Boycott the coffee machines.

Post by **Donk** » 13 Oct 2010, 01:28

You've got me on board mclovin, I've started bringing a flask with me for my 2 cups per evening.

If a boycott was sucessful, they'd probably start vending the water from the urn in the kitchen. In our canteen you even have to pay for tom sauce if you want more than 1 sachet. Only the first one is free.

They'll be hiring out the cutlery next.

Post by **stokes11eg** » 13 Oct 2010, 05:42

I've used a slimline flask for years--and no need to unscrew top as there is a little fliptop device! small, but still 3 cups of coffee1

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 13 Oct 2010, 06:52

The price rise for coke bottles is worse gone from £1 to £1.15!

Stormproof · Post by **Stormproof** » 13 Oct 2010, 07:59

SpacePhoenix wrote:The price rise for coke bottles is worse gone from £1 to £1.15!

They don't even charge that much in the small corner shops.
I buy 3in1 Nescafe sachets £1 for 10, just add hot water. I think this is the end of Quadrant

Post by **hubbahubba** » 13 Oct 2010, 14:10

You won't beat this one.....In our MC canteen if you want a styrafoam cup for a tea/coffee or water,and dont buy their own,they charge you 10p...YES 10P for a disposable cup................

Rommagic · Post by **Rommagic** » 13 Oct 2010, 14:29

I am not using the machines or canteen any more,joined a cheap tea club plus bring my own food.

bunkerland · Post by **bunkerland** » 13 Oct 2010, 14:54

Did anyone have those "honesty" snack trays from a few years ago,with everything laid out on a table and a little honesty box for your cash? What a nice idea that was,ours got taken away after a month because it had made a big loss,the firm promoting it said they had one in Perth prison which was less down!

london sub · Post by **london sub** » 13 Oct 2010, 15:27

If you have coffee or tea at 40p a shot 5 days a week and 48 weeks of the year it would amount to an extra £12.00. In total £96.00 a year

. I think it will be end of the canteen if every body stopped using the machines.

NWpostie · Post by **NWpostie** » 13 Oct 2010, 15:30

it is a rip of, Quadrant is no longer an In House company, it must make aprofit like any other business, so it uses its captive audience, to havest profits from, its worse in some D Os that is in the middle of nowhere and must rely on the canteen for drinks and food.

I too have noticed that quality has gone down, prices up, plates and cutlery is dirty, I had to pick out the cleanest ones and leave the rest, I am deffo bringing my own stuff in.

ashadd · Post by **ashadd** » 13 Oct 2010, 15:40

Just drink one cup of coffee a day less....simples...

NWpostie · Post by **NWpostie** » 13 Oct 2010, 15:54

ashadd wrote:Just drink one cup of coffee a day less....simples...

Made by me

resperin · Post by **resperin** » 13 Oct 2010, 15:56

they thought woah royal mail staff got payrise, surely that cant be right!

let's take their money

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 13 Oct 2010, 16:14

Haven't used the vending machines at work for years now, looking around today others seem to be boycotting them too

krussel · Post by **krussel** » 13 Oct 2010, 17:06

Nearly everone uses there own Kettles at our place

montriff · Post by **montriff** » 13 Oct 2010, 17:28

apple wrote:already have, all we have is a vending machine, for example a snickers is 55p go to the garage across the road and it's 40p
i thought they were supposed to be subsidised?
taking the piss

i have actually seen the lad who fills our machine, in tescos car park opening mutipacks of chocolate and sweets at the back of his van . He had loads of them

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