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To expect coffee?!?!

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ReplacementBusService · 13/04/2025 07:36

I've never posted a thread before. Please be kind to me as this is extremely serious and I might cry. Well, moderately serious

A couple of us have come to stay with friends who have recently moved away. I woke up early, as is normal for me. We've been told to help ourselves to breakfast etc if we want.

They do not have any coffee in their house. None. Zero. Nothing 😱

These are old friends of mine and wonderful people, and they used to drink the odd coffee but more tea drinkers really - but I was expecting some sort of coffee available. They're probably gonna have a lot of "down from London" visitors to stay now they've moved.

I have spent half an hour googling where I can get coffee on a Sunday morning round here. The options are limited or not early morning enough. I am beside myself. Or I would be if I had enough caffeine in my system to get a head of steam on.

YABU: bring your own coffee next time. These guys are now living a simple coffee free life in the country, get away with your high and mighty big city ways and bring your own

YANBU: it's normal to expect a bit of coffee in a house in this day and age. You'll be doing your hosts a favour if you mention this, or they're going to face hordes of desperate visitors with a dreadful level of unmet need in this new, country living phase of their lives, and the local community will be ravaged by coffee starved londoners desperately roaming the streets early doors like a host of annoying affluent zombies in nice trainers

OP posts:
Zonder · 30/03/2026 15:15

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 30/03/2026 14:29

I wrote on the post when it first came out and posted again as others were still talking about it. Not sure what’s funny about that? It’s just having a conversation. Maybe ‘scary’ was the wrong word? Maybe it’s more of a concern that people get so stressed if they can’t have caffeine? I wouldn’t like to be so addicted to something.

The last post before yours was May 2025 so nobody was still talking about it. Just you saying it's scary. You've got to admit that's quite funny.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 30/03/2026 15:20

ReplacementBusService · 13/04/2025 07:41

This is a good plan. Emergency kit!!

I’d recommend coffee bags, @ReplacementBusService - Taylors of Harrogate do nice ones.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 30/03/2026 15:21

Ohhhh bugger - zombie thread. Sorry.

Createausername1970 · 30/03/2026 18:43

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 30/03/2026 15:21

Ohhhh bugger - zombie thread. Sorry.

There is a minor zombie apocalypse on here at the moment. I have no idea how people find these threads.

Blondeshavemorefun · 02/04/2026 20:56

Createausername1970 · 30/03/2026 18:43

There is a minor zombie apocalypse on here at the moment. I have no idea how people find these threads.

They show up in threads that are similar under trending

Flamingojune · 02/04/2026 21:29

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 30/03/2026 15:21

Ohhhh bugger - zombie thread. Sorry.

You know what you need dont you?

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 02/04/2026 21:32

You are right, @Flamingojune! ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

SummerDaysOnTheWay · 03/04/2026 17:55

Createausername1970 · 30/03/2026 18:43

There is a minor zombie apocalypse on here at the moment. I have no idea how people find these threads.

🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟

UniquePinkSwan · 03/04/2026 17:57

It’s not your guest’s responsibility to feed your addiction. If they don’t drink it, they won’t have it in

Seriously79 · 03/04/2026 18:26

Blimey! What did the police say? 🥺. Come on OP, this really isn’t an issue.

UniversityofWarwick · 03/04/2026 19:57

That takes me back nearly 30 years (!!!!!). Stayed with friend in America. First morning her mum offered me a drink, but had neither tea nor coffee!!!!! She did bring a tub of coffee from her office later that day but that first morning was HARD!!!

Livpool · 05/04/2026 13:30

No one in my house drinks it but have a jar of instant coffee as PIL drink it. If it is that important to you the I’d say bring it with you so you aren’t disappointed

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