How much did you spend on coffee this week?

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11 years ago

Will Lloyd | Guides

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Barnaby, Insurance and Ophelia, graduate

Barnaby: “Where I work the coffee is free – but it’s Starbucks coffee and I’m not a huge fan of it. I actually still spend tons of money on it, probably around £25 a week.”

Ophelia: “I’m spending about £4 a day on it. So what’s that? £20 a week? I’m spending too much basically.”

Ignus, Artist

“I live in Oslo for most of the year. It’s fair to say most things are more expensive in Norway, including coffee. I don’t have a machine in my studio so I have to go out and get it. Week to week I spend something like £15.”

Em, Filmmaker and Writer

“Gosh, I must spend at least £20 a week. It’s not something I think about. It’s so easy to buy coffee without thinking about it or adding up the cost of it. I first started drinking coffee when I was 15, at the same time I started smoking – the two have quite an intimate relationship.”

Basha, Chef

“I work in a restaurant, so the coffee is always free. But when I’m at home I make sure to go out and get it – the coffee you can get in Dalston, from places like Betty’s and Allpress is simply fabulous.”

Michalak, Graphic Designer

“Coffee. Well, I used to drink it. I’ve had my phases drinking it and from time to time I go back to it. But now I only drink tea because it does taste better. I only just moved here from France but people tell me it’s not unusual to just drink tea.”

Sahar and Madison, Students

Sahar: “Madison bought me a coffee maker for my birthday a few weeks ago. It’s such a good present, like I never have to buy coffee out anymore.”

Madison: “I always want to buy the cheap 80p coffees you get from machines, but I always end up going to the ship and spending two quid on it. I probably spend £10 a week on it because I have to drink it every day.”

Neil, Brand Strategist

“I’m not a big coffee drinker. No one in my family is, although it is still something I buy every now and then. I wouldn’t spend more than £5 a week on it.”