How often do you visit the U.K
#46
Re: How often do you visit the U.K
I've averaged once evey 3 years in the last 9, except 2 back to back last year when mum died right after my visit. Now planning to go yearly. Dad doesn't yet need care, but it obvious he is lonely.
Otherwise, I would not be inclined to go back except special occasions.
Otherwise, I would not be inclined to go back except special occasions.
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Re: How often do you visit the U.K
Waitrose is generally regarded as selling mega top quality food even if it is a bit pricier than the other supermarkets...and each time you shop at Waitrose you get a free cup of coffee.
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#50
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I find it difficult to go back since my parents died. I love the UK and I wasn't particularly close to my parents...but I do find it difficult now they are no longer around. I suppose it's because I deal with things by compartmentalising them...if it is painful...I put it in a compartment and close the door on it.
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I find it difficult to go back since my parents died. I love the UK and I wasn't particularly close to my parents...but I do find it difficult now they are no longer around. I suppose it's because I deal with things by compartmentalising them...if it is painful...I put it in a compartment and close the door on it.
#53
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Free cup of coffee? Is this something new? I don't remember this happening at our local Waitrose, and we left England just two years ago.
#54
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Yes, it's fairly new... they introduced a loyalty card a while ago (maybe just over a year ago or so..) and instead of points, they offer a free tea/coffee when you visit the store along with some discounts and so on (10% off for card holders on products here and there) ... there is some kind of newspaper deal as well, I think.
#55
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Yes, it's fairly new... they introduced a loyalty card a while ago (maybe just over a year ago or so..) and instead of points, they offer a free tea/coffee when you visit the store along with some discounts and so on (10% off for card holders on products here and there) ... there is some kind of newspaper deal as well, I think.
I always loved our Waitrose cafe, soo much nicer than the Tesco's. I would have loved a free cuppa there.
#56
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I never bother as there is usually a queue a mile long when I am there..
The daily mail was trying to whip up a bit of hysteria suggesting there was a bit of frothing at the mouth about the wrong sort of customers attracted by the coffee....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...cts-Chavs.html
A total non story really...
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Re: How often do you visit the U.K
Yes, it's fairly new... they introduced a loyalty card a while ago (maybe just over a year ago or so..) and instead of points, they offer a free tea/coffee when you visit the store along with some discounts and so on (10% off for card holders on products here and there) ... there is some kind of newspaper deal as well, I think.
#58
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The daily mail was trying to whip up a bit of hysteria suggesting there was a bit of frothing at the mouth about the wrong sort of customers attracted by the coffee....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...cts-Chavs.html
A total non story really...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...cts-Chavs.html
A total non story really...
But I was amazed there were such complaints about the shopppers having coffee cups in hand. I think I must have acclimated--I never think twice now about seeing giant DD or Starbucks cups in the hands of shoppers. These cups have lids on, though.
But I can't really imagine a trip to the supermarket anymore without seeing coffee cups around me...though I have never, never personally bought one while I do my own shopping. That would just feel wrong! IMO, coffee belongs on a table in front of me, or me in a decent chair at least, for proper enjoyment.
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#59
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I always get a drive thru coffee on the way to the supermarket. I just find it considerate to do so on so many levels....I am helping the local economy by supporting my local coffee shop, I am helping to keep a cleaner in work for those inevitable moments when I spill in the store, not to mention I am validating the life work of whichever genius saw fit to design a shopping trolley with cup holders! Not only cup holders, but different sized cup holders, so you can fit a normal sized coffee in the right side, or a fat git soda in the left hand side, and enjoy a quiet, smug chuckle at the perfect soccer mom getting it the wrong way round
#60
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I always get a drive thru coffee on the way to the supermarket. I just find it considerate to do so on so many levels....I am helping the local economy by supporting my local coffee shop, I am helping to keep a cleaner in work for those inevitable moments when I spill in the store, not to mention I am validating the life work of whichever genius saw fit to design a shopping trolley with cup holders! Not only cup holders, but different sized cup holders, so you can fit a normal sized coffee in the right side, or a fat git soda in the left hand side, and enjoy a quiet, smug chuckle at the perfect soccer mom getting it the wrong way round
I still can't quite bring myself to buy a cup myself to carry round the aisles...but who knows, stranger things have happened to me & someday I might do it.
And I still hate the no china cups even for "drink in" customers in American cafes! But that's a rant for another thread.