blake wrote on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:21:38 -0400:

>> On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:49:08 -0400, blake murphy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:16:24 -0700 (PDT), Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Aug 17, 5:45 pm, "Kody" > wrote:
>>>>> Does brand loyalty exist? I know growing up it had to be
>>>>> Folgers coffee and Tide laundry detergent and many other
>>>>> examples but I came to the realization the other day that
>>>>> my brand loyalty is very weak. I suspect that it exists in
>>>>> the general public but I'm not sure where, beer and
>>>>> cigarettes would be a couple of areas I would think.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Kody
>>>>
>>>> I'm brand loyal to certain things:
>>>> Cottonelle bathroom tissue
>>>> Heinz Ketchup
>>>> Chock Full O Nuts NY Roast coffee
>>>
>>> (cover your eyes, coffee connoisseurs) i had given up making
>>> coffee at home for about ten years, but i find i like the
>>> Chock Full O Nuts NY Roast coffee. but i confess i first
>>> bought it because it was cheap.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>> whatever you like is the right one

> i should try the high-priced spread at least once. but i know
> i won't go as far as roasting and grinding my own beans.

> maybe i'll get a small amount of roasted kona beans to grind
> at the store. i think they have such. i'll have to overcome
> sticker shock.

I've been grinding my own beans for 20 years. Currently, I use a little
Cuisenart and it's no real trouble to grind them for 40 seconds to
produce the amount needed for my Mr. Coffee automatic brewer. I like to
vary the beans that I use, both type and degree of roast. More often
than not I buy them at Trader Joes and I have treated myself to Kona
once in a while. I've had Jamaica Blue Mountain but, good tho' it is,
I've never bought it for myself. I usually keep the unground beans in
the freezer and it's not necessary to defrost them before grinding.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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