r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Puzzled_Artichoke281 • Sep 10 '26

Unskippable ad 17 dollars for these two coffees

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u/Sithstress_ Sep 10 '26

I am so glad coffee is one thing my body doesn’t enjoy. Because I have an addictive personality and I would be BROKE.

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u/Ruff_Bastard Sep 10 '26

I drink water to wake up because I'm a psychopath.

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u/Sithstress_ Sep 10 '26

Jesus, does that make me a psychopath too?

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u/vulcanstrike Sep 10 '26

I mean, it's still pretty cheap if you don't buy it from coffee shops. Pretty much most people have a coffee machine at home and every work place I've been at has decent machine coffee (it's pretty much a non negotiable perk for most Dutch at this stage)

The Netherlands drinks the most coffee per capita in the world, so price clearly isn't stopping them. Also helps that wages are pretty high here, therefore cost of living increases also.

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u/stickyplants Sep 10 '26

Even plain coffee from a coffee shop isn’t that bad of price. It’s when you start getting into all the specialty coffee drinks that add a ton of sugar/ syrup, steamed milk etc etc (95% of the menu really) that they get really expensive for “just a coffee”. That’s also what turns it into an expensive dessert rather than a daily cup of coffee.

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u/vulcanstrike Sep 10 '26

I know that the Dutch like it strong and black, but that's not for me.

I like my latte/cappuccino and that's still pretty damn pricey

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u/stickyplants Sep 10 '26

Fair enough, but you can still get a black coffee, and add sugar and creamer. Without being the pricey sugary drinks as well.