50 on me, so I said to cashier I'm 15p short so while your making the coffee I'll run back to car for the extra, she said you don't have to do that, so she took 15p from a plate of change she had on counter and put it in the till
This, use small independents or Costa.
Don't send your money overseas untaxed.
that reminds me, i must order some more coffee beans from said roaster.
It doesn't prove anything but even so aren't businesses expected to make a profit. Isn't that the whole point of their existence?
For me
Starbucks > Nero >>>> Costa
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"CAFFE NERO, the coffee house chain, is the latest company to be caught sidestepping tax — after being found to have paid no corporation tax in Britain for the past two years.
Despite profits of more than £36m over that period, it has used entirely legal accounting manoeuvres to avoid payments.
Caffè Nero owns more than 450 branches across the country and is controlled through a complex structure of subsidiaries in the UK, the Isle of Man and Luxembourg, a tax haven.
According to experts, it borrows money from its offshore sister companies and uses interest payments on this debt to offset its tax liabilities in Britain."
The complexities of the legal loopholes mean they are unlikely to be efficiently dealt with by the government, so it means that we are relying on the good nature of companies to pay tax. As most companies will do what they can to increase profits in the short term, its down to the consumer to use the services of companies who pay tax properly and increase sales through ethical behaviour. Even if that means not getting your personal preference of starbucks coffee which thankfully some consumers are doing...
"The owner of coffee chain Costa has revealed a surge in sales as rivals Starbucks and Caffe Nero were criticised for their tax arrangements.
Costa, which has 1,212 UK stores, saw like-for-like sales rise 7.1% in the 13 weeks to November 29, compared with 6.8% in the first half of the year, parent firm Whitbread said."
Surely you can forgo a slight reduction in preference for a greater good?
For me Costa is by far and away the best, but although they put a huge effort in to getting the opinions of individial branches from their customers there is a wide variation in quality. One Costa can be superb in every way while a Costa in the next town can be a disaster. Never order a Flat White from a Motorway Services Costa at 5AM in the morning - your fully trained barrista is unlikely to get you something that tastes in any way like a flat white!
That's unfortunate for the franchise holders, but it still doesn't detract from the fact that some of your money is going overseas without being taxed.
Food is extortionate in all of them so never bother with it
We spend a lot of time at motorway service stations and I use my points card - the points soon add up for a freebie unlike other points cards.
Nothing like a good grind in the kitchen though, i do agree with you there.