Smoothies really, really shouldn't be that expensive, but they so often are!
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Smoothies really, really shouldn't be that expensive, but they so often are!
jessy_girl
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Fiona
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Melbourne wouldn't be any different I think. Ridiculous prices.
Having said that, there's a cafe opposite our Botanic Gardens (was renowned under a previous ownership for being a restaurant that banned a couple and their baby back in the 90s) that does a walk up window takeaway coffee for $2:50. Possibly one of the cheapest coffees in town?
jessy_girl
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Yeah true, all the capital cities are bad, I'm not certain the small towns are any better. But wow $2.50, that's so good. Definitely our cafe culture has a lot to answer for with these overpriced items.
In Melbourne, that is very cheap, yes.
jessy_girl
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I was considering moving to Melbourne to escape this overpriced madness but I guess it's no better. I'll stick with @bleachy_dude's province, unless it's also overpriced in which case I give up.
Fiona
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Apart from the 7-eleven $1 ones which surprisingly weren't that bad on the two occasions I had them.
But Melbourne is worth the madness!
I don't drink coffee at all, so I always assume that the $1 7-Eleven ones are bad. I base my coffee judgement purely on price though, so.
jessy_girl
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Maybe it is. I may be visiting there next month so I can judge for myself. Melbourne might be too cool for me I think.
Fiona
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I have a caffeine sensitivity so don't drink it every day and more often than not these days I drink a mocha to soften the impact on my system. I have figured that the expensive ones aren't always the best. Depends on the barista a lot and the coffee.
Columbo
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I don't drink coffee either, but I sometimes wonder what the difference is between a good coffee and a bad coffee.
jessy_girl
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Yeah I'm right off coffee now too so it's hard to be a coffee snob, but seriously how good can a good one really be?
Fiona
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I'm Melbourne born and bred. Love it here.
Fiona
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Like anything it's all according to individual taste, but I'd say that anything tasting burned wouldn't be ideal. Unless of course you like burned coffee beans.
jessy_girl
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I like Sydney and am somewhat reluctant to leave, but it's looking more and more likely each day. Melbourne is a possibility. It's too hard moving interstate though, I'd have to basically start over.
My friend is a barista and she apparently makes good coffee, but I don't know what that means. She's always getting frustrated with people at cafes. Apparently Melbourne is the only place that can produce a good "proper coffee." It's all so confusing to me.
I used to work in a TAB and I sometimes had to make people coffee. It was pointless though, because I didn't even know what it was supposed to look like, let alone taste like. Plus the machine freaked me out and I exploded milk all over the place dozens of times. Every time they told me to make coffee I would tell them that I had no idea what I was doing but they still made me do it.
Melbourne is too cool for everyone. Or, at least it thinks it is.
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