Forty minutes at Chadstone Shopping Centre on Boxing Day and I was already worn down. Needing to refuel, I walked to the counter at a café-like store in the food court and asked for a banana milkshake.
I took my first sip, then pulled the straw out of my mouth in horror. For some crazy reason, I expected there to be a banana in my banana milkshake. This, however, was a banana-flavoured milkshake. It tasted exactly like one of those soft banana lollies.
I’ve been spoiled these past few years, drinking juices and smoothies from juice bars. I had forgotten what the old school dairy fruit drinks were like. Having paid big bucks, you take it for granted that you’ll get real fruit.
I’ll never buy a milkshake or thickshake again.
I think you were brave to go to Chadstone on Boxing Day! (But not as brave as those who went on December 23.)
…and people such as myself who did ALL their last-minute Christmas shopping on the 24th in the city… phew.
There’s something strangely appealing about the sickly-sweet “flavoured” drinks. Obviously its a shock when you’re expecting something else, but when all you need is a sugar fix, those drinks are second only to starburst lollies.
Yeah, I really like “lime” and “mint” flavoured milkshakes…