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To tell you not to go to Costa coffee in the Trafford centre

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CharityBurbag · 15/06/2024 09:44

We decided to stop for a little coffee pick me up in the Costa coffee in next at the Trafford centre yesterday.

Mum went to order and I got a table. Every table was covered in cups and plates and used tissues. I managed to find a fairly clean one and sat down.

To be clear it was open!

Then I noticed a lot of staff on the left hand side of the shop all looking at something under one of the booths and trying to get sorting into a cup.

I heard them say 'I don't think that's a mouse I think that's a rat I saw it on one of the tables back there and then it ran under here' and then they closed the coffee shop to try and catch the rat

They must have managed to catch it as it was back open and serving food about an hour later 🤢

Just go somewhere else if you find yourself in next and fancy a coffee!

Yes we were being unreasonable to go into a Costa inside a next and expect a good coffee but we didn't expect it to come with a side of large mouse / rat

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KobraChick · 19/06/2024 20:26

AmelieTaylor · 15/06/2024 11:29

@KobraChick @CharityBurbag

this is why it's unfair to single out one place. These centres are rife with them, it's not down to Costa.

it's also what makes me laugh when people get all airated over kids shoes in supermarket trollies. there are rats, foxes, birds in/on them all the time, they're not clean.

Yes I know, I'm not singling any place out.I worked in coffee shop and restaurants myself for years and wouldn't eat in half the places I worked.

Crumpleton · 17/06/2024 18:54

TBF I kick my own compost bin before I lift the lid.
Although I never put cooked food in it I've seen the odd mouse/small rat run out before now.

Balloonhearts · 17/06/2024 15:23

We were always taught never pick any container up without kicking it first and never grab anything that you can't see all sides of.

Rats are everywhere. You should see them playing on the trolleys at supermarkets.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 17/06/2024 15:22

Bjorkdidit · 15/06/2024 10:05

DP used to work for a waste contractor where his job was to collect bins from restaurants, cafes, takeaways etc.

When he was being shown the route and what to do, his colleague told him that he had to go in, give the bin a kick and step back to wait for the rats to run away Grin

Over lockdown and before it, at our local huge park - there were rats everywhere, my NDN who jogged there said it was disgusting. I once saw 2 rats on a path fighting over a length of clear plastic which had obvs once had food inside, quite amusing.

OneTC · 17/06/2024 15:20

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 17/06/2024 15:19

To be fair to the rats, I haven't seen any on the tube for ages. Did see one a few years ago, Victoria tube, jump onto the platform and then into a McD's bag for it's dinner.

Mice, yes... there's one station on the overground (ginger line) which at a certain time of night the platform is swarming with them.

They need station cats.

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They could repurpose urban foxes

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 17/06/2024 15:19

ManilowBarry · 15/06/2024 11:14

Don't go on the London Underground, Op! I've seen some huge Rats there.

I once pointed out an enormous one and a woman stood near us on the platform, screamed and fainted!

To be fair to the rats, I haven't seen any on the tube for ages. Did see one a few years ago, Victoria tube, jump onto the platform and then into a McD's bag for it's dinner.

Mice, yes... there's one station on the overground (ginger line) which at a certain time of night the platform is swarming with them.

They need station cats.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 17/06/2024 15:14

Have just seen this... my DB lives in Hackney and his local Gail's Bakery (Victoria Park) - last year him and his DS (5 years old) were out in the cafe's small garden when they noticed a large rat walking around... DS was apparently a bit Shock. So if they can get into a naice area they can get anywhere.

cherish123 · 15/06/2024 21:34

Yanbu
Costa is foul. Horrible coffee, cakes and tea from an urn.

blushroses6 · 15/06/2024 21:14

They’re everywhere unfortunately. Last time I went to Zizzi, I watched a mouse run along the seating bench.

Ispywithmylittlepie · 15/06/2024 20:52

TigerWhiskers · 15/06/2024 16:12

I love rats. They should have a rat cafe instead of a cat cafe.

The ones we keep as pets are awesome. I'm with your idea. We went to a cat cafe and the cats were trying to steal the food mainly. Better than a normal cafe or coffee shop still.

I remember a friend telling me to wash cans of pop before drinking from them because rats and mice run along them in the warehouses 🤢.

Afternoonteavirgin · 15/06/2024 20:39

Just in case you havant got the message yet,rats and mice are everywhere. Largely our fault as humans, for leaving so much sh1te lying around.

I'd never go in a Costa though. Pointless places and wholly unethical to boot, unless I had some sort of emergency.

Wisterialily · 15/06/2024 20:28

You are never more than 6ft away from a rat! 🐀

Flatulence · 15/06/2024 20:17

Hate to break it to you, but lots and lots of catering establishments have pests. Pests are attracted to food sources.

The issue isn't when a place has pests - it's how they manage them and ensure they're offering a hygienic environment for food prep, storage and service.

One mouse (it almost certainly wasn't a rat - they're surprisingly massive) wouldn't bother me at all. I'm more concerned that they're not keeping on top of cleaning the tables.

LadyTiredWinterBottom2 · 15/06/2024 19:30

If you use a special light you will see their peepee everywhere in public places

And probably your workplace too

SleepingStandingUp · 15/06/2024 19:28

So a coffee shop had a rat in, they closed the shop long enough to catch it and clean down, and now you want to name and shame it so no one goes in there
Well you're rational. Not.

ByJoyousAquaOtter · 15/06/2024 19:27

WingingItSince1973 · 15/06/2024 18:56

They do have a rat cafe or they did in York x

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Aaaaah! Amazing.

Glad these are becoming a thing (so long as the ratties are happy, of course).

ByJoyousAquaOtter · 15/06/2024 19:24

TigerWhiskers · 15/06/2024 16:12

I love rats. They should have a rat cafe instead of a cat cafe.

There was a pop-up rat bar in San Francisco!

https://thebolditalic.com/inside-san-franciscos-pop-up-rat-bar-1d0c78fd3b33

I’d have been in my element.

Inside San Francisco’s Pop-up Rat Bar

A weird night in Fisherman’s Wharf

https://thebolditalic.com/inside-san-franciscos-pop-up-rat-bar-1d0c78fd3b33

Soontobe60 · 15/06/2024 19:15

How did they actually close it though? Isn’t it within Next, not a seperate unit?

AngelinaFibres · 15/06/2024 19:10

Bjorkdidit · 15/06/2024 10:05

DP used to work for a waste contractor where his job was to collect bins from restaurants, cafes, takeaways etc.

When he was being shown the route and what to do, his colleague told him that he had to go in, give the bin a kick and step back to wait for the rats to run away Grin

My husband does the same with our compost bins

Daphnis156 · 15/06/2024 18:59

Waitress: "What do you want with your Rat?"

WingingItSince1973 · 15/06/2024 18:56

TigerWhiskers · 15/06/2024 16:12

I love rats. They should have a rat cafe instead of a cat cafe.

They do have a rat cafe or they did in York x

ShowerOfShites · 15/06/2024 18:45

For God sake you're being totally unreasonable OP.

The staff were clearly busy trying to catch a rodent, which is probably why the tables hadn't been cleared.

Infestations happen in businesses and homes around the world 🤷‍♂️

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Sorenips11 · 15/06/2024 18:02

I've worked in some of the poshest restaurants all over London. They all have rats, mice, and cockroaches. I believe if the restaurant is in a listed building then the rules are different regarding pest control. It's impossible to eradicate them entirely. As long as food is covered and precautions taken then you'll be fine.

ConsideringNC · 15/06/2024 17:59

Wouldn't bother me at all. Rats are everywhere.

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