The world needs LOLcafegeek. Not sure why, but it does.
For those interested (and who isn’t?), this photo was taken in McKinnon and the cafe featured in Five Word Coffee Shop Reviews #20.
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Normal blogging shall resume here shortly.
A couple of things shall change though. As follows:
- All comments are now to be held for moderation. Sorry, folks, but there is too much spam about and I simply don’t have the time to individually delete each one. My aim is to check comments every 24 hours or so.
- No nofollow links are now off. Again, spam. Hopefully this will deter the pesky spammers.
- I’m going to do some paid posts, probably. I simply can’t afford to spend time blogging nowadays unless I get at least some dosh for my trouble. I’ll keep doing non-paid posts and hopefully keep things interesting.
That’s all for now. See you all soon with some quality blogging!
The find of this edition is in Mornington. Yes, Mornington. Keep reading for details; but first, a detour to Sydney.
From Judy:
Driftwood Cafe, Cronulla Mall, Cronulla
Very good coffee, served hot.
Carlo’s Espresso Cafe, Forest Rd, Hurstville
Great coffee. Has won awards.
From yours truly:
Caffe Moravia, Burke Rd, Camberwell
Quite good coffee and atmosphere.
Turtle Bean Cafe, Poath Rd, Murrumbeena
Bar or cafe? Adequate coffee.
Expresso Drive Thru, Murrumbeena Rd, Murrumbeena
Cheerful service but awful coffee.
Cosmic Bear Cafe, Atherton St, Oakleigh
Nice. Good flavour, well presented.
Beetle Cafe, Dandenong Plaza, Dandenong
Very strong coffee. Not bad.
Malibu, Karingal Hub, Frankston
Food is okay. Coffee mediocre.
Avocado Blue, Main St, Mornington
Nice food. Coffee nothing special.
Coffee Traders, Blake St, Mornington
Excellent coffee. Highly recommended. Euphoria.
My local supermarket has signs displayed saying
“We no longer offer plastic bags for 2 items or less”.
A small thing, but it got on my nerves for some reason. What gives them the right to tell me when I should or should not get a bag?* It’s not like it would do any good to the environment to withhold it from me. I reuse plastic bags at home, and they are recyclable in any case!
I don’t know about you, but having such a small choice taken away from me makes me feel I’m being treated like a child.
* Aside from the fact that they’re paying for the bags, of course.**
** But then again, supermarket costs are factored in to the cost of the groceries, are they not?
Expresso Drive Through, a drive-through coffee outlet in Murrumbeena, has apparently threatened me with a lawsuit for defamation if I don’t remove my post regarding their company (which said, among other things, that they serve bad coffee).
Rather than email me or send me a nasty letter, their threat is in a comment left on my About page. Here it is, in full:
“without prejudice”
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO BEGIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
IF THE DEFAMATION REGARDING EXPRESSO DRIVE THRU IN MURRUMBEENA IS NOT REMOVED FROM YOUR WEBSITE WITHIN 7 DAYS (BY 27/2/2008) WE WILL BE TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES AND ALSO OBTAINING A COURT ORDER TO HAVE IT REMOVED.
IF YOU WISH TO CONTACT US TO DISCUSS PLEASE PHONE US ON (03) 9939 0830.
BEST REGARDS,
It ends at the comma.
I highly doubt that they intend to sue me, particularly not after reading this post.
Why? Because, first of all, it is quite common for companies to threaten to sue when they have no intention of following through, in order to silence critics.
Second of all, defamation is notoriously hard to prove in the courts. It would cost probably hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to pursue the case. All this, against a blog that almost nobody reads? Come on!
Thirdly, most companies cannot now sue for defamation under Australian defamation law, after a law change of a few years ago.
I don’t know about you, but I despise the tactic of empty legal threats. For this reason, the post - and this one - shall remain on the site.
What do you think? I encourage you to state your opinion, both on this blog, and by contacting Expresso Drive Thru.
You can contact them at the phone number above, or by emailing expressodrivethru@hotmail.com.
ALL PUBLICITY IS GOOD PUBLICITY: Expresso’s hot chocolates are the worst ever, according to a commenter at the Melbourne Victory Forum, where a kind soul has started a thread about this topic.
MORE READING: Another idiotic legal threat from discount card company 22 Percent Off. Also read my post about defamation law.
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