Comments on: Coffee Review: BuyWell’s French Roast http://donklephant.com/2009/02/14/coffee-review-buywells-french-roast/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kranky kritter http://donklephant.com/2009/02/14/coffee-review-buywells-french-roast/comment-page-1/#comment-436617 kranky kritter Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:14:13 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13544#comment-436617 Ok, so a 12 oz bag for $11 works out to $14.67 per pound. If I buy one 12 oz bag for $11 and get another bag free, and am charged $3.75 per bag for shipping, then I get 24 oz for $18.50, which is 12.33/lb. Neither counts as anything resembling a good deal in my world. If you are into gourmet coffee, you can get it for 7-10/lb. Trader Joe's sells a very nice dark sumatra for $4.99 for a 12oz can, which i less than $7/lb. But unfortunately this coffee lacks the delicious sanctimony of the fair trade seal of approval. Of course, even the $12-$15/lb coffee is a bargain compared to buying it one cup at a time from Fourbucks. :-) But then maybe you should be supporting your local barista. Decisions, decisions, decisions. It can be pretty hard to navigate a day when politics infuses every choice, huh? Ok, so a 12 oz bag for $11 works out to $14.67 per pound. If I buy one 12 oz bag for $11 and get another bag free, and am charged $3.75 per bag for shipping, then I get 24 oz for $18.50, which is 12.33/lb. Neither counts as anything resembling a good deal in my world.

If you are into gourmet coffee, you can get it for 7-10/lb. Trader Joe’s sells a very nice dark sumatra for $4.99 for a 12oz can, which i less than $7/lb. But unfortunately this coffee lacks the delicious sanctimony of the fair trade seal of approval.

Of course, even the $12-$15/lb coffee is a bargain compared to buying it one cup at a time from Fourbucks. :-) But then maybe you should be supporting your local barista. Decisions, decisions, decisions. It can be pretty hard to navigate a day when politics infuses every choice, huh?

]]> By: mw http://donklephant.com/2009/02/14/coffee-review-buywells-french-roast/comment-page-1/#comment-436579 mw Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:32:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13544#comment-436579 I may have to give this a try. My current favorite brew is a blend of my own concoction from a local roaster (not a chain) - 50% French Roast - 50% Costa Rica. I call it <b><i>Costa Roasta</i></b>. I may have to give this a try. My current favorite brew is a blend of my own concoction from a local roaster (not a chain) – 50% French Roast – 50% Costa Rica.

I call it Costa Roasta.

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