Would You Pay $7 for a Cup of Coffee?

by AdriHead Posted 2012/11/30 20:15:15

Related Topics: Java, color, Coffee, Media, America, Starbucks, Yahoo, costa rica, Price, Chain, Central

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	Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.	138 votes	16%
	No, that's ridiculous!	728 votes	84%

Do you think $4 is a bit much for a vanilla latte at Starbucks? Well then, cover your eyes, because the ultra-popular coffee chain is making java even more costly. Starbucks will soon be offering its new Costa Rica Finca Palmilera coffee -- and charging $7 for a Grande-sized cup.

So what's so great about this Costa Rican cup of joe? Well, it's made with Geisha beans -- which is a rare variety of coffee beans with a delicate fruity aroma, a red-berry color and only grown in parts of Central America. But do you think the rare form of coffee bean is worth the marked-up price? We'll let you be the judge of that.

SHINE.YAHOO.COM reports:
Not long ago, $7 was the price of a hearty lunch. Now it's the price of a cup of coffee. Not just any coffee, but a Grande-sized cup of Starbucks new Costa Rica Finca Palmilera.

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moriarty 2012/11/30 20:25:40 (edited)

No, that's ridiculous!

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I'm old school. I like a cup of joe black, no cream, no sugar. and I still pay a dollar and a half for it. The way a man should. No latte, no fratte, none of that gay man coffee that costs $4 or even $7. the feminization of men seems to be coming full force.

am I the only one who still calls it a cup of joe?
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kage 2013/01/21 00:20:37

No, that's ridiculous!

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i don't drink coffee. i drink tea.

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Dave 007 2013/01/13 15:20:32

No, that's ridiculous!

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Every morning on my way to work, I see lot's of people going to Starbucks. What a bunch of brainwashed morons.

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wtw 2012/12/27 14:34:42

No, that's ridiculous!

no

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Quazimoto 2012/12/14 18:01:08

No, that's ridiculous!

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So we are going through a recession and people have 7 dollars to pay for a cup of coffee. Only the government thinks this way.

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Megan 2012/12/06 22:03:11
Lana 2012/12/06 21:59:46

Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.

Yes, I only drink Starbucks coffee and would pay $10.00 id I needed to. Nasty stuff in grocery stores !

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Cooloo 2012/12/06 18:06:18

No, that's ridiculous!

Well i am not really keen on coffee but if i did like coffee it would still be a no-no

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Flea 2012/12/06 01:47:04

No, that's ridiculous!

I find it hard justifying spending 2.20 on a large Drunkin Donuts coffee....

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Vitalani 2012/12/06 01:22:09

Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.

I'll try pretty much anything once. Hell, I spent $5 on water once just to try it.

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kage to Vitalani 2013/01/21 00:22:17

tap water.

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Vitalani to kage 2013/01/21 00:39:28

Hardly..lol

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jgh57 2012/12/05 23:42:13

Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.

We have not but we live in the land of Starbucks so we probably will at least once.

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Lolita666 2012/12/05 22:48:35

No, that's ridiculous!

We get our coffee for free.

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DontDri... to Lolita666 2012/12/06 14:16:50

How?

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Lolita666 to DontDri... 2012/12/09 15:22:03

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My grandfather owns a coffee farm in Central America.

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DontDri... to Lolita666 2012/12/12 15:45:14

Well that is pretty awesome.

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kage to DontDri... 2013/01/21 00:22:39

that's sweet

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WankerBait 2012/12/05 22:18:37

No, that's ridiculous!

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I make many an awesome cup at home from the pound of beans I pay less than $10.00 for. Why any rational person would pay $7.00 for a cup is beyond me...

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Lana to WankerBait 2012/12/06 22:03:36

I used to use beans myselff but then I had a real cup of coffee from Starbucks and I threw the beans in the trash.

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WankerBait to Lana 2012/12/06 22:29:47

Don't misunderstand, I've had Starbucks too, and I enjoy their coffee, but not to the tune of $7.00/cup... I don't know what brand of coffee beans you were grinding, brewing, and drinking, but the coffee I make at home using my French press is definitely "real" coffee. It's better than Starbucks IMO...

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Heisenberg 2012/12/05 22:13:41

No, that's ridiculous!

Hell no!

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Fef 2012/12/05 21:43:06

No, that's ridiculous!

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though I probably have at one point during my travels.

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NakedinVegas 2012/12/05 18:34:36

Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.

I find this telling. Almost the entire country says that $7.00 is too much. Yet, if it came right down to it, those same individuals will probably try is just once. I voted yes, not because I would buy one every day, but because I would at least try it. I think most people would, if only once.

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Commander Pyle 2012/12/05 18:12:06

Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.

It's a drink. I wouldn't go into 7/11 and leave with a $10 cup of coffee. It all depends on the setting and the situation.

I wonder how many voting no feel the need to go to a bar and get drunk of expensive cheap alcoholic beverages?

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Magical Mushroom 2012/12/05 16:26:25 (edited)

Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.

Its rare and hard to find what do you want it to be 4 dollars like the regular coffee. I would buy it once a year.

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Job 2012/12/05 16:23:49

No, that's ridiculous!

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Anybody that's too damn lazy to brew their own coffee deserves to pay $7 a cup!
I can get a pound of great coffee for $10 and it will last me for a month.

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Lana to Job 2012/12/06 22:07:24

The USA is not know for good coffee as other countries are. Nothing in this country comnes close to Starbucks !Nothing ! Throw your rat gut in the trash where it belongs.

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**me against the world** 2012/12/05 15:28:46

No, that's ridiculous!

but only if it was really good and worth $7

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xxdudeitsbellaxx 2012/12/05 14:44:21

No, that's ridiculous!

+1
This Whole society is ridiculous.

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JessDeCristo 2012/12/05 12:29:36

No, that's ridiculous!

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I can get a whole meal with that money at Burger king, Wendy's and on and on and on.

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Lana to JessDeC... 2012/12/06 22:09:23

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Oh I see that you do NOT care about what you put in your body if you eat at such places, yuck !

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JessDeC... to Lana 2012/12/07 00:15:53

I don't believe it's none of your business what I drink or eat, so move on sister!

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Phoenix 2012/12/05 10:49:25

No, that's ridiculous!

+1
Starbucks avoid all UK tax while making huge profits here. F**k 'em.

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M 2012/12/05 07:03:02

No, that's ridiculous!

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Dunkin' Donuts > Starbucks.

True story.

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Keeping It Real 2012/12/05 05:11:13

Yes, if it's a premium and rare type of coffee.

I'm not a consistent coffee drinker but if it was so tasty like none other, I'd probably try it out.

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Gloria 2012/12/05 04:10:46

No, that's ridiculous!

And I use to be a barista!

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wilsonmja 2012/12/05 04:09:39

No, that's ridiculous!

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Unless it came with a blow job.

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Roblem BN-0 2012/12/05 04:00:24 (edited)

No, that's ridiculous!

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but, many people need to stand in line to feed the addiction and WILL pay whatever it costs.

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hatter 2012/12/05 03:54:58

No, that's ridiculous!

+1
The price of coffee is going up at the same rate as the price of gas.

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Cn2012 2012/12/05 01:49:15

No, that's ridiculous!

If I have to stop and catch my breath to order it, maybe it's just too rich for my blood.

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