To expect coffee?!?!

I don't drink coffee myself. I'm a tea drinker. I once had family coming from down South so bought some coffee in for them. It was so expensive just for some basic coffee. The family members had about 4 cups and then it stayed there in the jar for a year untouched. Had to throw it away in the end as it went out of date. I've never bought coffee again, waste of money if you don't drink it. I just buy sachets in case we have any visitors.

Hope you find some coffee soon but don't be too hard on your hosts. Like me, they can't help being soft tea drinkers 😂

It’s odd not to have coffee in the house - what do they do for tradespeople or when they have people over for a meal?

Not offer coffee?

I feel your pain OP, I need coffee to get the day started. ☕️

I don’t drink tea (I detest the stuff, the taste and the smell are just nasty 🤢) but I always keep some teabags in for visitors.

I went on a girl guide camp once (as one of the leaders), I should have taken coffee with me. The others only took decaf. Had an awful caffeine withdrawal headache. I then avoided coffee so as not to make my headache worse. Eventually gave in had a coffee, instantly cured.

I can't stand coffee. Foul disgusting shit.

I have pre made sachets for any guests I might get that want one. ALL my friends know I can't stand it so would either bring their own or be polite enough to accept.my shit offering.

As for tradies, most drink tea round our way but none have been so rude to sneer at instant!

Aeropress and a small box of ground coffee. Never leave the city without it!

Wow, thank you. Never heard of this company. I have used Taylor's coffee bags when travelling, but will have to give these a go.

YADNBU OP.
We went away for a weekend recently and forgot to take coffee with us. I am a 'two cup in the morning and don't even speak to me before my second cup' person and still thought I'd be ok with the tea we drank.
I felt like I hadn't even woken up until we bought some coffee and drank it and was shocked at how much better I felt.
Seems I have more of a caffeine addiction that I previously thought..
I can't function without coffee. Also it has to be real coffee and none of that awful instant shite.

It’s odd not to have coffee in the house - what do they do for tradespeople or when they have people over for a meal? I don’t ever eat breakfast but of course if I have people to stay I have a full offering of toast, granola etc available.

Me too, though when this happens I try not to show it and just drink it, and in this way I’ve found that instant is a lot better than it was. I went on a course recently where there was only instant and it wasn’t even fancy, it was Tesco own brand IIRC - and it wasn’t disgusting, unlike the instant I grew up with. Make it quite strong, add hot milk, it’s ok.

the worst coffee IMO is what hotels give you with breakfast from a big jug - even quite nice hotels have shit coffee, but what I do now is if at all possible, ask for a cappuccino from the bar and pay for it separately.

Ok - instant coffee, even the ‘better versions of the stuff’….

I don’t drink instant by the way as I agree it is all pretty rank.

I hope you’ve had your fix by now OP. I’d definitely mention it to your friends in the jokey way you have on this thread. OMG I literally nearly died this morning when I couldn’t find any coffee. At which point they’ll probably say, oops forgot to put it out, here it is. And if they don’t, never go there again.

I say this as a tea drinker who
loathes coffee.

I know right

I think YANBU. The majority of people like a tea or a coffee in the morning so not having stuff like that in is just poor hosting. My SILs sister is one of those odd people who don’t drink hot drinks AT ALL. DB and SIL went to stay with them for 4 days one Christmas and were shocked to find Christmas Eve morning she hadn’t bought tea OR coffee. Most people you have over are going to want one or the other so it is just good hosting to get some in.

My MIL is fussy and only drinks decaf anything. Thankfully I love a peppermint tea so she has that but if I didn’t I would get some in for her.

DB had to find the nearest Tesco Christmas Eve morning to buy provisions.

YANBU. It’s a thoughtful gesture from a host to have both for guests.

One of my very good friends never had regular milk and would make us all tea with oat milk 🤢 In the end I used to take a small milk over and leave it there every time I visited (weekly at least) 😂

I really do feel your pain on this one OP. I would be the same. I’m clearly an addict. I’d even be disappointed if they only had instant coffee which is bratishness of the highest order.

Okay so unless this post is in jest I think you are being over the top. Not having a coffee isn’t an emergency or worth crying over.

If you are that addicted then bring your own as others have said. Your friends may not like or drink coffee so it may not occur to them.

This is maybe the most ridiculous thing I have heard today.

Put some milk in an ice cube tray, one 'cube' is about right for a mug.

I only have milk in when someone is coming to visit.

Espresso machine! Feckin autocorrect ☕️

I had to be reminded to get tea, coffee and milk in last time I has visitors. Don't usually have any in as I don't use them.

Sorry not read every post so someone might have said this, but what I’d do is buy a supply and a cafetiere (in the absence of a proper express machine) and say to them “I couldn’t find any coffee so I got these and I’ll leave them here for other visitors to use, you’ll probably have more coffee-lovers to stay” and ideally they will get more of what you bought.

I’m afraid I am one of those plebs who cannot drink any of the mind boggling choices of coffee nowadays, cappuccinos make me feel sick. I always take my own Nescafé instant if we go away.

like people say, I’m sure there will be a garage open. I too need a couple of coffees in the morning to get going. My DH always brings me one in the morning before I get up.

good luck with your hunt!

I only drink decaf now after weeks of insomnia. But I do have some normal Nescafé still. 🤣🤣🤣

Oh god OP I’d be frantic. I don’t actually think they’re obliged to provide coffee so I wouldn’t blame them, but like you I would have assumed there would be some. I’d be out driving/taxi-ing around until I found some, otherwise I’d get the most horrendous headache 😳 I know it’s not good, but it’s my only real vice/addiction. Your thread has made me realise I do need to carry coffee bags on trips so thanks!

I always take Taylors/M&S/Sainsburys coffee bags when I go on holiday as hotels often only have instant coffee in the rooms. Appreciate you're not staying in a hotel however.

On the tea front, I have two friends who drink only decaff and peppermint, so I tend to swipe these from hotel rooms to keep in for them!

Instant, even the good stuff,

Contradiction in terms, @CautiousLurker01 .

They aren’t even similar. Instant coffee is to fresh coffee what strawberry laces are to fresh strawberries. ‘Vaguely reminiscent’
is probably the most accurate description.

@ReplacementBusService , I hope you are thoroughly caffeinated now.