• damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Prices like £5 in London or $7 in New York for a cup of coffee may be unthinkable for some - but could soon be a reality

    This person is kidding, right? The price is already $7 for a simple Latte in Starbucks’ home territory. I’m not talking about Starbucks pricing BTW, that’s even higher. I’m talking about chain and non-chain stores. Everywhere the price is already through the roof. Is it that much lower in NYC?

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      2 months ago

      $7USD is over $11NZD. I have no doubt that some places charge a lot for specialty coffee, the article specifically addresses that the cost of your average coffee is catching up on the specialty coffees. But is a regular, normal coffee from a cafe or coffee shop actually $7USD?

      In NZ I’d expect ballpark of $5-6NZD for a latte, about half the cost of a $7USD coffee.