'I'm a full-time mum – here's how ditching £6 lattes saved me £547 a year'
Angela Moore, aged 55 and from Warrington, runs her own accessories business from home while raising two kids.
She guzzled six takeaway lattes a week to keep her creative spark alive, dropping on average £859 a year on her caffeine fix.
But with the help of a newly-launched online coffee-cost calculator, she says she has pocketed more than £500 by making the leap to a bean-to-cup coffee machine at home.
On her coffee habits, Angela said: 'I run the studio around my two grown-up kids' ever-changing diaries, so coffee is mission critical.
'Six cups a week kept me buzzing, but the bills were brutal.
'Why pay six quid to perch on a wobbly stool while someone hogs a sofa for hours?
'Now, I hit one button at home, sip a perfect flat white, and get back to work – no queue or eye-watering price tag.'
Angela's penny-pinching victory lands as new research reveals the nation's biggest café pet peeves, and the hefty price we pay for them.
Top irritations include table-hoggers, laptop squatters, never-ending queues, uncomfortable seats, and the barista who cannot crack a smile.
Coffee experts at Philips found that Brits buy an average of four takeaway coffees a week at £4.13 each.
Philips' free Calculatté tool crunches any takeaway price and pinpoints the moment a bean-to-cup machine pays for itself.
Lizzie Lee, Philips' in-house coffee expert at Philips, said: 'Queues, sky-high prices, and those table-thieving tyrants have turned the morning latte into an expensive chore.
'Calculatté proves you can enjoy barista-quality coffee at home for a fraction of the cost.'
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