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the_liberal_grandpa

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33. Stocking up at Costco

Reply to William Gustafson (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 11:17 AM

Apr 4

I got a couple of extra boxes of "Extra Bold" K-cups from Costco before the prices shoot up.

I don't order coffee at restaurants anymore because its like $4 a cup and it's usually shitty coffee.
and I can help keep my bill for breakfast for my wife and I just under $40.

We have really slowed down on going out for meals because the cost is outrageous.

Restaurants are going to get hit bad.

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Wait till the coffee gets outrageous... [View all] William Gustafson Apr 4 OP

How much tea is actually grown here? niyad Apr 4 #1

That's what I'm wondering. Captain Zero Apr 4 #26

Can get 500 caffeine pills for like $15 Sympthsical Apr 4 #2

I just looked those up ( I use occasionally too in the afternoon) and it doesn't look good BamaRefugee Apr 4 #7

NO. Most caffeine is made from synthetic components in the lab--including in energy drinks & other products hlthe2b Apr 4 #21

I thought that might be true BamaRefugee Apr 4 #34

I'm not a coffee drinker, but you better not mess with my Mountain Dew! William769 Apr 4 #3

The price of soda has already spiked. Maybe because of the aluminum used for soda cans? SunSeeker Apr 4 #6

Tariffs hit aluminum Old Crank Apr 4 #12

Thast about the price here. William769 Apr 4 #25

Which is why I buy 2 liter plastic bottles of caffeine free diet cola at Walmart for a buck. n/t elocs Apr 4 #28

Bottles are up too. Two liter of Dr. Pepper is $3.25 where I'm at. Lancero Apr 5 #38

I don't like 2-liter bottles because they go flat if you dont drink them fast. SunSeeker Apr 5 #41

See my reply above about caffeine and tariffs. BamaRefugee Apr 4 #9

Thanks I read your reply and I did not know that. William769 Apr 4 #27

I'm going to get some of those COL Mustard Apr 4 #4

Too late DFW Apr 4 #5

Just think of when you go back to visit. Old Crank Apr 4 #13

WHAT relatives? DFW Apr 4 #15

I have the same defect. Old Crank Apr 4 #16

I bring Constant Comment from the States DFW Apr 4 #20

Not fond of Earl Grey Old Crank Apr 4 #24

My wife loves coffee, too. DFW Apr 4 #32

I'm a mutant I_UndergroundPanther Apr 5 #36

A lot of tea comes from Sri Lanka Turbineguy Apr 4 #30

"5-dollar coffee at Starbuck will now be 10-15 dollars a cup" NONSENSE. speak easy Apr 4 #8

Thank you. Ludicrous claim and yet you are the only other one calling bollocks. Celerity Apr 4 #18

I'd say $7.50, they'll want the extra buffer for when Trump increases tariffs again. Lancero Apr 5 #39

Blackadder Mud For Coffee Xipe Totec Apr 4 #10

I've got at least 25 lbs of Peets in my freezer. nilram Apr 4 #11

Choosing coffee was very strategic--it's somewhat addictive live love laugh Apr 4 #14

Can't really feel sorry for people who can afford $5 a cup coffee Kaleva Apr 4 #17

Why on earth would he put teriffs Figarosmom Apr 4 #19

I don't discount the concern, however scientists have made progress creating lab-grown COFFEE hlthe2b Apr 4 #22

I never liked really dark roast. No Starbucks habit. BidenRocks Apr 4 #23

Eight o Clock is my go-to, as well. Diamond_Dog Apr 4 #31

Starbucks roasts its coffee to charcoal I_UndergroundPanther Apr 5 #37

Better start planting Chinese yellowhorn trees for homemade tea NickB79 Apr 4 #29

Stocking up at Costco the_liberal_grandpa Apr 4 #33

The coffee my daughter drinks just jumped from $16 to $24 a bag. StarryNite Apr 4 #35

It'll drive people to the cheaper brands Mountainguy Apr 5 #40

Coffee already went up a lot months ago on the mass produced brands wishstar Apr 5 #42