Coffee Choices

Aug 6, 2009 4:53 pm

I read a recent poll that suggested there was considerable interest in coffee choices…

  I prefer Dunking Donuts Coffee over Starbucks and McD. What say the others?
Aug 6, 2009 5:51 pm

I like the coffee at work.  It’s free

Aug 6, 2009 6:58 pm

Yeah, Dunkin’ vs. SBUX is like the great divide.  Two totally different roasts.  It’s like people that drink Guiness vs. Coors Lite.  Personally I’m a Dunkin’ guy.  But when I have a choice, I go down the street to a local coffee roaster’s shop.  They brew 8 varieties daily, and roast & sell 50 different beans.

Aug 6, 2009 7:03 pm

I was a Dunkin’ guy until I had to buy a McDonalds coffee the other day. It’s pretty competitive. Starbucks coffee just pisses me off…it’s so damn pretentious to charge $4 for a cup of coffee.

Aug 6, 2009 7:08 pm

SBUX is my favorite. Then Dunkin’.



I can’t ever remember paying more than $1.80 for coffee at Starbucks. Somebody help me out here? Where do you guys live that they charge $4 for a coffee?

Aug 6, 2009 7:10 pm
Moraen:

SBUX is my favorite. Then Dunkin’.

I can’t ever remember paying more than $1.80 for coffee at Starbucks. Somebody help me out here? Where do you guys live that they charge $4 for a coffee?

  That's just for those that want the caramel machiattos and junk.  I go for the good ol' Iced Americano for $2.10.  Nothing better out there.
Aug 6, 2009 7:14 pm

SBUX all the way! I love there double espresso.

Aug 6, 2009 7:46 pm
Moraen:

SBUX is my favorite. Then Dunkin’.

I can’t ever remember paying more than $1.80 for coffee at Starbucks. Somebody help me out here? Where do you guys live that they charge $4 for a coffee?

  That's just the sissy's that drink the Grande non-fat double mocha latte.  You're right, Starbucks regular coffee is no more expensive than DD (maybe 10 or 20 cents if anything). 
Aug 6, 2009 7:56 pm

I have to go Dunkin. I had a long standing boycott on SBUX because some b**ch in Vegas ripped into me about 10 years ago from behind the counter because I didn’t give the size of my order first.

Aug 7, 2009 1:18 pm
B24:

[quote=Moraen]SBUX is my favorite. Then Dunkin’. I can’t ever remember paying more than $1.80 for coffee at Starbucks. Somebody help me out here? Where do you guys live that they charge $4 for a coffee?



That’s just the sissy’s that drink the Grande non-fat double mocha latte. You’re right, Starbucks regular coffee is no more expensive than DD (maybe 10 or 20 cents if anything). [/quote]



I see. I never thought that advisors and brokers who piss vinegar actually get the fluid from foo-foo drinks. Holy crap! Do people not drink plain coffee anymore?



Aug 7, 2009 5:00 pm
Moraen:


I see. I never thought that advisors and brokers who piss vinegar actually get the fluid from foo-foo drinks. Holy crap! Do people not drink plain coffee anymore?

  I do.  I switched to $2 venti drips after the daily $5 foo-foo coffee left me feeling uber gay and broke.
Aug 7, 2009 5:41 pm

So would that be BROKE or BROKEBACK?

  What's a venti drip?   I miss the sidewalk coffee I used to get when I lived in Manhattan.   It was like a buck, it tasted good, and it was so freakin hot that you knew all the bacteria in it was dead (can't say the same for the dirty-water dogs).
Aug 7, 2009 5:57 pm

[quote=B24] So would that be BROKE or BROKEBACK?



What’s a venti drip?



I miss the sidewalk coffee I used to get when I lived in Manhattan. It was like a buck, it tasted good, and it was so freakin hot that you knew all the bacteria in it was dead (can’t say the same for the dirty-water dogs).[/quote]



I hear you. I actually don’t go to SBUX unless I’m out of town. I got the name of this bean that I drank when I was in New Orleans for Katrina - Order it and grind it fresh in the office. Twelve bucks a bag and it makes around 90 cups of coffee. Use a press. Use a hot water heater kettle to heat it up, it’ll sear the lipstick off of guys who drink the BROKEBACK drinks.
Aug 8, 2009 4:19 pm

Have any of you guys ever had European coffee?  Is there a reason why the coffee I had in Italy was so incredible?  Coffee here makes me gag unless it’s one of the frilly $4 things.  Especially since I tried that coffee over there.  Consequently my dose of morning caffeine comes by way of Coca Cola. 

Aug 8, 2009 4:46 pm
Spaceman Spiff:

Have any of you guys ever had European coffee? Is there a reason why the coffee I had in Italy was so incredible? Coffee here makes me gag unless it’s one of the frilly $4 things. Especially since I tried that coffee over there. Consequently my dose of morning caffeine comes by way of Coca Cola.



It's how they roast the bean in Italy and Spain. We roast them fast here. Makes the coffee bitter.
Aug 8, 2009 9:00 pm

SBUX everyday.  Everything else is pure swill.

Aug 9, 2009 3:02 am

Dunkin, that s*** is like black gold.

Aug 10, 2009 9:28 pm

My wife went to an auction 2 weeks ago. Bought 40 lbs of Dunkin Coffee for 2 bucks a pound, can you say client gifts???

   
Aug 10, 2009 10:20 pm

Anyone ever try the coffee @ Wawa…cheap and good!

Aug 10, 2009 10:28 pm
Hey Kool-Aid:

Anyone ever try the coffee @ Wawa…cheap and good!



I thought you only drank Kool-Aid.
Aug 10, 2009 10:46 pm
Moraen:

[quote=Hey Kool-Aid] Anyone ever try the coffee @ Wawa…cheap and good![/quote]

I thought you only drank Kool-Aid.

  Here I am trying to participate in a non-market based conversation...dropping the biases (sp?) for a moment...and along comes Moraen who just can't let it pass!  So that's how you roll hey dude?!?   I actually just like the name...Although I do like the firm where I work, I don't drink the Kool-Aid as much as one might think.  When I signed up for this board, and saw the references to Kool Aid, I immediately thought of the big pitcher breaking through the wall and all the kids yelling "hey Kool-Aid"...and thought it would be a good name!
Aug 11, 2009 12:17 am
Hey Kool-Aid:

[quote=Moraen] [quote=Hey Kool-Aid] Anyone ever try the coffee @ Wawa…cheap and good![/quote] I thought you only drank Kool-Aid.



Here I am trying to participate in a non-market based conversation…dropping the biases (sp?) for a moment…and along comes Moraen who just can’t let it pass! So that’s how you roll hey dude?!?



I actually just like the name…Although I do like the firm where I work, I don’t drink the Kool-Aid as much as one might think. When I signed up for this board, and saw the references to Kool Aid, I immediately thought of the big pitcher breaking through the wall and all the kids yelling “hey Kool-Aid”…and thought it would be a good name![/quote]



just messin’ man
Aug 11, 2009 12:25 am

[quote=Moraen] [quote=Hey Kool-Aid] [quote=Moraen] [quote=Hey Kool-Aid] Anyone ever try the coffee @ Wawa…cheap and good![/quote] I thought you only drank Kool-Aid.[/quote]

 
Here I am trying to participate in a non-market based conversation...dropping the biases (sp?) for a moment...and along comes Moraen who just can't let it pass!  So that's how you roll hey dude?!?
 
I actually just like the name...Although I do like the firm where I work, I don't drink the Kool-Aid as much as one might think.  When I signed up for this board, and saw the references to Kool Aid, I immediately thought of the big pitcher breaking through the wall and all the kids yelling "hey Kool-Aid"...and thought it would be a good name![/quote]

just messin' man[/quote]   I know...hence the giggling emoticon!
Aug 11, 2009 3:02 pm
Hey Kool-Aid:

Anyone ever try the coffee @ Wawa…cheap and good!

  You a Jersey Girl?   I lived ther for a brief period, and Wawa was awesome.  Don't remember the coffee, but those stores kicked arse.
Aug 11, 2009 4:22 pm

What’s a Wawa?  Is it a convenience store/gas station place?  I sort of remember stopping at something like that when I was in VA a few years ago. 

  In the midwest we have QTs.  My dad says the coffee is really good.  But he's old, half his taste buds are dead, and he spent too many years in the Army to know what good coffee tastes like.    Back to my question earlier about the coffee in Italy - is there anywhere here in the states that makes their coffee the way they do in Italy?  I can't imagine a chain like SBUX would have the time to do it that way.
Aug 11, 2009 4:26 pm
Hey Kool-Aid:

Anyone ever try the coffee @ Wawa…cheap and good!

  Now you're talkin!  You must be on the I-95 corridor somewhere between PA and VA.  Can't say there's a better place to go if you're looking for a quick bite and drink.  I'll actually take the Wawa Orange drink and a steak and cheese Shorty any time of the day.
Aug 11, 2009 4:59 pm

[quote=Spaceman Spiff] What’s a Wawa? Is it a convenience store/gas station place? I sort of remember stopping at something like that when I was in VA a few years ago.



In the midwest we have QTs. My dad says the coffee is really good. But he’s old, half his taste buds are dead, and he spent too many years in the Army to know what good coffee tastes like.



Back to my question earlier about the coffee in Italy - is there anywhere here in the states that makes their coffee the way they do in Italy? I can’t imagine a chain like SBUX would have the time to do it that way. [/quote]



Army coffee literally tastes like diesel fuel mixed with turpentine.



Spiff. Here you go.



http://www.coffeebrothers.com/coffee_brothers_retail.htm



The Italian Roast is likely what will remind you most of Italy. But I urge you to try the Colombian.
Aug 11, 2009 5:20 pm

Spiff...Wawa food market is a great, clean convenient store, up and down the East Coast.  My store of choice was in South Jersey (not there anymore).  My wife had a friend send us a bag of it and we brewed it up ourselves...just not the same though!  They also have those flavored creamers which personally I don't care for, but my wife loves them.  After shopping for years at Wawa, 7-11 just doesn't cut it!

Aug 11, 2009 7:20 pm

Sounds a lot like our QT’s.  Very clean, no matter when or where you go.  Very consistent.  I pass one on the way to work every morning and my truck just automatically turns into the store to get my 32oz Coke.  I’ve tried to stop, but the truck just has a mind of it’s own.  

Aug 12, 2009 11:56 pm

Cool thread.... One, because I drink coffee by the pail, and two, I think it could coffee preference could be figured out regionally. 

The Dunk'n Donut crowd (me included) are probably from north of the Mason-Dixon.  You can't swing a dead cat in Boston without hitting one.  South of that line, and you're probably for a little something else.
East coast Wawa, mid-West 7-11, down here (dirty south now) a Circle K or Tom Thumb for the quick, cheap, keep me awake please, cup of coffee.  I can't answer for the west part of the country    
Aug 12, 2009 11:57 pm

[quote=TwoTour]

Cool thread.... One, because I drink coffee by the pail, and two, I think it could coffee preference could be figured out regionally. 

The Dunk'n Donut crowd (me included) are probably from north of the Mason-Dixon.  You can't swing a dead cat in Boston without hitting one.  South of that line, and you're probably for a little something else.
East coast Wawa, mid-West 7-11, down here (dirty south now) a Circle K or Tom Thumb for the quick, cheap, keep me awake please, cup of coffee.  I can't answer for the west part of the country    [/quote]     Sadly, ....Starbucks
Aug 13, 2009 3:16 pm

I had a little bit of Cracker Barrel coffee this morning at a breakfast meeting. I have to say I prefer the Dunkin coffee…