Anonymous wrote:Coffee prices are so high that we have to cut back on our daily caffeine. I have not purchased beef in months because of the prices. Is this part of of MAHA?

We are still buying coffee beans (I grind them at home in a Baratza) and I still enjoy patronizing my favorite non-chain cafes.

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Anonymous wrote:Coffee prices are so high that we have to cut back on our daily caffeine. I have not purchased beef in months because of the prices. Is this part of of MAHA?

Even the expensive stuff only costs $40 a pound, and that would last a month or two.
Cheap brand name stuff is only like $10 a pound or less. If you cannot afford that, then stop drinking the stuff.

A pound of coffee beans would not last a month in a home with 2 coffee drinkers. A pound is nothing.

Maybe you need to cut back on the drug dependency then?

Coffee is a morning ritual for the rich and poor. Even if your life sucks, a good cup of coffee can briefly sooth your soul. Cutting back or cutting out coffee isn’t going to improve or fix anyone’s life.

THANK you. Even in 19th century industrial England, poor people who could barely eat relied on caffeine and sugar to get through their backtracking shifts at the factories. How can we serve our betters without our stimulants?

I'm not being sarcastic here. I am 3/4 of the way through my big cheap tin from Aldi and I'll drink swill before I give it up.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course. But we have a personal chef and they buy green coffee beans and custom roast/blend them for us.

You don't have your own beans grown at your estate in Argentina? How déclassé.

Thank you! 😂 PP surfaces on every thread and stopped being funny long ago.

They don't realize how boring they are. I come here for clever and that is not it.

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Anonymous wrote:Coffee prices are so high that we have to cut back on our daily caffeine. I have not purchased beef in months because of the prices. Is this part of of MAHA?

Even the expensive stuff only costs $40 a pound, and that would last a month or two.
Cheap brand name stuff is only like $10 a pound or less. If you cannot afford that, then stop drinking the stuff.

A pound of coffee beans would not last a month in a home with 2 coffee drinkers. A pound is nothing.

Maybe you need to cut back on the drug dependency then?

Coffee is a morning ritual for the rich and poor. Even if your life sucks, a good cup of coffee can briefly sooth your soul. Cutting back or cutting out coffee isn’t going to improve or fix anyone’s life.

If you’re not super snooty about your coffee…

McDonald’s app lets you order a large coffee for 99 cents every day.

Panera app has an unlimited coffee subscription for only $5 to $15 a month.

Assuming you live or work near one or the other, that’s cheaper than anyone can make coffee at home.

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Anonymous wrote:Coffee prices are so high that we have to cut back on our daily caffeine. I have not purchased beef in months because of the prices. Is this part of of MAHA?

Even the expensive stuff only costs $40 a pound, and that would last a month or two.
Cheap brand name stuff is only like $10 a pound or less. If you cannot afford that, then stop drinking the stuff.

A pound of coffee beans would not last a month in a home with 2 coffee drinkers. A pound is nothing.

Maybe you need to cut back on the drug dependency then?

Making one pot of coffee a day for two adults is normal. A pound of coffee doesn’t last a month at that rate. I don’t care because it isn’t hurting my budget.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course. But we have a personal chef and they buy green coffee beans and custom roast/blend them for us.

You don't have your own beans grown at your estate in Argentina? How déclassé.

Thank you! 😂 PP surfaces on every thread and stopped being funny long ago.

Actually our personal chef IS Argentinian and does bring them over. I'm sorry you find my posts so amusing; maybe one day you'll work hard enough and have a PC of your own. *bisous*

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Anonymous wrote:Of course. But we have a personal chef and they buy green coffee beans and custom roast/blend them for us.

You don't have your own beans grown at your estate in Argentina? How déclassé.

Thank you! 😂 PP surfaces on every thread and stopped being funny long ago.

Can I? Yes Do I? No

Anonymous wrote:Of course. But we have a personal chef and they buy green coffee beans and custom roast/blend them for us.

You don't have your own beans grown at your estate in Argentina? How déclassé.

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Anonymous wrote:Coffee prices are so high that we have to cut back on our daily caffeine. I have not purchased beef in months because of the prices. Is this part of of MAHA?

Even the expensive stuff only costs $40 a pound, and that would last a month or two.
Cheap brand name stuff is only like $10 a pound or less. If you cannot afford that, then stop drinking the stuff.

A pound of coffee beans would not last a month in a home with 2 coffee drinkers. A pound is nothing.

Maybe you need to cut back on the drug dependency then?

Anonymous wrote:We don’t eat much beef but recently DH (who never bothers to look at prices) grabbed some ground beef at Whole Foods and it was $11.49 for a 1 lb package. I almost fell over. I think it was an organic fancy one but still…

I use nespresso pods and they’ve gone up but it’s not crazy.

STEW BEEF was 11.99 at Wegman's (I don't shop at whole foods).
I had to buy a chuck just to get a price lower than $10 a lb. I portioned it myself. Will be doing that from now on. Feel bad for the people who can't lay out the $30 in meat up front to make three meals.

As Terry Pratchett said, being poor is expensive. They are going to feel it now more than ever.

I just cut down my charitable contributions to make up for the price increase in my organic Latin American beans. I did have to put off replacing my Kitchen Aid burr grinder. Sacrifices!

Of course. But we have a personal chef and they buy green coffee beans and custom roast/blend them for us.