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Coffee Dates are the Perfect Low Stress and Cheap Date
Quiet and intimate, coffee makes for a great cheap date, especially if you're going out with someone for the first or second time.
Perfect for those who wish to meet and chat with someone without the stress or time constraints that a dinner implies, coffee dates are convenient since most towns or cities have more than one café.
And, even if you don't enjoy coffee, many of these small restaurants serve a variety of warm beverages, including tea and cocoa, as well as quite a few delicious pastries.
For a cheap date and to get that authentic coffee experience, head to your local café on a weekend morning.
If you're a coffee lover, allow your date to surprise you with their favorite choice while you select your favorite for them.
This will not only make things a little more interesting, but will allow the two of you to get to know each other a little better.
You can tell a lot about a person by their choice of java.
To make the morning a little more romantic, share a pastry or ask the café if they can give you a sampling of five or six of their breakfast foods.
If you're looking for a longer outing, head to a local chain bookstore, such as Borders or Barnes & Noble, where good books and cafés are abundant.
Browse through the shelves together and pick out your favorite recipe or photo book.
Choose from an array of photography-based books about animals, traveling, crafts or home décor.
Take your new purchase to the store's café and browse through it together as you sip on java and munch on a pastry from the bakery.
Many large bookstores have many sales and great deals, so, even though you're purchasing a book as well, this could also be a very cheap date and the book could be a memento.
Another great cheap date revolving around coffee is to hold your own coffee social on a group date.
Get in touch with your friends and ask them to bring their partner to a coffee-themed brunch after dinner dessert gathering.
Ask each couple to bring their favorite dessert or breakfast and you will supply the coffee.
Stock up on interesting varieties and be sure to keep some tea and cocoa on hand for those who many not like coffee.
Many local supermarkets will carry imported blends, so feel free to be a little creative with it.
No matter what kind you choose to drink, good friends and good food and drink make for great conversation and an even better date.

After ordering your favorite java, ask the café for a sampling of their most delicious pastries or desserts and enjoy them with your date.
Instead of choosing your own drink, let your date choose his or her favorite kind for you and vice versa. You'll learn a lot about their tastes and will try something different.
Head to a bookstore and purchase a photo book to look through before hitting up the café for java and reading through it together.
Throw an early morning or after-dinner coffee party and invite couples to come with their favorite breakfast or dessert. Pick up some exotic blends from the coffee aisle in the supermarket.

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