This might seem a little obvious for most of you, but I recently did the math over this past year of lockdown.
I often see comparisons people make for big tubs of Kirkland brand or Folgers coffee made in 12 cup automatic coffee makers, getting under 10¢ a cup. My parents only drink the cheap stuff and tell me that I am a snob and that I'm silly for paying so much for coffee, so I did the math.
I subscribe to a very popular coffee by mail service. On average a 12 oz bag of coffee cost $20. Roasted to order, delivered in a few days, top quality, supporting small businesses across the country, I absolutely love it. I end up using (by myself) one 12 oz bag every two weeks, this has been very consistent working from home everyday over the pandemic. I make two cups a day using roughly 15g of coffee per 240mL water with a single pour over, occasionally three coffees on a weekend. That works out to roughly 30 coffees made per bag.
So in the end, I'm paying only $0.66 for fan-fucking-tastic, very strong, serious gourmet shit. Worth every penny
December 09, 2020 at 01:24PM
