The Challenge

Visit all the Coffee Culture stores around Christchurch within the month

The Prize

A Coffee Culture t-shirt to prove that you… have nothing better to do?

The Story

It all started when I mentioned the challenge to my sisters while we were in Lyttelton for the Festival of Lights street parade. Turns out I got the date wrong but that’s another story. To make the trip worthwhile, we dropped by Coffee Culture instead. We had to specifically request for a receipt. I suppose most people have better things to do than to collect receipts from each of the Coffee Cultures.

Anyway, we did some complex calculations and realised that we need to consume on average 2 to 3 coffees a week. We don’t normally go to Coffee Culture that often, that’s for sure. However, as it was only Week 1, we are right on track.

One by one, we visited them. Some days, I didn’t even feel like having coffee and yet I go. It is turning out to be quite a chore. By this morning, we had done:

• Lyttelton – Jun 5
• Lincoln – Jun 7
• Merivale – Jun 9
• Bush Inn – Jun 14
• The Roastery on Durham – Jun 20
• Main North Road – Jun 21
• Sumner – Jun 23
• Palms – Jun 26

That’s 8 out of 10. We decided this madness has gone on long enough and it’s time to end it. We headed to Riccarton for a quick takeaway. Turns out the quick takeaway wasn’t so quick. After losing another 10 minutes of my life to the challenge, we zoomed over to High Street to complete our tour.

I still have my takeaway Chai latte in my hand.