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Probably a carryover from the time where upscale coffee was relatively new to the urban cores and developed some social status, but before you could buy decent

Probably a carryover from the time where upscale coffee was relatively new to the urban cores and developed some social status, but before you could buy decent coffee almost anywhere in the country (90's to early 2000's?) It was a clearly frivolous pleasure. Neee caffeine? Folgers is cheap.

vlan0 9y ago
$5 is definitely a lot of cash for a cup of actual coffee. I can purchase local freshly roasted single origin coffee at $17 for 12oz and still come out way ahead of $5 per cup. Of course you need coffee gear, but that's paid for itself over the last five years.