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Originally Posted by asianthree
Starbucks in LSL is full of old guys in need of company, sitting for hours nursing one cup of coffee. With the return of refills, I don’t ever see them going home. That $3 for them ends up being less than $1, after refills.
Yet here I sit with freshly ground Blue Mountain, and Kona in two French Press, waiting for sunrise.
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Hah! Being a committed coffee snob I can completely identify with this sentiment. I never buy coffee from SB or Tim Horton (just as bad as SB). I know something about the over-roasted and stale-burnt taste of SB coffees as one of my fraternity brothers was the technical director at SB Corp. in Seattle for a number of years. I do buy freshly roasted whole bean Blue Mountain and Kona direct from the roaster, grind fresh, and brew at home. They are expensive on a per pound basis but are still somewhat cheaper than the chain coffees on a per cup basis. But the taste is so vastly superior to SB, TH, Panera, etc. The only coffee that comes close to home brew near TV is The Standard on Bella Cruz Dr.