Gloria Jean's Wellington, NZ

Wellington has been named as New Zealand's "coolest" little city. I can understand why.
It looks like a miniature mix of Melbourne and Sydney with it's old Victorian style buildings converted into cafes and boutique shops.

The city is very small and I was able to walk around it within 2 hours... well at least the part that looks like a 'city'.

The city center has FREE wifi. When you try to login for some free internet connection, open your browser and you need to authenticate first by choosing a 'sponsor'. I figured out however that I can have many different sponsors so the 30 mins free wifi per sponsor could turn into 2 hours free use. Pretty convenient and I hope Wellington keeps that for the sake of tourists.

I visited Gloria Jean's cafe not because I love it. I chose Gloria Jeans strategically! It is a well-known franchise and likely the staff won't mind if I stay 2 hours in the cafe while working on important files.  Other boutique cafes which I would have preferred would be stricter.

The coffee at Gloria Jeans is $4.5 per cup - around the average price really.

Did I enjoy it? Well it is a practical choice as I said. :-)

However, next time when I am less busy, I'll try something more boutiquey :)


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Gloria Jean's Coffee, Shangrila Mall EDSA

I get 10% discount on all Gloria Jeans stores. Some stores are nicer than other some are really shabby. However, the one in Shangrila is quite decent.

These days, people say that coffee is good for you. It is true for me to some extent. It does give extra energy and increased short term memory.

So would you rather go for Gloria Jeans or Starbucks coffee?

I believe Gloria Jeans coffee has nicer blend. However, it's very sweet. I still prefer Starbucks. However, I would only be satisfied with a perfectly blended Starbucks Frap.

Do I recommend Gloria Jeans? Yes. It's relatively cheaper than Starbucks and Coffee Bean and you'd know it's good quality. I would also recommend their Oatmeal cookie. It's filling and tasty.

How about customer service? I'd say they are trained well.

How about going back to Gloria Jeans in Shangrila? Well, I can go to Gloria Jeans Robinsons Galleria all the time because it's much closer to where I live so I won't particularly go back to Gloria Jeans Shangrila.

I give this coffee shop 3. It's good for taking a break and has a much cheaper price.