Is it rude to walk into a supermarket with a costa/Starbucks drink in your hand?

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I should preface this post by saying this is lighted!

I have always been taught growing up that is rude and you can't walk into a supermarket drinking a costa/Starbucks drink. I remember standing outside with my Mum when I was younger rushing to finish my drink to put it in the bin outside the supermarket before going in. Now I am in my 20's and an adult I have still have not walked into a supermarket with a shop bought drink in my hand. Maybe I should try it one day?

Was my Mum correct in what she instilled in me?

Absolutely not - course its not rude.

Why would that be rude? 🤣

I remember years ago that many shops had notices up saying “no food or drink to be consumed on the premises.” I’m guessing this was so clothing didn’t get food on them etc.

i won’t walk into a clothing store with food in my hand, but I would with a bottle of water.

never known it to be rude to do it in a supermarket though

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I was taught the same and the amount of times I see an abandoned Starbucks cup or similar left on shelves in shops when people can’t be arsed to find a bin is truly depressing. Agree with a PP that water is different, provided you don’t litter.

I mean, most supermarkets now have coffee shops attached to them, often with minimal seating space. So more than just 'not rude' I think they're encouraging it?

No. Apparently my grandmother thought it was "common" to eat fish and chips walking along the street.

I don't!

I generally push my trolley around with a coffee in hand from the in-house cafe.

I think adding cup holders to trolleys would be a big plus point ( for me anyway).

But I wouldn’t do it in the clothing dept .

Situations in which it may be considered rude to walk in with a takeaway coffee cup:

1. When you are late for work but found time to go to Starbucks on your way.

2. When you are meeting someone and didn’t offer to pick up a coffee for them.

Situations in which it is not rude:

1. Going to the supermarket.

There are Sainsbury’s supermarkets with Starbucks franchises inside of them so, that’s pretty much straight from the horse’s mouth that coffee while you shop is not only fine but encouraged. 😆

I have to say that I’ve never given this any thought until now.

There were no take away coffee shops when I was growing up and had no idea this was something I should have been teaching my children. Who decided this was a vital life lesson?

In what way could it be rude, the supermarket isn't going to be offended, who would be?

I don’t know about rude but I don’t drink tea or coffee or any hot drinks so would never have a takeaway cup with me at all.
If I’m thirsty, i have a drink and then go shopping - maybe with a bottle of water in my bag to have a drink if I needed it halfway through the supermarket.
I don’t get the idea of needing to leave the house with a drink at all times though or wandering about with one, I drink a lot of water but don’t generally need to have it on me all the time ‘just in case’. Some medications make me very thirsty if I take them and I know some people need to keep their fluid intake up.
But just carry a bottle with you or stick it in the trolley if you don’t want to carry a bag.

Asda near me has a Costa concession in it so they are clearly OK with it and don't think it's rude.

I wouldn’t bring outside coffees into a coffee shop or restaurant as I think that’s rude. I also wouldn’t bring them into a clothes shop in case of spills, but wouldn’t hesitate to bring one into a supermarket or similar.

Never heard of this.

Tesco have a Costa drink machine in their stores

Who exactly are you being rude to in this scenario? And how?

I find the whole thing of walking around eating and drinking is dreadful.

I don't get the obsession with taking coffee with you everywhere. I like my coffee in comfort preferably with cake.
Not rude though.

It's not, but this is the sort of thing my mum would have said to me too, I can never walk down the street eating because it's "rude" according to my mum 😂

1. are you going to clean up if your drop it?

2. when you’ve finished the drink will you take the cup with you or discard it somewhere?

3. Can you not manage without a takeaway coffee??

I think it’s changed with the times. It was seen as rude or vulgar (another way to phrase classism) when I was little. I was once stared down at a train platform for having tea with me 😂. Like the poster above whose grandma wouldn’t eat fish and chips walking down the street.

it’s perfectly normal and not rude to drink coffee whilst shopping.

I get annoyed when people go into shops eating or drinking. Probably I’m the age to be some posters’ mum though 😃

I was taught this too. For those asking why, you could spill it over merchandise, or on floor where it's a slip hazard or someone could bump into you and you or they get drink over themselves.

It's definitely self centered if not downright rude.