My less than $3 Starbucks Coffe

The only Starbucks in my known world which sells $3 for a regularly sized cafe mocha drink for less than $3. This is exactly Php 125 in Lipa City, Batangas, no whipped cream, non fat milk.

Is it a bargain? Not really. While it is relatively cheaper than the $4 mocha drinks I have in other countries for regular cafes, this drink is quite expensive in the Philippine setting.

However, there isn't much choice of boutique and cozy coffee shops especially in provincial areas in the Philippines.


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Hats off to Starbucks SM Batangas

Just want to pass on the good word. Starbucks SM Batangas staff are quite pleasant and obviously trained in the service industry!

Great job.

I was there early 3 weeks ago with my family. I didn't like my coffee because they didn't have the skimmed milk available. However, the offered me another coffee when the skimmed milk supply came before lunch time.

I think their toilet is quite decent as well!

Plus they provide free internet because SM offers free internet in the entire mall.

So far so good. Great experience.

The only concern is that I had to order that overly fatty 400 calorie brownie along with my 180 calorie small mocha :( I had the whipped cream removed.


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Coffee Shops, Cafes in Lipa City Batangas

Mobile business people like myself crave for cafes anywhere we go. Visiting Lipa City, you can see an interesting trend - development of different cafes. If you don't know yet, popular coffee shop chain, Starbucks, already has a branch here. Like other Starbucks around the world, it has a standard interior decor -- flourishing with its memorabilia, sugary unhealthy sweets and glaring mermaid logo. Unlike most Starbucks shops in the Asia Pacific region, Starbucks Lipa has free internet - unlimited. I just discovered that today and I am glad I have a decent place to visit in Lipa. The other cafes like Cafe de Lipa has now lost one of their competitive advantages - free wifi is now in Starbucks Lipa... Bear in mind though that I also appreciate that unique and authentic coffee of Cafe de Lipa but for practicality's sake, I think I would be able to stay longer in Starbucks because its toilet doesn't smell as much as Cafe de Lipa's :-( 

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