Life This Week 11/2/2019: My Worst Purchase….


My worst purchase was that first Iced Latte from McCafe because it has fuelled an addiction that sees me planning my days around how I can work a side trip to a Maccas for my next fix.
Some might say they’re too sweet, others question the quality of the espresso that is the heart of this drink but I remain a loyal fan in the face of this criticism.  As far as I’m concerned, Maccas make the gold standard iced latte.  

If you’re stuck at home in your pajamas with bad hair and no other options, then you can make a reasonable dupe with some Moccona.

If you’re at work but the line at the McCafe next door is too overswhelming, do not despair.  Your work ice machine is your friend.  You just need to remember to pop your coffee into the freezer for a few minutes before adding work ice cubes because they’re more like ice chips than solid, chunky cubes of ice.  I think I’ve possibly devoted too much time to this but anyway….

Fancy cafe versions found in places like Surry Hills are okay, I guess.  But they still don’t have that X Factor of being the beverage of discerning adult women sold in the same store as 39 flavoured slushies…..

Surprisingly, as a lover of their instant coffee, I am not a fan of Moccona Ice Brew.  I was given a couple of bottles whilst out and about in Bondi Junction on Saturday (the place and the time for free food samples as far as I can tell) and I’ve just tried the Single Shot variety.

It’s touted as dairy free and containing only four ingredients.  Rather randomly, one of those four ingredients is … lemon.  I’m baffled.  It tasted kind of strange.  Diet Coke with Lemon strange heading to wrong town level strange.   Looks like I’ll still be doing it myself with instant Moccona on the days I can’t get myself to a McCafe.

Have you purchased anything recently that lead you down a slippery slope into a PG rated kind of dependence?  Do tell.


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