Out for coffee with Yvonne
By Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (31419)
March 11, 2026 11:27am CST
So we had a few things to do in town
And I asked Yvonne if she would like to go for a coffee
Her first cafe experience in 5 months
How good is that.
We are at one of the first truck stops we ever went to as a couple 28 years ago
Which just happens to be about 5 miles from where we live
Two coffees now cost £6.98
I think if I remember correctly when we first came here coffee was about £0.50 per cup.
It still looks like somewhere from the 60,s
MacDonalds next time I think
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@JudyEv (379224)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Mar
I don't even like shop coffee and it's expensive here too. Some people must spend a lot on their coffees. we went into the city yesterday and everyone was walking around with takeaway coffees in their hands. First time in five months - that is a real milestone. 
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@JudyEv (379224)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Mar
@Ineeddentures I know I shouldn't judge but you see people here covered in tattoos with a coffee in one hand and McDonalds in the other and they're pleading poverty. Maybe they got the tattoos when they had money. 
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
A real milestone and one which I should have kept for another day in another cafe
People spend a small fortune on take away coffee - never understood it really.
£3 would be a cheap one here,
Do that £7 days a week and that's over £1k a year.
My coffee at home , I can have 12 better coffees a day and still not spend £3
And if I use instant it's about £0.04 per cup
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
@JudyEv aye
And then they bring out the iPhone and tell you of you haven't got cash you can send them some
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
She was pissed off lol that I paid so much for 2 quite tasteless mugs of rather weak putrid coffee
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
12 Mar
@Ineeddentures it happens, ladies are miser.
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@toniganzon (76917)
• Philippines
12 Mar
Not surprise with the price increase anymore!
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@toniganzon (76917)
• Philippines
12 Mar
@Ineeddentures They gotta do what they gotta do to keep the business alive.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
I was shocked that a lower end trick stop charged high end price for coffee like piss water
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
@toniganzon
Indeed
But charging the prices high end cafe prices they do in a truck stop , is going to close them down
If I was them, I would close down now
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
11 Mar
It sounds like a great time together, so sweet! =)
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Mar
@Ineeddentures So sorry to hear that.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
It was supposed to rekindle old memories Jennifer
But it didn't
All it did was annoy us both at being ripped off like that for really sub standard coffee
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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13 Mar
@LovingMyBabies
Nothing is ever like it was Jennifer.
I've learned that a lot in life
@Juliaacv (55765)
• Canada
11 Mar
@Ineeddentures Aw, that's a shame.
The next time you will have to treat her to a family restaurant and have a comfy seat to sit down and enjoy a coffee and chat and maybe they will have a slice of pie you can order from the menu to share. She'd like that.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
It was awful Julia
It really was.
The coffee was awful
Charged high end price for low end slop
Never again
Next time I'm away to see Ronaldo McDonald
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
@Juliaacv
Thos place we went used to be really good.
It's gone downhill quicker than Lynsey Vonn, and most likely crashed as well
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@lovebuglena (51660)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Mar
Was it regular coffee or specialty coffee?
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@lovebuglena (51660)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Mar
@Ineeddentures gold plated? Maybe that’s why so much.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
@lovebuglena
I was being tongue in cheek Lena
But that price for two cups of shite coffee served in cheap mugs in a bit of a dive truck stop is robbery
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@snowy22315 (207003)
• United States
11 Mar
@Ineeddentures Does it say All in fair in love and war?
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
They have painted the inside
It is clean
Same staff, one lady recognised us which was nice
The car park is still the same
The kitchen is antique
And check this out in the picture below
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
@snowy22315
No
You may travel far and fare worse.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
Me too
I don't have to make any decisions any more
My guiding light is back at the helm
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
She has been out a few times in the last few days Raquel,
Long may it continue
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@Marilynda1225 (90417)
• United States
12 Mar
I enjoy getting out for coffee now and then. Looks like a nice little place for you and Yvonne to enjoy your magic beans.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Nothing magic about them lol
The wand must not have functioned properly
@LindaOHio (220333)
• United States
12 Mar
I'm glad Yvonne got to share the experience with you...Memories.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Me too
She didn't exactly look over the moon about it though
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@pitsipeahie (5697)
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12 Mar
Nice for you two! It’s funny how some places hardly change, but the prices definitely do!
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Aye.
The prices, I don't think that prices will ever change and come down again though
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@MommyOfEli2013 (88790)
• Rupert, Idaho
11 Mar
That is quite expensive if you didn't enjoy the coffee (saw in the comments). That's a bummer! Maybe if they were still 0.50 it'd be more fair.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
Aye
But the days of a coffee costing £0.50 have long gone
I can make a better coffee at home for about £0.12
@MommyOfEli2013 (88790)
• Rupert, Idaho
12 Mar
@Ineeddentures That is true, sadly...
but good you can make it cheaper at home and better
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@RasmaSandra (96940)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Mar
Glad you two were able to get out and about. That is too much for coffee,
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
Far too much for coffee Sandra
Not even good coffee
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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11 Mar
I don't know
The coffee was awful lol
And for what it was a real rip off
She said we should have gone to McDonalds
She was right
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