Have we discussed costa yet?

[RockAndRollerskate]

It’s not going down well on Twitter

you could be talking about so many of them.
Hervey? LRM?

Harvie not Hervey 🙄

Ive been going to Greggs rather than Costa recently. I really like the Greggs caramel lattes

God he's an odious oik!

All makes me increasingly grateful to have a few decent independent coffee shops nearby. They’re the only ones that will be getting my money in future.

Why don’t they just sell chuffing coffee!

Same here, there are a few independent coffee shops nearby which I frequent anyway. I will visit more now as I refuse to buy coffee from th e station on my way to work. I'll take coffee with me or wait till I get to the office, Costa will not be getting my money anymore.

God that bloke's insufferable. Does he not know how interviews work? He never shuts up, just bangs on and on and on talking over women. I can't bear him

So, where are the ads celebrating breast ironing and female genital mutilation then, because I can't really see the difference between this and if they did that.

Plenty of young women detransitioners speaking out about their huge regret and how they feel they were mistreated (at best) and mutilated (at worst) by the medical profession that should have been caring for them. This is so incredibly offensive it's unbelievable.

Needless to say, I won't be buying Costa anymore. Shame, because I liked their hot chocolate. But if it's funding the glorification of abuse of young girls then no, thanks.

Is Pret ok? Asking for the next time I go to an airport.

Might have to go with Greggs at motorway service areas as the least worst....

That's the Labour party speaking.

I’ll be taking my custom to Caffè Nero. I never see them grandstanding about anything.

Pret death: Family 'angry' allergic mum died from dairy contamination https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-63037929

Pret allergy death: Parents welcome Natasha's allergy law https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58756597

I think they might be at Heathrow - that might be an option next time I go through there.

The allergy thing at Pret has been resolved by legislation.

I know but Natasha was a pal of my goddaughter - not putting ingredients on a pack as a piece of marketing… when they know they have to be so careful. That really made me so angry.

#stickerwoman has been at it again, targeting Costa.
https://twitter.com/LilyLilyMaynard/status/1686788197559234560?t=JbpUKb7c0R8hz_J9wYBq8Q&s=19

I’m a bit hacked off because they did a decent toastie. Oh well, lack of toastie won’t kill me!

That is fantastic, perfect, and got made so quickly, I am very impressed!

Sorry, haven’t RTFT so this may have been mentioned already, but lots of hospitals have Costas these days, so I really hope none of them are displaying this image where women who’ve had mastectomies for cancer might see it.

Really good point, Mavis.

I posted this on another thread but I'll re-post it here.

As I was buying a sandwich in a corner shop this morning, I noticed a woman going to the Costa machine. I didn't say anything, it's a small family run store in an area where "progressiveness" probably isn't that high on anyone's agenda.

However, it occurred to me that many of their machines are in the likes of Tesco etc. I think it may be worthwhile asking those sort of outlets if they are happy to be associated with this kind of image, pointing out the many, many issues with it as articulated throughout this thread.

I think the image was created for coffee vans that attended pride events last year (and that the image wasn’t publicised outside those events).

I don’t think that makes it OK because the image is still thoughtless and crass, but I do think that is why they didn’t give any thought to the wider message.

I've emailed Costa to express my disgust at this campaign. I dreamt a friend's autistic daughter had had this surgery last night.

Costa Express and Costa Proud to Serve (in hospitals etc) operate slightly differently but are all owned by Coca Cola now.

Peter Tatchell is really a deplorable human being. I'll never understand why he's given such a platform. Kate Barker from LGB Alliance is excellent.