# 20 pounds of coffee **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [August 16, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818 "2017-08-16T20:01:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/1 "2017-08-16T20:01:47Z")
I’ve just ordered 20 pounds of coffee (in 32-ounce bags). 12 pounds of French Roast, 4 pounds of Dark Roast, and 4 pounds of Café Special (medium-dark roast). I’m set for the next three months. Taking advantage of [Community Coffee](http://www.communitycoffee.com)’s 20% off and free shipping sale, it came to $5.995/pound. And I don’t have to go to the store. The nice man in the brown truck brings it to my door. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/2 "2017-08-16T21:53:25Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I’ve just ordered 20 pounds of coffee (in 32-ounce bags). 12 pounds of French Roast, 4 pounds of Dark Roast, and 4 pounds of Café Special (medium-dark roast). I’m set for the next three months. Taking advantage of [Community Coffee](http://www.communitycoffee.com)’s 20% off and free shipping sale, it came to $5.995/pound. Three different kinds? I don’t drink coffee myself, but those of my friends and family that drink that much demonstrate a narrowing of interest. Are you doing different drinks with different foods? Or a custom blend? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/3 "2017-08-16T22:06:27Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > Three different kinds? I don’t drink coffee myself, but those of my friends and family that drink that much demonstrate a narrowing of interest. > > Are you doing different drinks with different foods? Or a custom blend? I just like to rotate. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/4 "2017-08-16T22:10:10Z")
Sounds like a good deal. Do you get to set a delivery schedule? They don’t all arrive in one shipment, right? ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/5 "2017-08-16T22:19:44Z")
I just purchased 10 pounds myself, of green unroasted beans. Costa Rica El Conquistador. $4.19/pound, because it’s unroasted! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/6 "2017-08-16T22:22:50Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Sounds like a good deal. Do you get to set a delivery schedule? They don’t all arrive in one shipment, right? No delivery schedule. I just hope that the 20% off plus free shipping deal happens around the time I need to order more. It all comes in one shipment. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/7 "2017-08-16T22:29:52Z")
So, you will let us know how long 120$ of coffee will last? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/8 "2017-08-16T22:30:49Z")
I buy our coffee eight pounds at a time from [New Mexico Pinon Coffee](https://nmpinoncoffee.com/). Flat rate $10 shipping. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/9 "2017-08-16T22:38:12Z")
I don’t drink it myself, but I have to fund my wife’s filthy habit. $6/lb. sound like a pretty good deal if its good coffee. She has me buy Starbucks in 12 oz. bags and I wait till it goes on sale, and then use a coupon. Quick math come up with about $6.75/lb. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/10 "2017-08-16T22:47:55Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I don’t drink it myself, but I have to fund my wife’s filthy habit. $6/lb. sound like a pretty good deal if its good coffee. Every time I went to New Orleans I thought, ‘Man, that’s good coffee!’ And it was always Community. After years of buying Trader Joe’s French Roast, or Kirkland’s, I found out I could order Community Coffee. Last time I checked, it was cheaper than TJ’s, and tasted even better. YMMV, of course, but I like it. ETA: HEY! ‘Filthy habit’? :mad: . ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/11 "2017-08-16T22:50:20Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > I just purchased 10 pounds myself, of green unroasted beans. Costa Rica El Conquistador. $4.19/pound, because it’s unroasted! This. I buy all my coffee green, and pay similar low prices. And it’s always freshly roasted. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/12 "2017-08-17T00:25:54Z")
How about a couple crates of Beef-A-Reeno? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BuckChongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@BuckChongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckChongo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/13 "2017-08-19T00:49:55Z")
We order boutique coffee from a small roaster in Addison, TX, and boutique pot from a small grower in Portland,Oregon. There is no longer a reason to leave the house… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/14 "2017-08-26T01:20:32Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > So, you will let us know how long 120$ of coffee will last? Sure. The coffee arrived today, delivered by FedEx instead of UPS. I have two pounds of coffee I haven’t opened yet, and there’s about half a pound in the bin. So roughly 22½ pounds total. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/15 "2017-08-26T02:34:24Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Every time I went to New Orleans I thought, ‘Man, that’s good coffee!’ Coffee ALWAYS tastes better in New Orleans, like most other foods. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/16 "2017-09-17T23:49:41Z")
42 ounces down, tomorrow will be the first pot of the new shipment. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/17 "2017-09-18T00:14:36Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > 42 ounces down, tomorrow will be the first pot of the new shipment. So is this pre-ground? Whole roasted bean? Unroasted? I generally get 5 lbs of espresso beans at a time, pre-roasted whole bean locally. Lasts about a month . . . ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/18 "2017-09-18T00:19:18Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I just like to rotate. Don’t you get dizzy? ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/19 "2017-09-18T01:01:48Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Coffee ALWAYS tastes better in New Orleans, like most other foods. And the girls are prettier, too. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-pounds-of-coffee/793818/20 "2017-10-02T23:57:13Z")
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