Help with a Christmas gift -- coffee?

[xoxoxoBruce]

When I was a lad, Mom would grind her own Eight O'clock coffee at the A&P store. Grab a bag of beans, dump them in the grinder, put the bag under the chute and push the button.
I wonder when they did away with that, probably about the same time they did away with the see though your feet machines.

Sorry Choco, I'm no help... I don't drink the shit either. It's just a crutch for people that don't do crank.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

...about the same time they did away with the see though your feet machines.

What'sthatnow?

[Lola Bunny]

Choco: If your father-in-law thinks Starbucks is expensive, then you're pretty much limited to the brands that a grocery store would carry. Any really good coffee would cost more than that. Okay, so I drink Ruta Maya medium roast. I'm cheap for someone who likes good coffee. I get mine at Costco for $15 for a 2.2 lbs. bag. I found it at HEB for $18. If you want to give it a try, don't get dark roast, get MEDIUM ROAST. Sorry, haven't tried any of brands grocery store carries. Someone just gave me a bag of Starbucks, which I haven't tried so I don't even know if it tastes good. I read an article that says 8 o'clock is good. Maybe it might acceptable.

[Lola Bunny]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

about the same time they did away with the see though your feet machines.

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

What'sthatnow?

Uh...yeah. What are you talking about?

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Lola Bunny

Uh...yeah. What are you talking about?

Back in the day shoe stores would have x-ray machines that customers could use to view their feet. This was before people realized that too much radiation is a bad thing.

You know how we old people can reminisce about all of the cool stuff we could do in the old days without harm like ride bikes without helmets, eat stuff cooked in lard,....etc. Well it turns out some of that stuff actually can kill ya.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope

X-ray fluoroscope machines installed in shoe stores from the 1920s until about the 1970s

1970's. Who the **** would let this go on into the 1970's. Let me guess - Texas.


Back on track: I agree that a K-cupper would be a better choice than some bags of gourmet coffee.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

When I was a lad, Mom would grind her own Eight O'clock coffee at the A&P store. Grab a bag of beans, dump them in the grinder, put the bag under the chute and push the button.
I wonder when they did away with that, probably about the same time they did away with the see though your feet machines.

Sorry Choco, I'm no help... I don't drink the shit either. It's just a crutch for people that don't do crank.

You'll like Wegmans, they still have the grinder and a shit load of coffees including excellent in-house brands to ease you off the crank.

Seattles' Best (owned by Starbucks) might be an option for him. I'd just go to a good grocery store and get him a variety of coffees under the Starbucks price-point.