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Within the huge SM Megamall, there’s a curious coffeeshop that appears to cater to bloggers and other fond users of notebooks and laptops who all happen to always need two things: good coffee and power outlets.

The place is called Blenz Coffee.

Prices are not far from those in the usual coffeeshops where we hang out. They accept major credit cards. The coffees that I’ve tried just tasted right. Not bad, not bad at all. Actually, Blenz promises “never burnt, never bitter” cups of their fresh brewed coffee.

The Philippine Coffee Scene was unimpressed with some of the coffees. Meanwhile, Food Trip Tayo! likes Blenz and recommends it to those tired of the usual places. Ditto for My Food Notebook.

A check with Google reveals that Blenz Coffee comes from Canada where it has dozens of coffeeshops. It also has branches in Japan and Kuwait.

The coffeeshop is well-lit, has plenty of chairs and desks. Along one side of the glass walls, there’s a long table that could accommodate perhaps five people.  The lavatory is clean. The noise level — a factor important to mobile workers — is very low compared to the well-established coffeeshops.

But perhaps its strong selling point is the sheer number of “universal-type” power outlets that are found all over the the coffeeshop. Unlike others who illegally resell electricity (by charging power charging fees, Blendz’s many power outlets practically encourage coffee lovers to bring their laptops and spend some time in their coffeeshop. There are six power outlets alone at the small but well-ventilated smoking lounge.

Blenz also provides its own free WIFI service on top of what SM Megamall offers across the shopping center. If you have mobile broadband, you are lucky to have redundant internet services if you’re there.

I discovered Blenz last weekend as I went around SM Megamall to find a belated Christmas gift. You bet that I’ll be back there in no time.  Or I’ll check their other stores at the SM One E Com Center beside SM Mall of Asia, and at One Solaris Bldg., Dela Rosa Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City.