It is expensive, but also (personally) a bit scary how much my newly acquired latte habit is costing me from high street chains at £2.65 a cup!!
If only it wasn't an easy route to protein .......... Sigh!
Thank you for posting this, as it has helped my guilty self as I still have been beating myself up for being over extravagant when I bought the Delonghi bean to cup machine just over a month ago... Even though I did buy it as a 'joint' Christmas gift for my partner and I.
Anyway, one of the features of said coffee machine is a statistics option and one of the statistics it shows is how many coffees have been made with it. 5 weeks in and mine is happy to report that it has made 206 coffees and 101 cappuccino / lattes.
So simple sums says:
300 coffees from the high street at £2 a go (I know this is on the cheap side) - £600
But then to take into account other expenses:
- coffee beans (2 bags a week at circa £3 a bag) - £30
- milk (2 pints a week at circa £1.20 a bottle) - £6
So running costs (I know doesn't take into account electricity, but this is simple sums) is £36, so round that up to £40.
And saving costs is £600.
So net saving of £560 - which covers the cost of the machine.
So one month in, I'm now feeling guilt free from buying it...
And...
...In another couple of weeks I should feel okay about all the new cups & saucers, latte cups and expresso cups I bought too...
