Coffee

...and it was a good flat-white too, shared with friends in Sydney, when we met at the Museum of Contemporary Art restaurant.

This was on another day visit to the city of Sydney, and my friend on that day wanted to buy 'pods' for her coffee-machine at this Nespresso outlet.  It amazed me, this decadent exposure, totally for coffee sales. 

We were 'welcomed' and invited to the coffee-bar where a number of their coffee-machines were lined up, waiting for the female barista to take orders from the many customers now also arriving.  Petite white crockery cups set in deeply-recessed saucers were offered to taste-test free of charge the pod flavour you might wish to purchase.  Move over, wine-bars! 

I had high hopes of getting a photo of the bar set-up too, but since there were always customers standing there, I decided it a no-go-zone.  The staff didn't mind me taking photos, but I'm sure maybe some customers might object if they thought they were being snapped at, so I resisted.  

Various glasses/tumblers and these anodised cups? - no doubt there's a word for these, are also available for purchase - differing containers for differing coffees.

Pod display

... and, packets of Pods

The men at the counter where you made purchases were dressed smartly too.  The whole experience was kind of 'corporate' and really bowled me over.  I imagined the high rental within the city, the huge outlays for staffing and displays, all for coffee sales.  How much coffee is going out their doors to balance the scales?  Is it really that big?

I love my coffee/caffeine, but had no idea that it has commanded such a high presence as to support such an up-market sales approach as this.

Are you hooked on caffeine?  Coffee .. tea, or both I wonder? Personally I enjoy both, but coffee is my first preference.