text: In 2005, when smoothie shops begun appearing on every street corner, I sneeringly predicted they'd all be gone by 2006. Four years later, I'm still wiping a bit of the egg off my face, but it must be said they are now slowly but surely disappearing from view, I think for a number of reasons...\n\n1. All smoothies taste pretty much the same, regardless of content.\n2. An actual piece of fruit tastes better.\n3. People have realised that they were paying through the nose for what is effectively, baby food.\n\nThat pretty much sums it up.