Poll
Question:
Why did I buy store-brand coffee this week?
Option 1: Obviously, you are a dumbass RWHN.
votes: 1
Option 2: Obviously, you are a cheap dumbass RWHN.
votes: 3
Option 3: Subconscious ploy to rationalize why it's okay to buy Starbucks all week.
votes: 5
Option 4: Nobody cares, shuddap!
votes: 3
Option 5: Hannaford Mind Control Lazors
votes: 0
Option 6: Where is the pun?
votes: 8
I don't know what happened. And it really sucks. Lucky for me I have a meeting at a coffee shop later this morning.
Not having a pun in this post is clearly grounds for your removal as the resident punner.
You're pressing me because I'm French, right?
Don't be bitter just because you're now a regular joe.
Is it really that bad? I usually bought storebrand myself, and don't mind at all. My gf however prefers Douwe Egberts.
How about storebrand from a different store?
And is Starbucks better than homebrewn storebrand? Really? OK I never had coffee at a Starbucks (they havent invaded this part of the Netherlands yet), but there's enough other coffee bars, and while some of them are pretty good, nothing beats my homebrewn coffee. Maybe I just have a particular taste :)
Instead of a pun, I will give you a set-up:
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
"...cold and bitter."
"... ground up and immersed in hot boiling water."
"...instant and freeze-dried."
"... covered in whipped cream."
"...posessed with the ability to keep me up all night."
........ black and bitter
also 000, I'd kill for the quality of coffee you guys probably have compared to the chicory and sawdust they try to serve us at our piss poor coffee shops here (in my state anyway, probably better elsewhere) and our store brand tastes like ass.
Quote from: Squid on October 05, 2009, 04:08:28 PM
........ black and bitter
also 000, I'd kill for the quality of coffee you guys probably have compared to the chicory and sawdust they try to serve us at our piss poor coffee shops here (in my state anyway, probably better elsewhere) and our store brand tastes like ass.
Even in the great cities of the north, where shit is pricey and pretention drips tenebrously from teh walls, it's still possible to get a cup of compelte SHIT from a place that really ought to do better.
"... hot and sweet."
If you all are looking for an adventure, try getting coffee from my school dining hall. There is NO consistency at all: one day I'll get a nice strong brew, the next I'll get a moderate brew with a gag-inducing amount of grounds floating in it, and then it's weak-ass brown water. Every day is a new experience!
"... first thing in the morning."
I dunno, the place I'm living at atm has decent coffee, though the last college I was living at I wouldn't touch their coffee with a ten foot pole
the quality of the coffee maker its being brewed through,
my last couple were the best coffee maker walmart/target had available
i brewed store-brand no-name brand through them and made good coffee (name brand made great coffee) the last coffee maker i bought was mid priced
the store brand i bought is now vile and undrinkable..
Quote from: Squid on October 05, 2009, 04:08:28 PM
also 000, I'd kill for the quality of coffee you guys probably have compared to the chicory and sawdust they try to serve us at our piss poor coffee shops here (in my state anyway, probably better elsewhere) and our store brand tastes like ass.
you lived in Germany, right? is it really that different?
though my old roommate, when he had to visit the US for his job (with a bunch of collegue dutchspags) was advised to bring some Douwe Egberts if he wanted good coffee, so they pooled together for a bunch of packs :)
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
Is it really that bad? I usually bought storebrand myself, and don't mind at all. My gf however prefers Douwe Egberts.
How about storebrand from a different store?
It's drinkable, but next time I won't be so stingy and spend the extra buck on Maxwell House. We've had to switch to half-caff because my wife is pregnant and doesn't want all the extra caffeine but doesn't want to give up coffee altogether. I have limited choices for half-caff in my grocery store, which for the New England spags is Hannaford Bros. And the thing with Hannaford, is some of the store brand stuff is pretty good. Coffee, apparently, isn't one of those.
QuoteAnd is Starbucks better than homebrewn storebrand? Really? OK I never had coffee at a Starbucks (they havent invaded this part of the Netherlands yet), but there's enough other coffee bars, and while some of them are pretty good, nothing beats my homebrewn coffee. Maybe I just have a particular taste :)
It is better than this particular kind. And actually I'd probably go for Tim Horton's anyway as it's cheaper. RWHN is a cheap-skate.
Instead of a pun, I will give you a set-up:
Quote"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
"...always getting me into steep trouble."
Quote from: fomenter on October 05, 2009, 05:38:34 PM
the quality of the coffee maker its being brewed through,
my last couple were the best coffee maker walmart/target had available
i brewed store-brand no-name brand through them and made good coffee (name brand made great coffee) the last coffee maker i bought was mid priced
the store brand i bought is now vile and undrinkable..
I actually have a really good coffee maker. It's a DeLonghi "Twenty Four Seven" coffeemaker. Makes some really good coffee and has this special "aroma" button which I thought would be a joke, but it actually does a good job of enhancing the joe. But, it's like the saying goes, garbage in, garbage out.
i had good luck with making cheap coffee good when i had a decent coffee maker, it had a brew strength dial (i never tried it on any setting other than strong) and i tossed in a extra scoop of grounds with the cheap coffee,
i don't know what to do with whats left of the garbage coffee i have, i cant drink it, maybe i can try making cowboy coffee out of it and see if that comes out drinkable....
Coffee is fucking coffee. Folgers, etc, is just as good as whatever designer brand you feel like wasting your money on.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 05, 2009, 06:52:42 PM
Coffee is fucking coffee. Folgers, etc, is just as good as whatever designer brand you feel like wasting your money on.
i think he is referring to Folgers etc as being brand name or good, and store-brand or generic as being bad
Quote from: fomenter on October 05, 2009, 07:11:46 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 05, 2009, 06:52:42 PM
Coffee is fucking coffee. Folgers, etc, is just as good as whatever designer brand you feel like wasting your money on.
i think he is referring to Folgers etc as being brand name or good, and store-brand or generic as being bad
Same shit, if you brew it strong enough. Coffee is for waking up, working yourself into a frenzy, and puking up squirts of acid in between trips to the bathroom.
At least if you're doing it right.
Cafe Bustello dmanit. DR rocket fuel.
I bought some yummy smelling coffee in the organic section of the grocery. Carmel something-or-other, mmmmm
After making about half the bag in early morning pots, I happened to actually look at the coffee...
It's half coffee and half soybeans.
:argh!:
It is very yummy... but still...
:argh!: :argh!: :argh!: :argh!:
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
burned and tasteless
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
Creamed
or
Filled to the Rim
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
thrown against the wall during a fit of hysterical shrieking
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
tossed out the window of a speeding vehicle, thereby injuring a homeless man
Consumed before 3PM.
TGRR,
Not above cannibalism.
sprayed from my ass
"Orally, if that's allowed in this household / establishment."
- R's stock response to "How do you take your coffee?"
Stop and Shop coffee is decent. I've never had a complaint about it.
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 06:01:10 PM
Quote from: Squid on October 05, 2009, 04:08:28 PM
also 000, I'd kill for the quality of coffee you guys probably have compared to the chicory and sawdust they try to serve us at our piss poor coffee shops here (in my state anyway, probably better elsewhere) and our store brand tastes like ass.
you lived in Germany, right? is it really that different?
though my old roommate, when he had to visit the US for his job (with a bunch of collegue dutchspags) was advised to bring some Douwe Egberts if he wanted good coffee, so they pooled together for a bunch of packs :)
I lived there till I was 7. Didn't get any coffee. But I did get beer.
????????
PS- Cafe Bustelo is fucking awesome
Quote from: Squid on October 06, 2009, 05:48:01 AMBut I did get beer.
????????
my gf (half german) wants to point out this is not exactly common in Germany :) [and somewhat frowned upon]
you mean you got an entire glass or just a few sips from your dad's beer or something?
I like my coffee like I like my women
sweet, full of cream, and keeping me alert.
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
"... Fair trade."
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
burning my crotch
thereby prompting a lengthy and frivolous lawsuit
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
"... imported from African slavery."
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
"...given to me by bored teenagers working for minimum wage."
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
...topped with an artistic rendering in froth."
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 06, 2009, 04:30:10 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
"on" a donkey under the direction of a swarthy mustachioed peasant man
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 06, 2009, 04:30:10 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
Well made, with minimal pretention, and frills only occasionally.
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 06, 2009, 07:56:22 AM
Quote from: Squid on October 06, 2009, 05:48:01 AMBut I did get beer.
????????
my gf (half german) wants to point out this is not exactly common in Germany :) [and somewhat frowned upon]
you mean you got an entire glass or just a few sips from your dad's beer or something?
Dude, not full glasses. Sips, sips.
Quote from: Cramulus on October 06, 2009, 03:06:19 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
burning my crotch
thereby prompting a lengthy and frivolous lawsuit
Sure, if skin grafts on your crotch are "frivolous".
Hell, they're part of the pre-nup.
"iced coconut with cream and two sugars."
...Oh wait, this isn't Dunkin Donuts.
Last week I learned that the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor has very unSpectacular coffee. But the Key Lime pie was pretty darned tasty.
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM
"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
...as a general experiment to see if I like it at all.
:fap:
Quote from: Triple Zero on October 05, 2009, 03:24:16 PM"I like my women the way I like my coffee ..."
Green when I get them and brown when I'm finished?