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Using US prices, a black basic coffee is probably $2-3 at a coffee shop. Any kind of specialty drinks, which most people I would believe get at Starbucks, Dunk
by yial 8y ago
Using US prices, a black basic coffee is probably $2-3 at a coffee shop.
Any kind of specialty drinks, which most people I would believe get at Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, the local coffee shop, end up being $5-8, not even in a major city or metropolitan area.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoBasic at my local shop is under $2, including the sweetener bar (cream, raw sugar, nutmeg in a grinder(!) etc) Its actually a family-owned chocolate shop (Winan's) offering Yurgacheffe, Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, Guatamalan and many blends. So a pretty good deal!
- reaperducer 8y agoUsing US prices, a black basic coffee is probably $2-3 at a coffee shop. Any size coffee is $1 at McDonald's 24/7. The quality is improving, too, so it's something to remember when you're traveling in unfamiliar territory.
- gowld 8y agoIs that better than buying a pack of caffeine pills to travel with?
- fernandotakai 8y agohonestly, i prefer not drinking any coffee if i can only afford mcdonalds coffee.
- OldSchoolJohnny 8y agoYes. You get to interact with real people and stretch your legs.
- ghettoimp 8y agoHrmn, no thanks. I've never gotten a coffee at McDonald's that was a remotely drinkable temperature.
- darkpuma 8y agoThis meme is staler than McDonald's coffee. The temperature of McDonalds coffee is comparable to the temperature of Starbucks coffee, and always has been. >In 1994, a spokesman for the National Coffee Association said that the temperature of McDonald's coffee conformed to industry standards.[2] An "admittedly unscientific" survey by the LA Times that year found that coffee was served between 157 and 182 °F (69 and 83 °C), and that two coffee outlets tested, one Burger King and one Starbucks, served hotter coffee than McDonald's.[32] >Since Liebeck, McDonald's has not reduced the service temperature of its coffee. McDonald's policy today[when?] is to serve coffee at 176–194 °F (80–90 °C),[33] relying on more sternly worded warnings on cups made of rigid foam to avoid future liability, though it continues to face lawsuits over hot coffee.[33][34] The Specialty Coffee Association of America supports improved packaging methods rather than lowering the temperature at which coffee is served. The association has successfully aided the defense of subsequent coffee burn cases.[35] Similarly, as of 2004, Starbucks sells coffee at 175–185 °F (79–85 °C), and the executive director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America reported that the standard serving temperature is 160–185 °F (71–85 °C). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants#Coffee_temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau... The temperature of the coffee in that case was not the real issue. The real issue was the flimsy cup design that was prone to collapsing in on itself (as well as a plaintiff who was easy to sympathize with and a defendant who was impossible to sympathize with.)
- ghettoimp 8y agoI'm not trying to bring up a lawsuit, just saying that the coffee is way too hot for me. I have the same problem at most places you can stop on at the road. I usually get my gas station coffee with a side of ice.
- josefresco 8y ago$0.99 any size at Cumberland Farms (Northeast US). And from the looks of the morning traffic, it's quite popular (even with a Dunkin' right across the street). Some people just don't way to pay extra for coffee.
- michaelmior 8y agoFair enough. I'm in the US, but my tastes are pretty basic.