Is getting only drip coffee at a coffee shop an income signal?

[Anonymous]

I overheard a pair in line say "I'm not rich enough for the espresso drinks. Only the cheap drip for me."

I think drip is $2, espresso drinks are only another dollar or two.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Um.

[Anonymous]

No. I'm rich and that's all I get. The other stuff is nasty and unhealthy.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely get espresso drinks to indicate how wealthy I am. Then they pour it in the exact same kind of cup as the drip coffee...so maybe it's not as conspicuous as I would've hoped.

[Anonymous]

I don't even understand people that think about or believe these things. Stop concerning yourself with what others do, and what you're presuming it means, and just live your own damn life.

[Anonymous]

LOL. No, OP. That's what I like to drink.

[Anonymous]

No. I think the other drinks have too many calories.

[Anonymous]

I'm not rich enough for coffee shops, so I can't comment. Oh, wait a minute - I'm rich BECAUSE I don't go to coffee shops!

[Anonymous]

So that's why people slip me their demo tapes and their movie scripts whenever I order an Americano. It's the aura of power and influence I exude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL. No, OP. That's what I like to drink.

I get drip every once in a while, but I always feel like a schmuck for ordering it. Drip coffee -- even made with quality beans -- costs all of 5 cents and requires zero barista talent or high-end machines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely get espresso drinks to indicate how wealthy I am. Then they pour it in the exact same kind of cup as the drip coffee...so maybe it's not as conspicuous as I would've hoped.

I ask for a golden cup to make sure everyone knows. I also make sure everyone's sees my Swarovski-encrusted Starbucks card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not rich enough for coffee shops, so I can't comment. Oh, wait a minute - I'm rich BECAUSE I don't go to coffee shops!

not this old trope again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. No, OP. That's what I like to drink.

I get drip every once in a while, but I always feel like a schmuck for ordering it. Drip coffee -- even made with quality beans -- costs all of 5 cents and requires zero barista talent or high-end machines.

Why is that then so many places have such a crappy drip.

[Anonymous]

This one has got to go on the list of most bizarre dcum posts ever.

Perhaps we can cross reference it with the periodic new wealth/old wealth posts. Stingy old wealth types would definitely go for drip coffee (although maybe they would prefer to drink coffee at home, brewed in grandma’s percolator, stirred with a 5 generation old silver spoon. Careful don’t spill it on the priceless 19th century Persian carpets!)