Liquid happiness – that’s exactly what coffee is to most people.
The warm (at times, cold) drink is a necessity for fuelling the tired, lost souls of the city who need a little extra pick-me-up before starting the day’s activities.
This Thursday, September 29th is National Coffee Day – yup, that’s really a thing – and Costa Coffee, the UK’s largest coffee chain, wants to help you celebrate by offering free, barista-style, premium coffee at select Shell stations across Canada.
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Don’t be discouraged by the name. This ain’t your typical “gas station” coffee; Costa Coffee uses freshly ground, Mocha Italia beans with over 250 customizations for every coffee connoisseur. From smooth and silky lattes to Americano, flat white and hot chocolates for the faint of [caffeine] heart.
And you’ll get fresh milk in each cup – they don’t use that icky powder stuff!
Pininfarina, the same company that designs Ferrari, designed Costa Coffee’s self-serve coffee bars. Meaning, these coffee bars are far from average!
Each station will give a free coffee to the first 100 customers – so make sure to be the early bird.
Here’s a list of participating stations in BC:
ABBOTSFORD
- 1989 Sumas Way
- 2016 Mccallum Road
- 2181 Clearbrook Road
BURNABY
- 4191 North Road (& Lougheed Hwy)
- 4505 Canada Way 6511
- East Hastings Street
CHILLIWACK
- 101 – 7670 Vedder Road
- 45740 Yale Road West
DELTA
- 1591 56 Street
- 5277 48th Avenue
DUNCAN
- 380 Trans Canada Highway
LANGLEY
- 5157 – 216 Street
- 9240 200 Street
MILLBAY
- 828 Deloume Road
NORTH VANCOUVER
- 1198 Marine Drive
PITT MEADOWS
- 12389 Harris Road
PORT COQUITLAM
- 1190 Pitt River Road
- 2315 Pitt River Road
SAANICHTON
- 2502 Mt Newton Cross Road
SURREY SUITE
- 112 – 15551 Fraser Highway
SURREY
- 3155 King George Highway
- 2025 152nd Street
VANCOUVER
- 1305 Marine Drive
- 3114 49Th Avenue East
- 8686 Granville Street
- 1503 West 41st Avenue
- 1785 Main Street
- 4110 Oak Street
- 3596 West 41 Avenue
VICTORIA
- 1321 Yates Street
- 322 Burnside Road West
- 3393 Douglas Street
- Stn 5 322 Burnside Road
- 1945 Oak Bay Avenue
- 2728 Spencer Road
- 3790 Quadra Street
- 490 Island Highway
Click here for a full list of participating stations across Canada.
Cheers and have happy National Coffee Day!