Posted on 04/30/2006 7:02:03 AM PDT by SamAdams76
For what it's worth, I HATE McDonald's new blend. When I was driving, I used to get their coffee to keep my alertness up. It used to be smooth, kind of bland, and just the right kick. The new stuff is fake-gourmet. At the gourmet places, you get to choose the blend....duhhh.
Starbucks, meanwhile, has come a long way. You can now go in there, order an extra large, smooth, coffee, from someone who is friendly and speaks English, cheaper than Dunkin'. They even don't care if you just call it coffee anymore.
Dunkin' franchises around here, meanwhile, have created environments where citizens don't want to work, then "had" to hire Central Americans. Also, they've gotten greedy with the cost of a cup.
The article is right on. I'm thinking with gas prices way up, people are going to be tempted to find a cheaper cup of coffee.
Somw people whine about the price of gasoline, yet don't blink an eye spending $3.50 for some caffeinated water......
Walmart's 100% Arabica coffee tins go for $2.18. Very good coffee.
I wish their coffee menu was written in English. You need a doctorate in Coffee-speak just to understand it.
When I was in Alabama last week, I went to McDonalds because there was no DD or Starbucks around and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this new blend.
As for Starbucks, you make a good point. Starbucks has a reputation for very expensive coffee but that only applies to their espresso drinks. If you get just a cup of regular coffee, it's no more expensive than just about anywhere else. However, I personally find Starbucks coffee to be too strong and bitter for my taste.
Pre-ground coffee is crap. Spend 20 bucks on a grinder and buy whole beans. The difference is like night and day. You'll wonder why you ever bought (and drank) ground coffee in the first place. And don't get me started on the instant stuff (maybe except for Nestle Rich Blend).
Take a No-Doz. It's cheaper and just as effective. Wash it down with some tap water.
Just my rambling two cents. :o)
I'm sure many complain about gas prices while they are in line buying their lattes too.
I like McDonald's new coffee. But that's what makes a horse-race, I guess!
My sister was on a flight about ten years ago with a coffee salesman who told her that people in New York put in literally twice as much coffee per pot as people in other parts of the country. That's probably changed now, not because New Yorkers use less, but because other folks are using more. Interesting how tastes change over the years.
I didn't say it was Walmart's pre-ground was excellent, but IMO very good.
Well, we used to like Starbucks, until we were given a Saeco Coffee/Espresso machine, as a gift.
Now we just wait till we get home to have a cup of coffee because none of the coffee shops coffee, can compare.
The machine was a gift (not the high end of their machines, but still pricey), and I thought I'd never spend that kind of money on a machine myself...but, after drinking the coffee (which is excellent, and all our guests think so too), and realizing the money saved by not drinking coffee away from home, I might reconsider.
Yuk. There is an experience with a good cup of coffee that cannot replicate your cheaper No-Doz solution for staying alert. Just like a good glass or wine, a quality glass of beer or a tumbler of aged bourbon, the mild intoxicating effect of the "drug" (alcohol) is secondary to the experience of enjoying the beverage. I suppose instead of the bourbon, you could mix some isoprophl alcohol with some tap water and get the same effect (of intoxication) for cheaper but you take away the entire experience of savoring a fine drink and take away most of the purpose.
Correction: I didn't say Walmart's pre-ground was excellent, but IMO very good. Sorry.
If you use the drive-through, order a "senior" cup. I don't know if they do it everywhere, but around here it's only $.50, and is just the right size.
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Bottom line: Coffee TASTES good, especially when I add the coffee to my cream and sugar. It gives the caffeine JOLT. It's legal, moral and innocent.
It only "costs" 2 WW points -- zowie!!!!
I didn't start drinking coffee until I lived in Saudi Arabia, working for Saudi ARAMCO. Those Muslim Saudis got me hooked on coffee. They all drank American coffee; they said it tasted the best. Harhar.
I drink as I write.
Hmmm, just what is the "right size" for a senior?
For $.50 it can't be too big.
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