Pret "unlimited" coffee

[willhub]

Anyone seen this?

Pret has just launched "YourPret", it's 20 quid a month, allowed 5 drinks a day, most of the menu is on there.

I find that really good value, I'd never ever use pret because you get small 12oz for high price, but it's worth it for 20 quid a month as long as making use of at least 2 coffees a day.

I'm sure if Pret survives this would increase competition so Costa and Starbucks etc.. would need to start doing it, should bring coffee prices down.

 

[willhub]

I've never been to a coffee shop on my life because I don't like it enough to pay stupid money.

If I was walking past one for work and this offer was on I'd be definitely tempted.

2 a day, nearly 20 days a month?

50p a cup is good deal.

It's a max of 5 a day as far as I can see in T&C. You can't buy them all at once, think 30 mins apart, so could go before work, dinner, after work.

 

[willhub]

That's a pretty good deal for a high street chain. Just a shame one isn't close enough for me to take advantage of it and it's not my favourite high street coffee chain either

Now if Cafe Nero or Department of Coffee and Social affairs (which have recently closed and I am gutted about) did this, I'd be all over it.

Nero is naff, now if Greggs, Starbucks or Costa did it I'd jump.

I live in Media City there is a pret just down the road, gets me out on a morning for a short walk, and in town I work near Piccadilly station so 3 min walk to a Pret, so mega convenient for me.

 

[willhub]

I had to Google what a 'pret' is. Apparently it's some sort of hipster coffee/sandwich setup. Nearest one to me is over 40 miles away, oh well....

It's definitely not hipster lol.

 

[willhub]

The main appeal for me is purely the price, I think the last pret I had before this offer was December 2016, their coffee cup size isn't acceptable to me.

My go to was a large mocha in Costa, and yes I rate Greggs coffee higher than Nero.

From best to worst

Popup Bikes Mcr, Black Sheep, Costa, Greggs, Starbucks, Nero, Pret.

I'd class nero and pret both on the blander side.

I can't imagine this will last very long, if it does It's a win for me because it will save me money.

 

[willhub]

It's not shareable.

Also it's most of their menus not just americano, I get pumpkin lattes at the moment.

I then pop over to Sainsburies to get cheap pastries

 

[willhub]

I would get this if I was back in the office, quite a good deal even if the Pret coffee isn't great ( slightly better than Costa but worse than Starbucks and Nero IMO)

I call Starbucks coffee "Lambert and Butler blend"

 

[willhub]

how is it unlimited if there is a limit of 5 a day?

Well, I don't think they call it unlimited anymore, it was initially just a trail in Manchester called "pret unlimited".

But think of what could happen if it was unlimited, "Man takes Pret to court due to heart attack caused by them allowing him as much coffee as he wanted"