To take some proper coffee to playgroup?

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I go to only playgroup each week. It is on a monday morning and starts at 9:15. I usually drop ds off at school and head straight there with dd.
Most monday mornings are a bit manic and a lot of the time I find myself getting to playgroup having not yet had a brew of any sort.
I could really do with a coffee at that point.
The coffee they have is cheap shite nescafe instant stuff. It's horrible.
Wibu to either take my own proper coffee & cafetiere, which I don't mi d sharing as a little goes a long way. Or atleast take a decent instant coffee, which I won't want to share!

What 'type' of mum bracket would you put me in at your playgroup?

I think you'd have had very different responses if you'd explained that from the start, OP.

Just a thought here but I'm not sure how turning up with a cafetiere would work with their health and safety in the playgroup so I'd ask if you could bring it rather than just turn up with it. I dunno it might be against any safety rules they have.

BTW there's nothing stuck up about wanting to improve the hot drinks situation. I don't drink coffee but even the tea etc from machines is dreadful, and don't get me started on the hot chocolate.

There's no fibbing going on flogging I've been to a few playgroups simce having dc and have only come across one which has elderly volunteers. Unless the playgroup is connected to the school, when therw is a teaching assistant who is in charge.
Most have been the parents helping eachother out.
Also, there are approximately 25 parents at this playgroup. I am friends with 4, all of whom I have met at this group

I agree with Grumpy...brazen it out with the cafetiere! Life's too short to drink bad coffee.
This reminds me of when my children were at playgroup, the coffee was dire, a couple of us rebelled and brought in our cafetieres - we even brought a milk frother too - it was fab, and soon lot of us were bringing in Pukka teas , homemade cakes and allsorts, made the whole thing much more civilised.

Sorry lillian I thought it was normal setup

So glad my children are older and I dont have to suffer the politics of playgroup! (Although I now lie awake waiting to hear my Dd 18 pull up the drive at night)
Op,I would do what you want and not worry about comments
Its coffee not cocaine!!!??

What you could do is either take your own insulated cup with coffee in or a takeout one from Starbucks/Pret etc...

Don't FGS take your own cafetière in as it'll be looked on as weird.

They're happy with Nescafé so let them be.

Sounds nice luisa

Thanks justawee navigating toddlerhood is a minefield

Oh don't tell me it's another drip feed when I haven't read the whole fecking 7 pages!

Why don't posters say the whole story right at the very beginning?!

Actually I would be tempted to knock playgroup on the head, find a 'nice ' independent coffee shop to visit and let dear child eat the sugar lumps

OP You sound a bit like the former head of a school I used to work at. She went on residential trips with Y6 but didn't camp or whatever. She checked into a hotel. She also drove a sports car and dressed with panache. Yes just steam in with your cafetiere. You'll be remembered as a 'bit of a character'.

No super no dripfeeding

I don't think I'm anything like her derxa although I do take an aeropress when camping

Haven't rtft. Playgroups will be happy with anything uou want yo contribute. Bring a cafetiere and coffee and gift it to the group.

I hate shit coffee and would be delighted to get a proper cup at a playgroup

I loved the it's coffee not cocoaine line..

I'm happy to share the cafetiere with anyone who wants some, and leave the bag of coffee there for future use.
The only reason I don't want to share the 'nice' instant is because they're expensive and the whole pot would be gone in one session

When I was chair of our local village playgroup, I suggested wouldn't it be nice to offer decent coffee ('cos I like it). The committee agreed so we bought a cheap coffee filter machine and nice ground coffee. We also had instant for those that preferred it and tea bags. Plus the usual selection for the children.
We were open for 2 sessions a week and drafted a termly rota for all members to participate, ensuring newbies were paired up with a longer term member rather than the same half dozen willing volunteers as in previous years. Very few swapped duties and it helped everyone feel they belonged rather than the supposed clicky committee.
Why not suggest to your group to buy some nice coffee? Everyone could enjoy it then.

Bringing the cafetiere is fine if you are going to share it.

I was at a uni tutorial once and a mature well to do student used to bring in the most inappropriate things (which were for her only) Once she brought in a bought salad (fine) but brought out these two-foot tall salt/pepper grinders to put on said salad. It was hilariously pretentious. She had a 200 mile round trip on public transport and brought those with her!

Bodum make a travel mug that is a cafetiere too. You get them on Amazon. Put your ground coffee in it the night before, grab it on way out, add hot water at playgroup. Sorted!

I wish I'd known about that Bodum thing when I was doing school runs - we've only got those American style sippy cups for adults which I have never managed to drink from without simultaneously burning my mouth and spilling hot coffee all over myself/the car.

If it's a communal, serve yourself kitchen I doubt many eyelids would be batted if a cafetière and coffee suddenly appeared for general use. As long as the organisers are not put out tidying it away, and if it lives in the cupboard it'll probably become the norm after a few times. I see everyone's point about doing a travel mug beforehand, but IME it's a bloody miracle if I'd get out of the house complete with small child in time for a group that starts at 9:15. Despite best intentions to be organised, the thermos wouldn't happen 99% of the time.

BODUM Travel Press Set Coffee Maker with Extra Lid, 0.35 Litre/ 12 oz, Purple_Parent
by Bodum
Link: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0042RU4X0

I don't like the bosom travel mugs in general. I've had a few and they all sodding leaked.