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When I used to live in Norway you could buy a coffee cup (an actual cup) from Statoil (petrol station) and you could drink free coffee with that cup forever (in Statoil stations of course). That was 7 years ago though, so it could have changed by now.
As someone who works out of coffee shops a lot, there is pretty much ZERO appeal for me to use this kind of service, since I view my coffee costs as "rent" and prefer to pay full price plus a tip to be viewed as a good customer. Bringing in an app saying "I'm a cheapskate that doesn't want to pay full price" is not the message I want to give to coffee shop staff.
Not one cup of coffee in over 50 years... When someone offers all the beer I drink for one low monthly price, I'll be signing up.
I am not a coffee drinker but this is what I do when I crave for one: Two cups of water in a blender. Add a teaspoon of instant coffee, a teaspoon of sugar, two spoons of powdered milk. Mix it all for ten seconds. Pour in two cups. Put in the microwave for a minute. Enjoy a delicious capuccino with a partner.
Begone, plebe! :p
Well, I do now, they only recently changed the coffee machines to ones that produce drinkable coffee. Before that I'd spend money to get decent coffee, probably far more than this service is offering. Starbucks etc in this country charge much more for regular coffee, probably due to a much lower volume / amount sold.
Interesting. At least one coffee shop in NYC has already done this on their own, for only $25/mo (but it's only one location): http://www.yelp.com/biz/fair-folks-and-a-goat-new-york-2
I've never though about it, but what Americans call "regular coffee" in my country is called "American coffee". When I ask for a "coffee" I probably get a latte or in Spanish "café con leche".
Not quite. The "Americano" (espresso with hot water) common in countries with the espresso coffee culture was invented during WW2 when the GIs requested bigger cups of weaker coffee. The american "regular coffee" is (weak) drip brewed coffee.
1. That origin is just urban legend. Americanos started in the 70's.
2. Per ounce, you're technically correct about the strength of espresso vs. drip/brewed coffee. But brews have variable strengths, and most Americans drink 12, 18, and 24 ounce drip coffees (which ends up being more caffeine than even a quad shot of espresso).
Third Rail (got me through my first semester at NYU)
Stumptown (I'm usually at the 8th St. spot but the Ace Hotel location is just as good)
Joe
Cafe Grumpy
Everyman Espresso
9th Street Espresso @ Chelsea Market
Note that none of these has signed up with CUPS. I doubt any of them will, either, since (I bet) there are thin margins in selling excellent coffee.
As someone who works out of coffee shops a lot, there is pretty much ZERO appeal for me to use this kind of service, since I view my coffee costs as "rent" and prefer to pay full price plus a tip to be viewed as a good customer. Bringing in an app saying "I'm a cheapskate that doesn't want to pay full price" is not the message I want to give to coffee shop staff.
But working from their coffee shop is? I would think a "good customer" to them is someone you walks in, buys coffee, and then leaves. Sure it helps that you probably meet people there (expanding their reach) but a half dozen people setting up camp in your coffee shop all day can't be ideal.
Hence a few customers that hang around for a while are good for drawing in other customers.