Has anyone noticed that, no matter where you buy your coffee, prices are going up and up and up? Starbucks has increased prices a couple of times in the past year, and even Folgers and Maxwell House (which I would not recommend drinking) are $1 more than they were a year ago. Don't worry, there isn't a coffee shortage! Apparently, the US dollar is weak, which makes all of our commodities, like coffee, wheat and oil, sky high. In fact, world coffee prices have increased about 23% in the past 6 months!! So, here's the good news for all of you. Most of the increase has been in lower grade beans. Since no one I know would drink the icky lower-grade stuff, we are safe! The Funky Brewster uses Highland Coffee, a local roaster right here in Parker, CO. Anton, the owner, already purchases high quality beans (organic and shade grown) and also purchases at fair prices for coffee farmers. These coffees have not seen nearly the increase as the low quality robusta beans. Since I can still get coffee for a great price, so can you!The Funky Brewster's prices are not increasing, and a pound of coffee is available to any of my customers for only $8.95. My favorites are Italiano and Organic Peru. Watch those coffee prices, and if your sphere of influence has stopped revolving around who goes to Starbucks and who doesn't, give me a call and I'll bring coffee to you!
Your (reasonably priced) coffee friend,
The Brewster
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