mawil1013 wrote:
> On 9/21/2013 9:07 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 9/21/2013 7:51 PM, mawil1013 wrote:
>>
>>>> If you can justify the shiipping cost, which is usually pretty
>>>> easy to do because the coffee itself is so inexpensive, buy your
>>>> roasted coffee online. Most places will receive you order 1 day,
>>>> roast it the next, and ship it the next. It makes a _huge_
>>>> difference, IMHO. Two places I like are
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php - mostly a source of green
>>>> beans for us although they do roast
>>>>
>>>> http://www.coffeebeandirect.com - mostly a source of roasted
>>>> coffee for us but we do buy green from them, too.
>>>>
>>>> -S-
>>>>
>>> Roasting beans is gonna be too much for me, just hope to find
>>> some verified roasted on date.
>>
>> May be difficult to find in stores unless it is a specialty shop with
>> high turnover. Easy to do on line. Try Steve's sources or these
>> guys http://www.lacolombe.com/
>> Probably many others too.
>>
> An interesting website but at $12 plus shipping too steep for my
> pocket book! I'm hoping to find a decent seller in these parts.
> There is a young couple with a coffee shop in my town I have to drop
> in and ask what they have available.

When I buy from Sweet Marias, which I do regularly, I have them ship
Priority Mail, and they've told me they can put 11 lbs of coffee beans
in a single Flat Rate box that costs $11 to ship - so the math is
simple: whenever I order 11 lbs. of coffee, shipping adds $1 per pound
to the price. Since the green beans I buy run about $6 per pound, I'm
still _way_ ahead of grocery store or specialty shop prices.

-S-