A reporter spent 16 hours in a Wetherspoons - and learned a whole lot.
Bethany Gavaghan took on the challenge down in Cardiff, Wales, recently. Here, she chronicles her experience at the Price of Wales, WalesOnline reports.
8am: One person goes through the doors before me. I thought I'd be the first one in. The mood is relaxed, and quiet, with only two or three customers wandering around, and staff are busy placing menus on tables. I've ordered the hot drinks refills for £1.56 because I'm keen to see how many drinks I can get out of this before anyone raises an eyebrow.
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When asked how much alcohol and coffee Wetherspoon sells every year, a spokesperson for their press office responded: "Alcohol, no idea. Coffee around 1.5 million cups a week across all pubs." That's a lot of hot drinks.
I sit in the centre of the room so I can get a good view of what people are up to and what the vibes are for the first couple of hours. Sitting with a mocha (the first purchase of the day). I felt a bit like I was in a hotel as I selected which drink to go for on the machine. It's so chilled in here, with a few people already enjoying some food.
Eyeing up one man's breakfast, it's tempting to open up the Wetherspoon app again and order it to the table, but I wanted to wait until at least 10ish. A full English at 8am on a Wednesday morning feels extreme. There are about six or seven people in the pub by 8.30am.
They looked like they had places to be, throwing back hot drinks and eating as fast as they could, and nobody seemed to hang around very long at all.
9am: I did think it
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