I'm a Starbucks super fan but I've found the best dupe of their coffee and it's only £1 – I won't be going back

09/14/2024 06:35 AM

A STARBUCKS superfan has discovered a dupe on one of their coffees and it's much cheaper. 

Leah Choudhry was so pleased with her find that she even planned to have one "everyday for the foreseeable." 

The social media executive was so excited about her discovery that she took to her TikTok page to share her findings with others. 

She says: "Why is no one talking about this?"

Leah goes on to explain how she is "usually a Starbucks girl through and through" and orders the Iced Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso, which costs £5.90. 

This drink is made with Starbucks Blonde Espresso roast, ice, brown sugar flavour syrup, and oat drink. 

However, she has found a dupe and it only cost her £1 and it can be found in Caffe Nero.

She discovered that the Iced Velvet Americano is very similar to the Starbucks one 

Upon discovering it on the menu, she asked staff at her local Caffe Nero what it was like and they said: "It's gorgeous." 

Leah says: "I was like, I'm sold. Can I have one of them please?"

She then shows the camera an iced drink which has froth on the top of it. 

Leah continues: "I'm sold. I've got honey with it, so it's sweet as well. To me it tastes like brown sugar oat milk espresso."

A Vanilla Iced Velvet Americano from Caffè Nero costs £4.20 in the UK and contains 61 calories. 

It’s a blended black iced coffee with a creamy texture.

Caffè Nero also offers a Honey Iced Velvet Americano for the same price, which contains 67 calories. 

However, if you are with the phone network Three, customers can get the drink for £1 by downloading their app – and that is what Leah did. 

She added in the comments section of her video: "My NEW order is Iced Velvet Americano with honey and a splash of oat milk!"

Her video gained a lot of attraction with many rushing to the comments section to share their thoughts. 

One wrote: "Yeah this drink slaps."

Another added: "Caffe Nero coffee is 100 per cent better than Starbucks." 

A third said that "if you have an Octopus electricity account, you can get one free drink every week."

A Caffe Nero customer also suggested another drink to try.

They wrote: "You neeeeeed to try Nero’s pistachio iced latte! 10/10"

Leah replied by asking: "Is it nicer though?"

And they said: "100000%! Nero drinks in general are so much better than Starbucks and way cheaper."