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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Form me personally, I'd have to say my automated espresso machine. For context; I was buying 1-2 coffees from a shop per day (let's say 10/week on average).

Cost me $700 on a sale. Grinds & presses the beans by itself, then pushes boiling water through to give me espresso shots. It paid for itself in 6 months of ownership by weening me off the local shops, and it's lasted for over 6 years so far.

Instead of ~$4.50 per coffee, it's like $24 for a bulk bag of beans at Costco that lasts me 3 weeks, and a carton of half-and-half that lasts me like a month. That's like $180/mo → $35/mo

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Where do you live, that makes you pay 5$ for an espresso?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not just straight espresso shots. I drink Lattes and Breves. Typically larges, and truly strong (like 4 shots).

Prices have gone up even, but what I just described costs $8.65 at my local Starbucks. But even the cheaper local shops would charge me like $6 nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's ridiculous. I had to cut back on Starbucks (Caribou Coffee). It was that or get a second job to support the habit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You should change your username to MrCaffeineAddict

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