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

[CharityBurbag]

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

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

Which Costa was it? I can think of 3 at the Trafford Centre.

Someone I know who used to work in a supermarket warehouse told me to always give tins and packets a wipe before putting them in my cupboard, as there were literally dozens of rats running across them, peeing, 24/7. 🤢

The one in next upstairs it was honestly rank

You realise that rat didn't come in on its own, run straight to Costa and back out. It & it's little rat friends will have been in a lot more eating places than just Costa

At least Costa know & are doing something. Other places will probably be oblivious

Beat me to it...

I have not gone into a costa since they used double mastectomies in their advertising

The poor rat. It just fancied a cup of poor quality coffee and a stale cake, both over priced.

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

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.

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 🤷‍♂️

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

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

My husband does the same with our compost bins

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

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.

Aaaaah! Amazing.

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

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.

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

And probably your workplace too

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.

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

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.

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 🤢.

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