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The price of a cup of tea.

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Cabbie21 Sun 06-Sept-26 12:04:30

Yesterday on a day out I had two cups of tea, one at a small privately run museum, one in a country park.
The first was waitress service, proper cup and saucer, tea pot, milk jug.
The second was a tea bag in hot water in a paper cup, DIY with a cardboard stirrer for the rest.
Each cost £2.50. No prizes for guessing which I preferred.

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25Avalon Sun 06-Sept-26 12:30:13

Only£2.50

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nanna8 Sun 06-Sept-26 12:35:30

Cheap. About $6 here but you do get a little teapot usually. A lot of choice these days, too. The v best is our local Vietnamese restaurant where it is free and you get a whole thermos flask full. No milk though.

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Harris27 Sun 06-Sept-26 12:36:23

I love a cup of tea proper tea drinker but it’s getting very expensive for the treat out now isn’t it? You feel like you’re buying the whole box of te a bags!

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M0nica Sun 06-Sept-26 13:52:09

Do I need to say that on any commercial premises there is more to a cup of tea than teabag, container, milk, water and sugar?

There are rent, rates, wages,heating, insurance, maintenance - and all these will vary with the premises.

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Cabbie21 Sun 06-Sept-26 14:06:15

The country park café had outdoor seating, no frills. Yes, obviously wages etc are important.
I think the museum café undercharged.

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Sago Sun 06-Sept-26 14:55:46

I cannot have tea from a paper cup or sandwiches that have been refrigerated.

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