12/2013 - Some good values in Sosua

[MrHappy]

$3 for breakfast which may cost under a dollar in materials.

It's not 3 dollars, it's $2.35

[JD426]

It's not 3 dollars, it's $2.35

I was in for a SHOCK the other day... Dunkin fucking Donuts just raised their Prices just days ago..

I paid OVER $3.. $ 3.24 with tax I think it was, for 1 MED Coffee, and 1 French CRULLER (and I SWEAR I think they are making them SMALLER, its like 2 bites , done )
they have lost their minds.

So , $2.35 for a breakfast.. man, thats pretty good.

[martin0siddle]

I was in for a SHOCK the other day... Dunkin fucking Donuts just raised their Prices just days ago..

I paid OVER $3.. $ 3.24 with tax I think it was, for 1 MED Coffee, and 1 French CRULLER (and I SWEAR I think they are making them SMALLER, its like 2 bites , done )
they have lost their minds.

So , $2.35 for a breakfast.. man, thats pretty good.

I pay my coffee 5$ at starbuck.....

[JD426]

I pay my coffee 5$ at starbuck.....

Starbucks Baristas are too drunk with Power for my taste .. Their coffee smells BURNT , imo.
but if you like it, thats what counts..
The do have some NICE SCONES..

[PapiQueRico]

I pay my coffee 5$ at starbuck.....

Why would you go out of your way to spend so much for burnt over roasted coffee?

I call it Charbucks!

[jose1234]

Yes, ordering grande beers for 100 pesos at D'Latin = $2.35 approximately and a bucket of 5 regular size Presidentes at Mamajuana Cafe = under $2 per beer... This is the good ole times. Prices here are cheap. You expect cheap, but it is really cheap... Half a roast chicken with fries for less than $5 yes... piping hot out of the kitchen... The only expensive thing here is the airplane flight cost... in my humble opinion... Yes you can spend a lot of money if you want...but you certainly don't have to... Thanks Seville for this fine thread.

[martin0siddle]

Why would you go out of your way to spend so much for burnt over roasted coffee?

I call it Charbucks!

When someone find a coffee Burnt over its because they find the coffee to much strong(unless its really shit), for starbuck, I never found the taste burnt over.

As for me, I find starbuck coffee not enough strong.... I like VERY VERY strong coffee... I like their coffee.. I'd actually like it if it was little more strong.. but i still like it.

[Jimmydr]

I pay my coffee 5$ at starbuck.....

I use Keruig and now its about 41 cents a cup.

[Jimmydr]

I was in for a SHOCK the other day... Dunkin fucking Donuts just raised their Prices just days ago..

I paid OVER $3.. $ 3.24 with tax I think it was, for 1 MED Coffee, and 1 French CRULLER (and I SWEAR I think they are making them SMALLER, its like 2 bites , done )
they have lost their minds.

So , $2.35 for a breakfast.. man, thats pretty good.

You can buy a book of ten large coffees for $12 and with an Aarp card, you get a free donut everytime.

[JD426]

You can buy a book of ten large coffees for $12 and with an Aarp card, you get a free donut everytime.

thank you for reminding me, fuck you very much , y welcome to the 50 club yourself.. ...


but that IS a good idea, i will look into the coffee book thing for sure.

[Jimmydr]

Yes, ordering grande beers for 100 pesos at D'Latin = $2.35 approximately and a bucket of 5 regular size Presidentes at Mamajuana Cafe = under $2 per beer... This is the good ole times. Prices here are cheap. You expect cheap, but it is really cheap... Half a roast chicken with fries for less than $5 yes... piping hot out of the kitchen... The only expensive thing here is the airplane flight cost... in my humble opinion... Yes you can spend a lot of money if you want...but you certainly don't have to... Thanks Seville for this fine thread.

Airfares go up and down.

[Jimmydr]

thank you for reminding me, fuck you very much , y welcome to the 50 club yourself.. ...


but that IS a good idea, i will look into the coffee book thing for sure.

50 isn't as bad as most will think. I look back at the 3,000 women, I grabbed, spun around, lifted their shirts, fucked, and blew loads into. It was a very interesting ride.

[Westy]

I use Keruig and now its about 41 cents a cup.

If I were as serious about good coffee in Sosua as I am at home, I'd bring an Aeropress. Three parts, no metal, hand powered, and it will make you a RIGHTEOUS cup of espresso ... and it doesn't require those Keurig-pods, or even the loose-coffee adapters, to do the job.

[Jimmydr]

If I were as serious about good coffee in Sosua as I am at home, I'd bring an Aeropress. Three parts, no metal, hand powered, and it will make you a RIGHTEOUS cup of espresso.

That would be the way to go.

[Apos]

You nasty old fucks aren't 50 yet? (I am!)

So far it's been some of the best times of my "normal" life!



I make my own coffee. (Kerig and imitators suck! )

Dominican, Kenyan, Kona, Guatemalan, organic, "shade grown", "fair trade", whatever, in a French Press. Freshly ground.

I've not bothered buying a roaster yet but my oven seems to do ok.

And it's (coffee is) one of the few things that I don't care what it costs! (Coffee and airfare...got to have them!)


Starbucks is terrible coffee...try McDonalds if you are in need of "bought" chain coffee. Get an "Americano" with a shot or 2 of extra espresso.

Starbucks Baristas are too drunk with Power for my taste .. Their coffee smells BURNT , imo.
but if you like it, thats what counts..
The do have some NICE SCONES..

Why would you go out of your way to spend so much for burnt over roasted coffee?

I call it Charbucks!

When someone find a coffee Burnt over its because they find the coffee to much strong(unless its really shit), for starbuck, I never found the taste burnt over.

As for me, I find starbuck coffee not enough strong.... I like VERY VERY strong coffee... I like their coffee.. I'd actually like it if it was little more strong.. but i still like it.

You can buy a book of ten large coffees for $12 and with an Aarp card, you get a free donut everytime.

thank you for reminding me, fuck you very much , y welcome to the 50 club yourself.. ...


but that IS a good idea, i will look into the coffee book thing for sure.

[Westy]

If I were as serious about good coffee in Sosua as I am at home, I'd bring an Aeropress. Three parts, no metal, hand powered, and it will make you a RIGHTEOUS cup of espresso ... and it doesn't require those Keurig-pods, or even the loose-coffee adapters, to do the job.

That would be the way to go.

I think they're mostly marketed to yachtsmen ... it's like a miscegenation between a French press and a Melitta drip-coffee pot, or like a humongous hypodermic syringe with a reinforced coffee-filter holder instead of the pointy end. Put a filter in the holder and twist it onto the cylinder, fill it with the appropriate amount of loose coffee (fine ground), put it on top of the cup and add near-boiling water to the mark; stir it up a few seconds, then put in the plunger and slowly press the coffee into the cup.

Funniest thing is, they're made by the same company that makes the Aerobie, a super-Frisbee kind of flying ring.

[weyland]

Boring! Let's talk about tea.

[lordg]

Boring! Let's talk about tea.

Good idea. You must realize the best tea is Asian though.

[Apos]

An Aeropress makes excellent coffee! Just be sure to get a good grinder. Excellent hand grinders can be found for about $50 and they're portable....like a Aeropress!

I think they're mostly marketed to yachtsmen ... it's like a miscegenation between a French press and a Melitta drip-coffee pot, or like a humongous hypodermic syringe with a reinforced coffee-filter holder instead of the pointy end. Put a filter in the holder and twist it onto the cylinder, fill it with the appropriate amount of loose coffee (fine ground), put it on top of the cup and add near-boiling water to the mark; stir it up a few seconds, then put in the plunger and slowly press the coffee into the cup.

Funniest thing is, they're made by the same company that makes the Aerobie, a super-Frisbee kind of flying ring.

[deezl]

You nasty old fucks aren't 50 yet? (I am!)

So far it's been some of the best times of my "normal" life!



I make my own coffee. (Kerig and imitators suck! )

Dominican, Kenyan, Kona, Guatemalan, organic, "shade grown", "fair trade", whatever, in a French Press. Freshly ground.

I've not bothered buying a roaster yet but my oven seems to do ok.

And it's (coffee is) one of the few things that I don't care what it costs! (Coffee and airfare...got to have them!)


Starbucks is terrible coffee...try McDonalds if you are in need of "bought" chain coffee. Get an "Americano" with a shot or 2 of extra espresso.

try Papua New Guinea, you'll never go back.