Boycott called on high-priced coffee.Byline: Claudia Konyalian THE CYPRUS Consumers' Union Consumers' Union, product testing and rating organization founded (1936) to provide consumers with information and counsel regarding major retail goods and services. Through its monthly Consumer Reports (circulation c.4.5 million) and its Internet site (c. is calling on all espresso, frappe frappe n. Rhode Island & Southeastern Massachusetts See milk shake. See Regional Note at milk shake. [Alteration of frappé.] Noun 1. and cappuccino cap·puc·ci·no n. pl. cap·puc·ci·nos Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream. [Italian, drinkers to unite this Saturday and boycott expensive coffee shops, in a move to push for more reasonable prices for their cups of Java. "On Saturday 11 April we will not go for our usual coffee with friends. Let's enjoy instead an outing to the shops and through town, and let's meet for coffee at friends' houses," a statement said. "If these businesses want to survive the current crisis, let them drop their prices, in order to keep their customers." In a society where socialising over coffee comes naturally to all ages, as has been the case for generations, if the frappe drinkers alone were to respond to the call on Saturday, perhaps the high-end coffee shops would have something more to grind down this weekend than their aromatic aromatic /ar·o·mat·ic/ (ar?o-mat´ik) 1. having a spicy odor. 2. in chemistry, denoting a compound containing a ring system stabilized by a closed circle of conjugated double bonds or nonbonding electron pairs, e.g. beans. The Cyprus Consumers Union calls attention to the fact that coffee can be purchased in the supermarket for between 75 cents and e1/44 a packet. Of course some gourmet and ethical brands can go for a few euros more than that, but still. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Union, the price of a cup of coffee exceeds the imagination, particularly in key central locations, including tourist areas. A Cypriot coffee starts at e1/43, the Union says, while filter coffee starts at e1/43.50 and cappuccino from e1/43.80. Calling all coffee drinkers "to assert the necessary respect to the customer, his pocket, and his intelligence," the Union cites the price of coffee elsewhere in Europe where it is less than half what we are paying here at home: an espresso in the centre of Rome setting the java junkie junkie Popular health A popular term for a person, usually an IV narcotic abusing addict, whose life is disorganized vis-á-vis family and societal structure, whose existence revolves around obtaining–often through theft, prostitution or other illicit back just e1/41, and a cappuccino a mere e1/41.50. Cyprus has topped the list on several surveys in the past for the price charged for a cup of coffee compared to other European countries. So if you feel you are being exploited by coffee-shop owners, and being ripped off each time you order a cup o' Joe, join the movement this weekend and use your consumer power to put the pressure on. Of course you may risk having to socialise Verb 1. socialise - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize" socialize while not being 'seen'. But just think of the money you'll save! For more information on the Cyprus Consumers' Union & Quality of Life visit www.consumersunion.org.cy Copyright Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail is a Cypriot English-language newspaper. It is published daily (except Mondays) and a number of articles are available online. Its current chief editor is Kosta Pavlowitch. The managing director is Kyriakos Iacovides. 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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