On the hunt for $1 large coffee! 😃

[MrTwister]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬

[Chellybean]

senior coffee McDonald's small cup

[golfing eagles]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬

About 70 miles SSE of here-----Fantasyland :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[shut the front door]

I don't know if they've gone up since I've been there, but Fruitland Park Cafe was always proud that they had the 50 cent cup of coffee with free refills.

[Keefelane66]

I leave the house with my 14oz insulated tumbler brewed with a k-cup reusable brew my own @ about $.10 a cup.

[fdpaq0580]

About 70 miles SSE of here-----Fantasyland :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I know this was a joke, but I was curious so I checked. $3.69 and up depending on what you order.

[Rainger99]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬

If you use the McDonald's app, there is usually a special of any size coffee for $0.99. That is regular or iced coffee. You are limited to once a day.

[Stu from NYC]

That ship seems to have sailed away or sunk after covid

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

You get what you pay for I’ll stick to Starbucks black coffee and no I don’t care about the price and not even sure what the price is because it’s worth it. I’ll also use Dunkin Donuts but not here , only in Boston where the flavor seems to be much better , probably because of the water

[Jayhawk]

I don't know if they've gone up since I've been there, but Fruitland Park Cafe was always proud that they had the 50 cent cup of coffee with free refills.

They went out of business almost a year ago.

[Keefelane66]

So true its the water definitely ������

[retiredguy123]

senior coffee McDonald's small cup
A small cup, but you can get free refills.

[Randall55]

A small cup, but you can get free refills.Watch out for free coffee Tuesdays at WaWAs. I believe you have to download their app to get the notifications.

[Djean1981]

If you live near a Panera, they have a $12 a month deal (It includes more than just coffee).
Unlimited Sip Club | Panera Bread (https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/mypanera/subscription.html)

[Velvet]

Interesting post. I just checked the cost of my coffee made at home and found that the most expensive part was the soy milk I put into it. I bought it at Publix $5.39 64 oz which is pretty well twice the cost for the same item at Walmart. Now you’re making me check my whole grocery list.

[Taltarzac725]

Where Can You Find the Best Gas Station Coffee? (https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/save-money/best-cheap-coffee-gas-stations/)

Lots of gas stations around. But do they have $1 large coffees?

[badkarma318]

Fruitland Park Cafe probably went under due to the heavy losses in the coffee column of the ledger.

[Keefelane66]

Interesting post. I just checked the cost of my coffee made at home and found that the most expensive part was the soy milk I put into it. I bought it at Publix $5.39 64 oz which is pretty well twice the cost for the same item at Walmart. Now you’re making me check my whole grocery list.
I'm glad you finally realized that Publix has been GOUGING. Although there are some BOGO items beat Walmart prices.

[retiredguy123]

If you just want one cup of coffee with your meal, most of these full service breakfast restaurants are a ripoff. You will pay about $3.50 for a cup of coffee, including tax and tip. And, the restaurant doesn't want you to know what you paid because many of them conveniently omit the beverage prices from the menu.

[ElDiabloJoe]

You get what you pay for I’ll stick to Starbucks black coffee ...

I can get that Starbuck's taste at home. I brew coffee (Folger's, Chock Fulla Nuts, 8:00, whatever brand you want). Then I leave it in the pot on the warmer for 3 days. After the bottom gets good and scorched, voilá, Starbucks black coffee.

[Michael G.]

senior coffee McDonald's small cup


With refills. :MOJE_whot:

[Pugchief]

I can get that Starbuck's taste at home. I brew coffee (Folger's, Chock Fulla Nuts, 8:00, whatever brand you want). Then I leave it in the pot on the warmer for 3 days. After the bottom gets good and scorched, voilá, Starbucks black coffee.

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Michael G.]

If you live near a Panera, they have a $12 a month deal (It includes more than just coffee).
Unlimited Sip Club | Panera Bread (https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/mypanera/subscription.html)

Seriously this is a great deal if you live close and don't have to start your car
and use a golfcart every week.

I know a wealthy friend of mine that lives outside tv, starts his new Lexus up
every morning @ 6:00a.m. and drives to Panera for his free coffee, then again
in the p.m. for another cup.

Seems like a big expense and determination for a cup of coffee that he could make at home.

[Michael G.]

Many times, they said coffee prices increase with coffee bean prices.
But when prices go down for coffee beans, have you ever seen coffee drop in price??

[Babubhat]

Check 7-11 and Wawa apps for deals

[thelegges]

French press, blue mountain, 2 drops of stevia, yeti tumbler out the door. $2.17

Cold brew blend of 3 dark roast cold brew beans, grind, wait 24 hours. Top with cold froth. $1.27

In a hurry Nespresso half cafe .95 with one espresso shot 1.25 Top with warm froth.

Travels only WaWa’s or Buccee’s.

If I am only drinking one cup of coffee 4 days a week it need to be good, cheap isn’t in the mix. Free coffee Tuesdays is back at WaWa’s

[photo1902]

Many times, they said coffee prices increase with coffee bean prices.
But when prices go down for coffee beans, have you ever seen coffee drop in price??

Yes. We order from Amazon and the price does fluctuate

[Michael 61]

So easy to make good coffee at home for pennies

[MrChip72]

$1.80/$2.30 for a regular or large to go at Waffle House is about as close as you'll find.

[Stu from NYC]

Best price is a refill at convenience store using my 30 oz travel cup but price for that is well over a buck.

[blueash]

Not a coffee drinker myself but thought I'd look up the price of coffee bean (https://www.statista.com/statistics/675807/average-prices-arabica-and-robusta-coffee-worldwide/)s. I found that the price per kilogram of both major varieties of coffee is in 2023 nearly identical to the price in 2014. Thus any increases you are paying are for factors other than bean price. the website did not explain how they know the cost of beans in 2024 unless they are using future contracts.

The other graph is longer term of US prices. (https://coffee-finders.com/wholesale-coffee-beans-prices-history/) It does not explain which bean type. Perhaps a blend. But this 45 year graph shows no increase in all those years. These are not adjusted for inflation so your coffee beans are way cheaper than they were in 1975.

According to the article with the long term chart, the farmer only gets 5% of the final supermarket cost of coffee.

[Two Bills]

Not a coffee drinker myself but thought I'd look up the price of coffee bean (https://www.statista.com/statistics/675807/average-prices-arabica-and-robusta-coffee-worldwide/)s. I found that the price per kilogram of both major varieties of coffee is in 2023 nearly identical to the price in 2014. Thus any increases you are paying are for factors other than bean price. the website did not explain how they know the cost of beans in 2024 unless they are using future contracts.

The other graph is longer term of US prices. (https://coffee-finders.com/wholesale-coffee-beans-prices-history/) It does not explain which bean type. Perhaps a blend. But this 45 year graph shows no increase in all those years. These are not adjusted for inflation so your coffee beans are way cheaper than they were in 1975.

According to the article with the long term chart, the farmer only gets 5% of the final supermarket cost of coffee.

As a former hog farmer, nothing unusual there.
The profit is with the middlemen, and retailer, then when feed, and ancillary costs rise, the farmer takes the hit, not the retailer or middleman.
If the true cost, plus a reasonable return was set by the producers, the public would scream blue murder at the price rise in the shop.
There were times when the transport guy taking our pigs to slaughter made more than we did on the load.
And we were one of he more efficient producers.
Gave up, bought a truck, and started making some money!

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

So easy to make good coffee at home for pennies
So can everyone else ,but I and many others like to stop during our day for a cup of coffee maybe even chat up someone while your drinking it , it’s one of life’s simple pleasures a good cup of coffee somewhere or sometime during your day .the same can be said for eating out you can make your food at home ,well I can’t because I don’t know how to cook anything, but dining out for me is a social contact with others and many nights a date it’s not just the food

[justjim]

senior coffee McDonald's small cup

Yeah, but they will give you refills! Coffee is good.

[fdpaq0580]

So can everyone else ,but I and many others like to stop during our day for a cup of coffee maybe even chat up someone while your drinking it , it’s one of life’s simple pleasures a good cup of coffee somewhere or sometime during your day .the same can be said for eating out you can make your food at home ,well I can’t because I don’t know how to cook anything, but dining out for me is a social contact with others and many nights a date it’s not just the food

Psst! Charlieo. The microwave is your friend.

[asianthree]

Psst! Charlieo. The microwave is your friend.

Funny we don’t microwave food or drinks. When we cook or eat out we only order what we can consume at that sitting. Never been a fan of leftovers, unless it’s my moms soup or meatloaf. Only time I use microwave is for the cats food

[HandyGrandpap]

I can get that Starbuck's taste at home. I brew coffee (Folger's, Chock Fulla Nuts, 8:00, whatever brand you want). Then I leave it in the pot on the warmer for 3 days. After the bottom gets good and scorched, voilá, Starbucks black coffee.


Great comment!, to each their own of course, but the Starbucks has always been a bit too strong for me. When up north I find Tim Horton's one of my favorite,

[retiredguy123]

Great comment!, to each their own of course, but the Starbucks has always been a bit too strong for me. When up north I find Tim Horton's one of my favorite,
You can buy the Starbucks "blonde" version in K-cups, which is supposed to be milder. But, I will drink whatever coffee is the cheapest because I cannot tell the difference.

[Dusty_Star]

I’ll also use Dunkin Donuts but not here , only in Boston where the flavor seems to be much better , probably because of the water

Or practice, I remember the last time I was driving around Mass - eastern, not the city, probably not the cape - I was astounded to see a Dunkin on every corner. I marveled that they could survive. How many donuts could Massachusetts eat? I didn't consider that they were selling coffee, not crullers or honey dipped. As is probably the subtext of the original post, selling coffee is profitable.

[dhdallas]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬

There is probably a YouTube video that demonstrates how you could brew your own cup of coffee. It's one thing to buy gas station coffee when on a 12 hour road trip but to go out and buy it on purpose when you don't have to...yuck!

[kkingston57]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬

Drink club at Panera is around $13 a month for unlimited coffee and cold beverages. Less than $1 a cup if you use it more than 13 times a month.

[coralway]

It’s almost the year 2024. Coffee ain’t a buck anymore

[Jhnidy]

Wish I could meet the salesperson who coined "You get what you pay for." PT Barnham would be proud.

[Two Bills]

In UK Starbucks Americano is $3.78

20 filter cigarettes, or Marlboro are $20+ a packet.:shocked:

[ddesjardin]

If you live near a Panera, they have a $12 a month deal (It includes more than just coffee).
Unlimited Sip Club | Panera Bread (https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/mypanera/subscription.html)
I was hoping someone would suggest Panera's Sip Club. I bought mine annually for $99. A Sip Club members can get a coffee (or other beverages) every two hours. If I go once daily, that's about 27 cents per cup!

[Two Bills]

I am totally amazed that people actually drive to a venue, buy a cup of coffee, then take it home to drink.
Then complain about the cost of a cup of Coffee!
WTH!:shrug:

[Rwirish]

Home brewed coffee.

[Rainger99]

I was hoping someone would suggest Panera's Sip Club. I bought mine annually for $99. A Sip Club members can get a coffee (or other beverages) every two hours. If I go once daily, that's about 27 cents per cup!

Does that include refills?

[bowlingal]

might be a good idea for people who answer a post to add WHICH post you are answering! That one about the company closing did not specify which post and which company closed!!

[donfey]

While you're at it, you might as well include Aldi's in your price comparisons. You'll be surprised.

[Jazzman]

Does that include refills?

If you go to Panera and buy one coffee you fill it yourself at the coffee station. You then can refill all you want.

[Mellow]

I don't know if they've gone up since I've been there, but Fruitland Park Cafe was always proud that they had the 50 cent cup of coffee with free refills.

Closed

[mntlblok]

In UK Starbucks Americano is $3.78

20 filter cigarettes, or Marlboro are $20+ a packet.:shocked:

Wow. Bet it's tougher to bum a smoke these days, eh?

[Global]

I can get that Starbuck's taste at home. I brew coffee (Folger's, Chock Fulla Nuts, 8:00, whatever brand you want). Then I leave it in the pot on the warmer for 3 days. After the bottom gets good and scorched, voilá, Starbucks black coffee.
Starbucks is the worse. They burn the beans so all locations taste the same. 95% of Starbucks sold has sugar, cream, coco or other sweet stuff in it so you can’t really taste the coffee. Plus the cost of Starbucks is crazy.

[wsachs]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬
Sounds like if the local bar charges $.50 for a beer, you wait until happy hour.

[Joecool]

Don't forget to factor in the price of travel

[fdpaq0580]

Funny we don’t microwave food or drinks. When we cook or eat out we only order what we can consume at that sitting. Never been a fan of leftovers, unless it’s my moms soup or meatloaf. Only time I use microwave is for the cats food

Not just for leftovers. Prepackaged meals from you from your favorite restaurants to be frozen and reheated when going out may not be a reasonable option for you. Did it for years when traveling in the motor home. We'd get to our campsite. No restaurants for miles. Don't want to have to start preparing a meal. Just reach into the freezer and pick what you want. Heat and eat. No mess and no waiting for dinner. Works just as well at home.

[OhioBuckeye]

Oh man, that could be a thing of the past!

[snsaneholtz@gmail.com]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬

Circle K “sip and save”. Check it out.

[fdpaq0580]

Oh man, that could be a thing of the past!

That comment is accurate for many things____including me.

[maistocars]

Free coffee Tuesdays at WaWa.

[Rainger99]

Drink club at Panera is around $13 a month for unlimited coffee and cold beverages. Less than $1 a cup if you use it more than 13 times a month.

For $11.99/month plus tax, you can enjoy any size drip hot coffee, hot tea, iced coffee, iced tea, Charged Sips, lemonade, or fountain beverage every two (2) hours during regular bakery-café hours, including free refills of the same beverage at any participating U.S. Panera Bread bakery-cafes. You can choose any size drip hot coffee, hot tea, iced coffee, iced tea, Charged Sips, lemonade, or fountain beverage when redeeming your subscription benefits.

This is an amazing deal if you live near one. However, I think the only two are in Spanish Springs and Lake Sumter. Nothing in Brownwood or Sawgrass. Maybe they will put one in Eastport!!



Unlimited Sip Club | Panera Bread (https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/mypanera/subscription.html)

[bjswist]

McDonald’s get the senior discount and it’s good coffee

[Two Bills]

Wow. Bet it's tougher to bum a smoke these days, eh?

No chance!
Very few smokers these days.
Mainly vapers.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

French press, blue mountain, 2 drops of stevia, yeti tumbler out the door. $2.17

Cold brew blend of 3 dark roast cold brew beans, grind, wait 24 hours. Top with cold froth. $1.27

In a hurry Nespresso half cafe .95 with one espresso shot 1.25 Top with warm froth.

Travels only WaWa’s or Buccee’s.

If I am only drinking one cup of coffee 4 days a week it need to be good, cheap isn’t in the mix. Free coffee Tuesdays is back at WaWa’s I love my Nespresso machine, it’s the first shot in morning when I get up around 9:30 ,when I leave for gym I love to take with me to drink in car a can of Starbucks espresso or a Red Bull to fire me up and later another Starbucks coffee and another before I head out for night . ( it’s a good thing I don’t go to bed till around 1:30 or 2 lol)I love coffee and the cost is not a problem , but the added on cost of having my teeth cleaned every 3 months because of the coffee I should add to the price of my coffee drinking

[paulajr]

There is probably a YouTube video that demonstrates how you could brew your own cup of coffee. It's one thing to buy gas station coffee when on a 12 hour road trip but to go out and buy it on purpose when you don't have to...yuck!

We discovered on a recent road trip, that many of the “gas station” convenience stores now have a coffee machine that grinds the beans for your cup and then dispenses the coffee. It was delicious!! And I think it was around $1!!

[Topspinmo]

Interesting post. I just checked the cost of my coffee made at home and found that the most expensive part was the soy milk I put into it. I bought it at Publix $5.39 64 oz which is pretty well twice the cost for the same item at Walmart. Now you’re making me check my whole grocery list.

paying for convenience if shop at Publix’s if live close to one.

[photo1902]

We discovered on a recent road trip, that many of the “gas station” convenience stores now have a coffee machine that grinds the beans for your cup and then dispenses the coffee. It was delicious!! And I think it was around $1!!

That’s exactly right. The grind and brew places really produce an excellent cup of coffee. Ignore all of the haters.

[Velvet]

paying for convenience if shop at Publix’s if live close to one.

Well, Walmart is 150 steps or so away. My fault for not looking at the receipt - you know they always tell you orally at the checkout and in writing at Publix how much you just SAVED. I was not the one doing the grocery shopping in the past so I wasn’t familiar with the prices.

[OhioBuckeye]

That comment is accurate for many things____including me.

Not trying to be a wise guy, but you’re exactly right!

[asianthree]

I love my Nespresso machine, it’s the first shot in morning when I get up around 9:30 ,when I leave for gym I love to take with me to drink in car a can of Starbucks espresso or a Red Bull to fire me up and later another Starbucks coffee and another before I head out for night . ( it’s a good thing I don’t go to bed till around 1:30 or 2 lol)I love coffee and the cost is not a problem , but the added on cost of having my teeth cleaned every 3 months because of the coffee I should add to the price of my coffee drinking

Plus nespresso has upped their game to cold brew(I still do it with really big French press) and over ice brews. Not big on caffeine since oncology says it’s not your friend. So one coffee every other day is all my body can expect.

Back in the day I drank roughly 2 pots made with my bodum vacuume maker. Best coffee ever. Kids still love to watch the water rise in the top whirl around the grounds, then back into the pot. Still in use after 15 years

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Plus nespresso has upped their game to cold brew(I still do it with really big French press) and over ice brews. Not big on caffeine since oncology says it’s not your friend. So one coffee every other day is all my body can expect.

Back in the day I drank roughly 2 pots made with my bodum vacuume maker. Best coffee ever. Kids still love to watch the water rise in the top whirl around the grounds, then back into the pot. Still in use after 15 years i just turned 86 if my vices haven’t killed me by now, there’s no sense in giving them up

[fdpaq0580]

i just turned 86 if my vices haven’t killed me by now, there’s no sense in giving them up

You aren't married, are you.

[Two Bills]

i just turned 86 if my vices haven’t killed me by now, there’s no sense in giving them up

Precisely.
Giving up vices in old age is life threatening!

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

You aren't married, are you.Spending much of my life (40) years in third world countries full of beautiful woman I never saw the point and after I retired never saw the need and besides it’s hard to change old habits and I don’t want to . I do make a great fun date , but I would make a bad boyfriend or husband lol

[asianthree]

Not just for leftovers. Prepackaged meals from you from your favorite restaurants to be frozen and reheated when going out may not be a reasonable option for you. Did it for years when traveling in the motor home. We'd get to our campsite. No restaurants for miles. Don't want to have to start preparing a meal. Just reach into the freezer and pick what you want. Heat and eat. No mess and no waiting for dinner. Works just as well at home.

It’s just the way one is raised, if it doesn’t go in a wok, skillet Or air fryer. It doesn’t go on our table. All beef is rare, chicken seared in a hot wok, and fish air fried. Raised in a southern household, microwave not allowed in our family.

My mom still won’t have one in her house. Leftovers goes back in a cast iron to make hash. But we all have bacon grease on our stove.

[David P]

We moved here from the Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Washington. Mc Cafe and Dunkin and other so called coffee places would not last a week back home. Starbucks is minimally acceptable as they offer several diffent roasts and varieties. A good coffee shop should offer several varities of coffee as well as roast levels. Seems most places here offer medium roast Columbian coffee which is like ordering vanilla ice cream at Mystic ice cream. I like a sumatra coffee because of its low acidity, sometimes I like it roasted dark and I like that burnt flavor. But if I'm just relaxing and enjoying a cup of coffee I like a real light roast . It's great in the afternoon as the caffine level is higher in a lighter roast. The flavor is more subtle almost like a tea, but so much better. Beans lose flavor extremly fast after grinding so grinding fresh is a must. Anyplace that uses coffee out of a can or pre-ground is not serving great coffee. How coffee is prepared is very important. For an individual cup you definitly want poured over coffee, This is very common in most coffee houses in Oregon/Washington. Second most common is a french press.
I have found one very good coffee cafe in the area. "The coffee snob" in Leesburg is the closest place my wife and I have found that serves excellent coffee and sells a variety of beans and roast levels

[fdpaq0580]

It’s just the way one is raised, if it doesn’t go in a wok, skillet Or air fryer. It doesn’t go on our table. All beef is rare, chicken seared in a hot wok, and fish air fried. Raised in a southern household, microwave not allowed in our family.

My mom still won’t have one in her house. Leftovers goes back in a cast iron to make hash. But we all have bacon grease on our stove.

Adopt me!

[mbene]

Great comment!, to each their own of course, but the Starbucks has always been a bit too strong for me. When up north I find Tim Horton's one of my favorite,

We've been ordering Tim Horton's Coffee from Amazon for years.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

We are slowly transitioning away from Dunkin donuts coffee when at home to in home brewing and getting beans and grinding them ourselves as the easiest way to save money with coffee. . .

driving the car to get cheap coffee seems like alot of work (and hidden expense) instead of just filling a pod and popping it in the single serve coffee maker at home. . .

[fdpaq0580]

We've been ordering Tim Horton's Coffee from Amazon for years.

TH kcups. My Xmas present from my wife. (She is a tea drinker. The coffee is Mine, All MINE!)

[C4Boston]

Im always looking for a bargain! Where around here has a good old fashioned $1 cup of coffee? There has got to be somewhere! Paid $2.55 at the local gas station this morning. Yikes! 😬

Have you tried your kitchen?