Am I expecting to much..

[woodsplinter]

Wife went into an Amazon cafe in Lamphun Northern Thailand. 

 

I had a latte coffee Carry out from Amazon hot. She had iced coffee. 

As soon as she handed it to me the cup it felt very light. 

I sent her back in to complain. 

They told her that it

is correct you get 1 shot of whatever that means. 

 

Is this normal. I feel done by at 65 baht for what was not even half a cup off coffee. 

Maybe it's my fault but if I went into a pub and ordered a pint off beer and the they served you half a pint in a pint glass I would be very miffed. 

 

Needless to say that we will not be going back to amazon again. 

[Lacessit]

You may need to temper your expectations of any coffee chain that cares more about its bottom line than its customers.

 

Personally, I search out and try small non-chain coffee shops which look like they know what they are doing.

 

If what I get is good coffee, reasonable in price and quantity, they have a repeat customer.

 

Starbucks, Amazon, Black Canyon etc. - I don't bother anymore.

[pgrahmm]

Yeah - I thought I was getting my wife a treat at a fuel stop Amazon coffee....I ended up the same as you did....

I don't drink coffee, so I was not sure what to order.....That was years ago.....

I've never gone in an Amazon again.....

[OneMoreFarang]

It's all measured in Espresso Shots.

Normally when you order something they will ask which size you want. The size might be S, M, L or it might be one shot, double shot, something like that.

In your case your wife could have bought you a double shot. But apparently she didn't...

 

 

 

 

[TheAppletons]

2 hours ago, woodsplinter said:

Wife went into an Amazon cafe in Lamphun Northern Thailand. 

 

I had a latte coffee Carry out from Amazon hot. She had iced coffee. 

As soon as she handed it to me the cup it felt very light. 

I sent her back in to complain. 

They told her that it

is correct you get 1 shot of whatever that means. 

 

Is this normal. I feel done by at 65 baht for what was not even half a cup off coffee. 

Maybe it's my fault but if I went into a pub and ordered a pint off beer and the they served you half a pint in a pint glass I would be very miffed. 

 

Needless to say that we will not be going back to amazon again. 

 

  If you order a cafe latte, you should get one shot of espresso.....but the remainder of the cup should be filled with the steamed milk, light foam.

 

  It appears they made a cappuccino instead of a latte - which is still only one shot of espresso but much more foamed milk than a latte.

 

  That's pretty standard anywhere unless you order a double shot.  

[newbee2022]

"too" much 

[newbee2022]

21 hours ago, woodsplinter said:

Wife went into an Amazon cafe in Lamphun Northern Thailand. 

 

I had a latte coffee Carry out from Amazon hot. She had iced coffee. 

As soon as she handed it to me the cup it felt very light. 

I sent her back in to complain. 

They told her that it

is correct you get 1 shot of whatever that means. 

 

Is this normal. I feel done by at 65 baht for what was not even half a cup off coffee. 

Maybe it's my fault but if I went into a pub and ordered a pint off beer and the they served you half a pint in a pint glass I would be very miffed. 

 

Needless to say that we will not be going back to amazon again. 

If course it's ok. If not...take the next flight and don't come back🥰

[schultzlivgthai]

I order Americano black coffee at Amazon, excellent coffee very strong. 40 baht. You must have ordered an expresso. Hell 7-11 has good americano coffee 35 baht

[schultzlivgthai]

11 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

If course it's ok. If not...take the next flight and don't come back🥰

How lame and immature 

[newbee2022]

2 minutes ago, schultzlivgthai said:

How lame and immature 

You're right. He's indeed.👍

[ronster]

Many times have ordered large cappuccino to go and got in the car with it , went to put the sugar in and cup is half empty ! 😄🙈

Just drank it and thought oh well .

[Harrisfan]

23 hours ago, woodsplinter said:

Wife went into an Amazon cafe in Lamphun Northern Thailand. 

 

I had a latte coffee Carry out from Amazon hot. She had iced coffee. 

As soon as she handed it to me the cup it felt very light. 

I sent her back in to complain. 

They told her that it

is correct you get 1 shot of whatever that means. 

 

Is this normal. I feel done by at 65 baht for what was not even half a cup off coffee. 

Maybe it's my fault but if I went into a pub and ordered a pint off beer and the they served you half a pint in a pint glass I would be very miffed. 

 

Needless to say that we will not be going back to amazon again. 

Yes that is normal in Thailand. 7/11 has Moccona coffee for 42 baht. Cafes are overpriced. 

[cdemundo]

23 hours ago, Lacessit said:

You may need to temper your expectations of any coffee chain that cares more about its bottom line than its customers.

 

Personally, I search out and try small non-chain coffee shops which look like they know what they are doing.

 

If what I get is good coffee, reasonable in price and quantity, they have a repeat customer.

 

Starbucks, Amazon, Black Canyon etc. - I don't bother anymore.

Never had a problem at Starbuck's.

But the price is probably the highest of any coffee, even still... reliable product and for the frequency I buy coffee there I can afford it.

[novacova]

As far as coffee chians go in the north inthanon is probably the best, smooth and kickass. Forget starbucks.

[ignore it]

 

What was that idiom?

 

Half full, considered optimistic.

 

Half empty, AN contributor?

[norsurin]

I have my black coffee at the hotel breakfast.Full cup.In my room a have a waterboiler and there i make a tasty nescafe whenever i want.

[steven100]

24 minutes ago, norsurin said:

I have my black coffee at the hotel breakfast.Full cup.In my room a have a waterboiler and there i make a tasty nescafe whenever i want.

never heard of a 'waterboiler'   but they do have a kettle in hotel rooms for making coffee. 

[GypsyT]

19 minutes ago, steven100 said:

never heard of a 'waterboiler'

I use this everywhere. In planes too 😉

https://www.amazon.com/travel-heating-element/s?k=travel+heating+element

 

[Nemises]

18 minutes ago, steven100 said:

never heard of a 'waterboiler'   but they do have a kettle in hotel rooms for making coffee. 

Unfortunately not all hotels have kettles in their rooms. 

[MisterTee]

What you get at these big coffee chains can vary considerably depending on how you order what you want - preferably in Thai.

Know the ingredients and specify exactly the amounts.

Otherwise, it's pot luck.

[Nemises]

5 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

I use this everywhere. In planes too 😉

https://www.amazon.com/travel-heating-element/s?k=travel+heating+element

 

Nice! But in planes? What do you plug it into on a plane, as the picture doesn’t show a USB connector?

 

 

[GypsyT]

15 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Nice! But in planes? What do you plug it into on a plane, as the picture doesn’t show a USB connector?

 

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[impulse]

1 hour ago, cdemundo said:

Never had a problem at Starbuck's.

But the price is probably the highest of any coffee, even still... reliable product and for the frequency I buy coffee there I can afford it.

 

They lost me when they quit accepting cash.  Went 2 doors down and got a great coffee for half the money and they took my cash.  Starbucks is still better if all you want to do is sit and watch the scenery walk by.  But I feel bad sitting there with no spend...

 

[Jingthing]

Yeah a single shot of espresso is by definition a tiny portion,

If you want volume order and Americano (added water).

 

Next ...

[Presnock]

23 hours ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  If you order a cafe latte, you should get one shot of espresso.....but the remainder of the cup should be filled with the steamed milk, light foam.

 

  It appears they made a cappuccino instead of a latte - which is still only one shot of espresso but much more foamed milk than a latte.

 

  That's pretty standard anywhere unless you order a double shot.  

My wife really likes Starbucks and Amazon drinks - so I only get an Americano usually large and have never had any complainable bit about amoun and the price is that advertised on the board.

[steven100]

16 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

I use this everywhere. In planes too 😉

https://www.amazon.com/travel-heating-element/s?k=travel+heating+element

 

yes,  that's an immersible heater element ....   so he makes a coffee using one of those.  I prefer a kettle. 

[steven100]

most small coffee shops will give a full hot cup coffee which tastes great by ordering a Latte Lorne '   or hot Latte ranging from 35 - 45 baht  ....     even the Bin Tao machines give a full cup of hot Latte for 35 baht. 

 

seems you overpaid for less than half a cup of what looked like a cappuccino and not a hot Latte ... 

[rwill]

When Thai's make hot coffee at home they don't make a normal coffee mug full.  They make one that looks like a shot glass full using those 3-in-1 packs.

So that is pretty normal for a hot coffee here.

[Bill97]

1 hour ago, GypsyT said:

use this everywhere. In planes too 😉

Really? Says it is 110 volts 

[cdemundo]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

never heard of a 'waterboiler'   but they do have a kettle in hotel rooms for making coffee. 

I guess that is a functional description of a kettle.

What was that thing called again?