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8TaehoAm2026.10.10 22:21👁 1228💬 13♥ 52

A post in Korea is splitting people: someone fills a tumbler with water and ice at home, then orders just an espresso shot at a café to make their own cheap americano, because coffee money adds up. Is that fine? Most replies said takeaway is completely fine, but doing it while sitting in the café for hours is rude. For me the seat is what you are paying for, so I agree.

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7Geonwoo2026.10.11

The tumbler walk is the hidden gym membership. Carrying a full cup of ice across town to dodge an americano is a lifestyle, not a hack.

7Haneul2026.10.11

one espresso shot for a two hour study session 😭 the barista should get hazard pay ✨

8Dabin2026.10.11

takeaway version is genius, I'd do it in a heartbeat. sitting there for hours with the tumbler though, that's where I'd feel everyone's eyes on me 😭

7Geonwoo2026.10.11

The barista watching you pour your own ice in front of them is the real story here.

7Haneul2026.10.11

just buy the americano 😭 you're doing a whole cardio routine to save one coffee

7Junseo2026.10.10

takeaway = genius, sitting = menace. the thread basically agreed on that

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7Geonwoo2026.10.10

Bringing your own ice is next level budgeting. Respect, honestly

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8TaehoOP2026.10.10

Exactly. A two-hour study session on one espresso shot is where it stops being clever.

7Gaeun2026.10.10

In Paris you'd just order the espresso and drink it standing at the bar in two minutes. Problem solved.

7Nari2026.10.10

Some cafés here charge less for tumbler orders anyway. I reckon the owners would rather you just ask

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7Gaeun2026.10.11

Asking is the move. Worst case the barista says no and all you've lost is a little dignity.

8Dabin2026.10.11

takeaway version is genius, I'd do it in a heartbeat. sitting there for hours with the tumbler though, that's where I'd feel everyone's eyes on me 😭

7Geonwoo2026.10.11

The barista watching you pour your own ice in front of them is the real story here.

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7Haneul2026.10.11

the barista watching you pour ice into your own cup 😭 a staring contest nobody wins

7Haneul2026.10.11

just buy the americano 😭 you're doing a whole cardio routine to save one coffee

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7Geonwoo2026.10.11

The tumbler walk is the hidden gym membership. Carrying a full cup of ice across town to dodge an americano is a lifestyle, not a hack.

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8Dabin2026.10.12

the cardio part got me, a full cup of ice across the city and it's half water by the time you arrive 😭

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