What's wrong with this photo?

gregpullman

I guess no servo coffee is going to live up to the standard but at least make the posters look the part!

See how many problems you can pick!

Greg

Dry_bean

Morning Greg, Don't get me started on service station coffee, after my recent road trip I'm hoping I never have to drink the stuff again, overpriced low quality swill. Re the photo, the main problem I see is with her pouring technique and inattention to the task at hand, I'm sure there must be others however I cant pick them. Guess the marketing people don't really care about those within the industry, its the general public they have in their sights, as we all know the bottom line is the name of the game. 🙂

beanflying

Mmmm love me a bucketochino at the servo 😛 😛 😛 Our local servo has a badly tuned fully auto using dubious stale beans they have stacked on top of the machine in bags to keep them warm :🙂. There is a couple of roadhouses on the Geelong road I occasionally stop at for a snack and have actually braved a coffee at after watching whoever is making a coffee (I have had worse). If you see to much wrong go the drinks fridge.

gregpullman

Hmm there's some weird karma going on here... just got an order from these people! :o

Dry_bean

gregpullman wrote:

Hmm there's some weird karma going on here... just got an order from these people! :o

Life's a bit of a mystery at times. 😉

Koffee_Kosmo

Its all photo-shopped I tell ya All of it Nothing is real :🙂 :🙂 KK

mycuppa

Not all servo coffee is r/s. Those of you needing a fill on your way to the Mornington Peninsula, or on your way back from Mornington heading into Melbourne can stop off at Oz Cafe at the Caltex 854 Mooroduc Highway. Trust me, the beans are top-shelf and ultra fresh (they take deliveries that are 24hrs off the roaster each week) and their quality auto is pouring a surprisingly fine cup.

Dry_bean

mycuppa wrote:

Not all servo coffee is r/s. Those of you needing a fill on your way to the Mornington Peninsula, or on your way back from Mornington heading into Melbourne can stop off at Oz Cafe at the Caltex 854 Mooroduc Highway. Trust me, the beans are top-shelf and ultra fresh (they take deliveries that are 24hrs off the roaster each week) and their quality auto is pouring a surprisingly fine cup.

I'm sure there are rare exceptions (I've yet to find one) during my run a few weeks back on a motor bike, in very cold weather, from Moonta SA to Melb then Tocumwal NSW and back to Moonta, over 3000km I sampled the offerings of quite a few service stations, without exception the offerings were terrible. Perhaps metropolitan servo's are a little more in touch than their rural cousins. ;D

adelaidecoffee

This seems a good thread that could keep going with more photo's. Recently, i was moaning to the other half about the large photo (probably half a door size) on the window of a new coffee shop that was going to open. It was of a cappuccino and the froth was very airy (you could jump through the holes) and just horrible looking. I walked past it nearly everyday and it always bugged me. Well, the cafe never opened, husband and wife divorced.

gregpullman

Marriages need more than froth and bubble to stay together... :🙂 OK I had the benefit of seeing the original but the things I saw wrong with that photo were: 1) as BF mentioned, ring of foam around the top of the jug (how long was the milk left there before pouring?) 2) foam in the jug itself is lumpy 3) steam wand is sparkling clean but there's no sign of a cloth anywhere so presumably the machine in the photo hasn't even been used 4) as Dry Bean mentioned, the barista isn't even looking at what they're doing!

DoubleRistretto

pretty funny. maybe this should be expanded to cover other things [eg signs] - some that come to mind are the ones like: 'Voted the best coffee in Sydney' - voted by whom, the Karioke Messagenger perhaps??? dR :o

Koffee_Kosmo

Try and Spot the Wrong and the strange in this one...

Green beans and nuts are not good for grinding Blade grinder Plastic tamper Paper cup Why are you making coffee in the garage Whats the lemon drink for (are you making tea) KK

Koffee_Kosmo

AngerManagement wrote:

At least another "6" to go KK ;D

Is there any water in the machine Electrical danger Plastic card in the grinder (that wont taste any good) 2 items electrical on the desk 5 plugs used No pressure on the gauge Cant see but you may be using a blind filter KK

ACog

That portafilter won't fit that machine. A sunbeam's PF has its lugs at 9 and 3.

UNM

Isn't the plural of barista 'baristi' rather than baristas?

Dry_bean

UNM wrote:

Isn't the plural of barista 'baristi' rather than baristas?

In English it's barista's in Italian baristi. 😉

RichardM

The jug has some kind of clear liquid in it.

RichardM

AngerManagement wrote:

Yes and it is LARGE for the EM6910 ;D One more minor issue to go..

It's out of water?

ACog

No roasted beans in sight.

askthecoffeeguy

no beans or coffee grind of any type in sight, aluminium tampers on top of coffee machine (as opposed to a work surface), hi groups suggest bucketchino's and cold coffee by the time it hits the cup (not that there's any ceramic in site either...)