Originally Posted by
alexbellamy
Here in the UK McD has espresso machines to make 'real' coffee. And it's cheap too only £1.20 a cup vs £1.90 at Starbucks (yes yes I know that's how much you'd pay in USD
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Actually, I went to *$ the other day (living in Bradford means I need to go to Halifax if I want some proper coffee that's not *$), and was surprised to find the double espresso at £1.55, with no extra charge if you wanted a machiatto.
I thought that was a very decent deal...Most coffee-shops seem to charge £1.70-2.00 for a double machiatto.
Seems like Sbux make most of their profits selling "frappucino", whipped cream and other assorted non-coffee cr@p!