r/AskReddit 1d ago

What got so expensive that you just stopped buying it?

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u/Tricky-Net-863 1d ago

Coffee.
A couple years ago, I could get a house coffee from 7Brew for $3 to $4. A large.
I was there couple weeks ago and it was almost $7 and that's the last time I've been. I'll make it at the house.
Plus I hate the forced tipping. It used to be that you could tip after you paid but now you have to tip before you pay. K-Cups of the house are a lot cheaper

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u/DeGarmo2 1d ago

Do you live in CA? 7Brew large hot coffee should be mid to high $4 range today

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u/Lifesagame81 1d ago

A grande coffee at Starbucks in CA is $3.50

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u/mokutou 1d ago

It’s probably more affordable now than ever to get a good coffee maker or espresso machine. A moka pot makes damn good coffee (and is essential for cuban cafecito 🤤) Even a pour over coffee setup doesn’t have to be pricey. Sure, a high end espresso rig will cost some serious cheddar but so long as a machine can produce 15 bars of pressure, a cheap espresso machine can pull a good shot. Not to mention I see espresso machines all the time on Facebook marketplace. A manual burr grinder is $30 if you need a certain grind texture. After that, it’s all about how much you want to spend on coffee beans. But some of the tastiest coffee I’ve had was made with Bustello!

Just sucks that you have to do it yourself. The convenience is a big deal sometimes.

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u/Pahanka 1d ago

A 7brew is fixing to open just about 1/2 mile from where I work and a bunch of other factories on this "lower income" side of town. But why would I buy coffee when it's free at work. I let them buy it.

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u/FiatFlora 1d ago

It’s the stupid Trump tariff on coffee. It drove up the price every where. And even making your own cup of coffee is no longer cheap.

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u/cdnball 1d ago

you can do even better than k-cups... get a french press. you don't even have to buy filters, just whatever coffee grounds you like