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Coffee is everything that cigarettes wish they could be. It's in style, readily available, doesn't require ID for purchase, and knowingly addictive without causing remorse. People know that the coffee they pay $2 for would only cost them a few dimes if they used good whole-bean coffee and bottled water, but pay the higher price regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyne
Coffee won't give you cancer. Coffee wins.
I just found out that Starbucks bought the company that makes the Clover ($10,000 single cup coffee machine). They are starting to roll them out in their stores, and there are currently machines in the Seattle, Boston, and San Fransisco areas (at least, there might be more). They are carrying specialty single origin coffees to brew with it. I've had a cup from the clover before (not from Starbucks). It's very different. All the flavors are so vivid it was almost like drinking a tea instead of coffee. I'm not sure how much of that was the bean vs. the machine, but it's really interesting. You might want to try it. Starbucks even added it to their store locator. http://www.starbucks.com/retail/find/default.aspx
I'm trying to figure out if they are stopping sale to independent coffee shops since they now own the company. Haven't found out yet, but that would be a shitty move.
I tried one of those. I quite liked it.
The machine shits out a solid block of coffee grounds when it's done brewing.
Was it from one of the Starbucks locations in Boston?
It was. Out by the Boston Public Library, IIRC.
Here is an interesting overview of the situation. Apparently Starbucks has said they wouldn't pull support for Clover owners, but have stopped sales and taken down the online resources that were available to them.
http://manseekingcoffee.wordpress.co...rbucksclover1/
God forbid a successful company sells out?
But a large part of their success comes from the shops they are now fucking over, not just from buying and using the machine, but helping to develop it as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
It's a $10k one-cup coffee machine. Buyer beware?