Dickie and his magic beans

I like a good cup of coffee – not that easy to find. I have two or three cups each morning (decaf) and use a Keurig. I know, not the best way to make coffee, but it’s quick, easy and expensive. I received the machine as a gift (it does cappuccino and lattes too- which I rarely use).

My true love is Starbucks, black no sugar, that too is expensive.

I spend considerable time in the supermarket market coffee aisle trying to figure out the best deal on K-Cups and looking for sales. I use my handy phone to divide the cost by the number of Cups in the box. I’m looking for $0.60 or thereabouts. All this leads me to take the lowest cost regardless of brand, which is pretty ridiculous I admit. Just a frugal retiree because it seems the thing to do.

The other day Connie and I were having “breakfast” in a Starbucks. While there, I looked at the bags of coffee beans. $18-ridicules! But as I was enjoying my coffee and egg bite, I began to convince myself to splurge so I picked up a bag of beans and asked it be ground. 

The barista asked how I planned to use it which apparently determines the grind. I left with my Starbucks ground for a Keurig. Since I already had the Keurig inserts that allow you to use your own coffee, I was good to go. 

I guess some of the engineers and spreadsheet folks know where this is headed. My $18 bag of beans ends up being far less expensive than buying $7.00 boxes of ten or twelve K-Cups. 🤑

It should have been obvious, but all these years I couldn’t get past the Starbuck’s sticker price to my detriment. A classic penny wise and pound foolish. And I do feel foolish. 😱

Now if I just had a donut or bagel with a schmear.🥯