So, my first experience of Second Cup actually turns out to be at the Winnipeg Airport. I had a couple of hours to wait before being picked up, so thought I would get a hot chocolate and use the free wireless advertised on the Second Cup website for this location. And I would finally get to use that Second Cup gift card!
Yes... well... I ordered a medium hot chocolate which ended up costing $4.15... significantly more than a Starbucks hot chocolate. Mind you this is the airport so things are bound to be more expensive. I tried to pay with my gift card but this location doesn’t accept gift cards... Uh-huh... They don’t have the machine to swipe them apparently. So, I paid with cash.
The lady got a medium cup which looked suspiciously like a small cup from Starbucks. Hmm... It did come with whipped cream and chocolate shavings though.
I sat down to browse the wi-fi... in a seating area in the airport concourse near the Second Cup. Well, the only wi-fi access is the Winnipeg Airport Authority... which is most definitely not free!! In fact... $10 for 60 minutes or $15 for 24 hours... I’m sorry... every other airport I’ve been to has free wireless access for patrons... But not Winnipeg...
As for the hot chocolate... once I got past the whipped cream... well... it tastes more like Tim Horton’s hot chocolate, artificially sweet and not really chocolatey. A definite disappointment. I’m half way through this cup and I’m not sure I’ll be able to finish it... I doubt I will go and get a Second Cup... either here or in Calgary... Anyone want a Second Cup Gift Card????
(P.S. Half of the hot chocolate went into the garbage... couldn't finish it!)
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