My colleague Angela and I have been sitting in Tom N Toms for four and a half hours. Tom N Toms is one of Seoul's numerous coffee shop chains. StarBucks really are up against it in Korea. Not only is there a coffee shop on every corner but on every floor, most of which aren’t Starbucks. They really haven’t grabbed the land fast enough.
Anyway our office was just too hot today, the aircon couldn't quite cope so we decamped at lunch time, and went to Tom N Toms. I am not sure what, but there was something about the name that just appealed. We have now been sitting in Tom N Toms all afternoon. Our laptops are plugged in and we are taking advantage of super fast wifi. So far we have spent 14,300 Won on a passion fruit Italian slush, a grapefruit juice and two Hot dog pretzels. That's a grand total of £6, for half a day in an air-conditioned office space. I do feel like we are taking the piss a bit, but then I notice a guy in front of me who has been tapping away for just as long and another two who have been in a meeting for the best part of three hours. I guess the coffee shops are also considered unofficial serviced offices.
I think they get a rum deal, so in the spirit of goodwill I have mentioned Tom N Toms seven times in this blog and added a picture of their logo to boot. So if you are in Seoul make sure you go to Tom N Toms. Their Passion fruit Italian Slush’s rock, as do their hot dog pretzels.
Hopefully my vast readership and this free advertising will go some way to redress the balance.
Tom N Toms
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