Take *insert name of EVERY big coffee chain* for example, you go in and check out their menu. They have about 25 different coffees; you scan through them hoping that you will find what you are looking for and there…right at the end…you find the tea.
Normally you have a choice of tea or peppermint tea. Yeah cause those are the only teas available apparently. But you know, you aren’t a coffee drinker so what are you going to do? You order the “Tea” and hope for the best. What you are served took the barista about 10 seconds (compared to the minutes they spent making you mates double espresso caramel macchiato or whatever they asked for) and comes in teabag form and sometimes they have even added the milk for you. *GASP* No thank you.
It’s not just me right; you’ve had this type of experience before too? Where as a tea drinker you feel completely overlooked and like you aren’t worthy while your coffee drinking friends are worshipped and waited on hand and foot. OK, I’m exaggerating but would it be so hard for them to get a bit of loose leaf tea? What about Chinese tea? Wouldn’t that make a great addition to the coffee menu that is longer than my arm? Throw in some green tea or oolong tea and give us tea drinkers the time of day we deserve!!
I know I’m being a moan and if I want proper loose leaf tea I should not visit big corporate coffee chains but sometimes I am forced to (coffee drinkers = highly strung and pushy!) and I would just like my tea drinking needs to be shown the same respect as the coffee addicts! Who is with me on this?
Ok, rant over.
Peace out.
Gary the Tea Freak
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