Page 8 | Coffee in baby chino

nousername2 · 2023-05-12T07:57:42+00:00

Long story short but I ordered a baby chino at a soft play place and before I gave it to her I tried abit- which I never usually do but luckily I did as it tasted like coffee! Asked the barista and she said yes there was 2 shots of coffee in there! She didn't seem to know a baby chino was just frothy milk. If I had given my almost 18 month old a double shot of espresso I dread to think what would have happened! Will be tasting them from now on but just thought I'd put the word out there that babychinos may contain coffee if the person making thinks it's literally a mini cappuccino. This woman was very young and I've emailed the place to suggest the staff have more training 😵&zwj;💫

wyntersuhn · 12/05/2023 13:33

I was buying babychinos for my children 15 years ago, they've never had coffee in them! Usually it's some leftover warm milk with froth on the top. If you're lucky you get a sprinkle of chocolate on the top. It's something to give your kids at a coffee shop so they don't ask for anything else!

Appleass · 12/05/2023 13:35

Today I have learnt what a Babychino is !

waterlego · 12/05/2023 13:41

herringboner · 12/05/2023 13:13

This.

I can't think of anything more cringy than sitting my 2 year old down in a snobby coffee shop giving her a babychino taking a picture of her on social media with all the ludicrous hashtags of #babychino #mummyanddaughtertime

Fuck offfffff no one cares. Just order your kid a hot chocolate and be done with it.

Same batch of people who do the 'Christmas corners' in their gaffs.

And for anyone calling me a fun sponge. I think your child would probably prefer a chocolate drink and a chat than a cup of luke warm slightly thicker milk and a camera shoved in their face pretending to enjoy said shit milk for Instagram.

Yes someone's pissed on my Alpen this morning 😂

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What a funny post 😂 These drinks were around 16 years ago when my DC were little. Did Instagram even exist then? I wouldn’t know because I’ve never been on Instagram. I was about as far as possible from a ‘Yummy Mummy’ as it’s possible to be. Skint, badly dressed, unbrushed hair, tired and haggard. 😂 But I preferred to give my children warm milk rather than hot chocolate. Hope that’s ok with you.

TonTonMacoute · 12/05/2023 13:41

I can't get over the fact that you had a coffee in a British cafe that actually tasted of coffee!

Chattycathydoll · 12/05/2023 13:41

herringboner · 12/05/2023 13:13

This.

I can't think of anything more cringy than sitting my 2 year old down in a snobby coffee shop giving her a babychino taking a picture of her on social media with all the ludicrous hashtags of #babychino #mummyanddaughtertime

Fuck offfffff no one cares. Just order your kid a hot chocolate and be done with it.

Same batch of people who do the 'Christmas corners' in their gaffs.

And for anyone calling me a fun sponge. I think your child would probably prefer a chocolate drink and a chat than a cup of luke warm slightly thicker milk and a camera shoved in their face pretending to enjoy said shit milk for Instagram.

Yes someone's pissed on my Alpen this morning 😂

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This is absolutely bonkers. I like coffee, my kid likes to join in with me. I don’t even have Instagram. I don’t even have a fucking Facebook these days. Why are you so angry about kids drinking milk with an Italian suffix?

ShowsLikeThese · 12/05/2023 13:45

herringboner · 12/05/2023 13:13

This.

I can't think of anything more cringy than sitting my 2 year old down in a snobby coffee shop giving her a babychino taking a picture of her on social media with all the ludicrous hashtags of #babychino #mummyanddaughtertime

Fuck offfffff no one cares. Just order your kid a hot chocolate and be done with it.

Same batch of people who do the 'Christmas corners' in their gaffs.

And for anyone calling me a fun sponge. I think your child would probably prefer a chocolate drink and a chat than a cup of luke warm slightly thicker milk and a camera shoved in their face pretending to enjoy said shit milk for Instagram.

Yes someone's pissed on my Alpen this morning 😂

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Lol. You're funny. I mean, have you seen the price of a hot chocolate?

I'd be bankrupt and my kids would have no teeth of they got hot chocolates every time.

Mushroo · 12/05/2023 13:47

Nanny0gg · 12/05/2023 13:00

It's on the menu usually...

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It wasn’t on the menu, or I’d have been trained and have know what it was!

Questionsforyou · 12/05/2023 13:47

herringboner · 12/05/2023 13:13

This.

I can't think of anything more cringy than sitting my 2 year old down in a snobby coffee shop giving her a babychino taking a picture of her on social media with all the ludicrous hashtags of #babychino #mummyanddaughtertime

Fuck offfffff no one cares. Just order your kid a hot chocolate and be done with it.

Same batch of people who do the 'Christmas corners' in their gaffs.

And for anyone calling me a fun sponge. I think your child would probably prefer a chocolate drink and a chat than a cup of luke warm slightly thicker milk and a camera shoved in their face pretending to enjoy said shit milk for Instagram.

Yes someone's pissed on my Alpen this morning 😂

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I don't have much spare cash though, and often a babyccino is cheaper than a hot chocolate.

Nanananananana99 · 12/05/2023 13:49

I don’t blame the minimum wage young person at all but I think it’s unfair to describe something that is usually on the menu and was named by a cafe chain in the first place as ‘mum lingo.’ Very patronising and sexist.

intrestedvic · 12/05/2023 13:49

I've never felt so seen before i live in a council flat unemployed single mum and I give them to my children. Apparently that's just made me middle class ❤️

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 12/05/2023 13:49

Babycinos were around when my 25 yo cousins were babies! So not a new thing.

ApplesandOrangesandPears · 12/05/2023 13:54

herringboner · 12/05/2023 13:13

This.

I can't think of anything more cringy than sitting my 2 year old down in a snobby coffee shop giving her a babychino taking a picture of her on social media with all the ludicrous hashtags of #babychino #mummyanddaughtertime

Fuck offfffff no one cares. Just order your kid a hot chocolate and be done with it.

Same batch of people who do the 'Christmas corners' in their gaffs.

And for anyone calling me a fun sponge. I think your child would probably prefer a chocolate drink and a chat than a cup of luke warm slightly thicker milk and a camera shoved in their face pretending to enjoy said shit milk for Instagram.

Yes someone's pissed on my Alpen this morning 😂

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My 3 year old loves her 'baby coffee' as she calls it and thinks it's great that she's 'just like mummy'. She doesn't drink the chocolate ones and definitely can't finish a full size drink so babycino it is, I didn't choose the name but thats what it's called so that's what I order.

Nanananananana99 · 12/05/2023 14:02

thefurriesthen · 12/05/2023 13:22

I'm more of a browser than a poster but can't resist responding - this thread is bonkers 😅

It's a drink on a menu, people - and I think it's a lovely way to make kids feel more included, and to keep them occupied for a couple of minutes while the mums (and dads, and grandparents, and carers!!) enjoy their coffee.

The name really isn't that wanky either. 'Cino' literally just means small in Italian...what's the big deal?

I think a few people need to step away from their screens, get some fresh air, and get a bit of perspective on what is/isn't important (maybe grab yourself a coffee while you're at it) 👌

Yes.

Getting so worked up about ordinary, everyday women having access to milk for their kids if they dare to go into a coffee shop to get a bit of social interaction is what seems a bit ‘wanky’ and bourgeois to me.

So many posts about on a mum based forum where mums are treated like criminals for deigning to exist this week.

WomanUnknown · 12/05/2023 14:02

Cherryblossoms85 · 12/05/2023 12:53

@Lamelie hmm yeah this whole thread is suffering from a bit of a GSOH failure really. Oh well!

What’s GSOH?

This whole thread is just giving me the ick!

What a non-issue 😂

WheelsUp · 12/05/2023 14:03

GSOH= Good Sense of Humour

WheelsUp · 12/05/2023 14:04

Not all hot chocolate powders are dairy free so the kids drinking plain rather than chocolate babycino are not necessarily being shortchanged.

roarfeckingroarr · 12/05/2023 14:16

That's hilarious. Awful but very funny. Well done for spotting!

Tiddlypomtiddlypom · 12/05/2023 14:23

Lockheart · 12/05/2023 09:09

So they can charge yummy mummies a couple of quid for a few ml of milk, and so the yummy mummies have something to hashtag on Instagram.

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I’ve never been anywhere they’re weren’t free.

How can people really think a babyccino (sp.) had coffee in it? I mean, come on…?

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herringboner · 12/05/2023 14:30

@Questionsforyou

If you don't have the spare cash, do you buy yourself a coffee then? Or do you just go in and ask for a frothy warm milk? Genuinely curious.

To the others saying im angry, it was a lighthearted joke. Chill😂

shammalammadingdong · 12/05/2023 14:31

Tiddlypomtiddlypom · 12/05/2023 14:23

I’ve never been anywhere they’re weren’t free.

How can people really think a babyccino (sp.) had coffee in it? I mean, come on…?

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If you've never heard of it, it's normal to think its a coffee. In english there isn't much else other than cappucino that sounds anything like it, the most likely guess would be that its a small coffee. Babycino sounds like a baby sized coffee, it doesn't sound like a frothy milk.

It's fine that it is that, but I don't think you can argue that the assumption is weird. You're in a coffee shop asking for something that sounds like a coffee...I mean, come on....

Hoolihan · 12/05/2023 14:37

I'm not ordering a £3+ hot chocolate for a 2yo. What a fucking waste of money.

Tiddlypomtiddlypom · 12/05/2023 14:43

shammalammadingdong · 12/05/2023 14:31

If you've never heard of it, it's normal to think its a coffee. In english there isn't much else other than cappucino that sounds anything like it, the most likely guess would be that its a small coffee. Babycino sounds like a baby sized coffee, it doesn't sound like a frothy milk.

It's fine that it is that, but I don't think you can argue that the assumption is weird. You're in a coffee shop asking for something that sounds like a coffee...I mean, come on....

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Free?

Babyccino?

If you don’t have a baby/kid, you’re unlikely to even bother with it on a menu. It’s not next to the list of coffees.

And if you do have a baby and still think it’s got a shot of coffee in it, well then, I can’t help…

SleepingStandingUp · 12/05/2023 14:45

intrestedvic · 12/05/2023 13:49

I've never felt so seen before i live in a council flat unemployed single mum and I give them to my children. Apparently that's just made me middle class ❤️

And a yummy mummy as well 😂

MonumentalLentil · 12/05/2023 15:30

Maybe if it was called what it is the mistake wouldn't happen. It's a stupid name for a warm milk and asking to be made as a little coffee.