No, No It Isn't

"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
08/24/2016 at 18:23 • Filed to: None

Last week a sign went up that the powers that be would be “upgrading” our coffee service over the weekend. Monday morning, I see this:

That is not an upgrade. It shows you the story of your coffee while it brews, no shit. BRING BACK FLAVIA!

DISCUSSION (21)

For Sweden > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:27

If you can’t make 15 cups at once why even live

My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:27

Time for some sabotage?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:27

Lavazza machines are the way forward

Steve in Manhattan > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
08/24/2016 at 18:31

My former supervisor had a $600 Italian espresso machine in his office that we were free to use. Then he “upgraded” his job and the machine went with him.

Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start
08/24/2016 at 18:32

Cameras everywhere ... if only.

Nick Has an Exocet > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:33

Just for fun, pin the directions to the nearest Dunkins on it.

Urambo Tauro > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:35

Coffee Freestyle? Does it offer 165 different varieties?

DynamicWeight > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:37

We have Starbucks at work too. Ugh it’s so gross. I love black coffee but starbucks tastes so burned.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:39

I would really like to try coffee out of an Elektra machine and see what all the fuss is about. My place of work in Italy had a Lavazza espresso machine and I became slightly addicted. It was just one of those pod-type instant coffee doohickies, but my god it was good.

Steve in Manhattan > Nick Has an Exocet
08/24/2016 at 18:48

It’s 50 yards from the entrance to the building ... I hate to pay for coffee, but I might just start.

Steve in Manhattan > Urambo Tauro
08/24/2016 at 18:49

Don’t know, but I drink my coffee black no sugar, so I am sensitive to the actual taste.

Chasaboo > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:59

We had a really nice one, however in a cost cutting effort, the company replaced the old coffee / water service and we now have this.

Kinja'd!!!

Nick Has an Exocet > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 18:59

I stopped drinking caffeine about 4 years ago. That said, I do miss myself some Dunkin Donuts.

wafflesnfalafel > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 19:09

We’ve got one of those at work - we call it our Robot Barista. (It actually works pretty good.)

petebmwm > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 19:18

Just got the bigger version of this in our showroom. Were not allowed to use it. Im not heartbroken.

Steve in Manhattan > Chasaboo
08/24/2016 at 19:39

Around 2009, our standard of living started to go down at work - shittier plastic utensils in the cafeteria, and they were removed altogether from the downstairs kitchen. But Flavia stayed. The French Roast was good. The Breakfast Blend was acceptable. Starbucks must have made the firm a helluva deal.

fhrblig > Steve in Manhattan
08/24/2016 at 20:31

We’ve got a good old ‘Murican Bunn-o-matic that pumps out gallons of Folgers. I secretly love shitty office coffee. It has to be black, though.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Steve in Manhattan
08/25/2016 at 04:03

I feel the pain. I really don’t understand how people see Starbucks as an upgrade. I was there twice, and I find their coffee sub standard.
I think its not really meant for people who enjoy coffee, but more for teenagers that follow the hype and drink their coffee* there.
*adding cream, syrup and chocolate powder makes your coffee a dessert, not a coffee. And I hate you for that.
Starbucks is the McDonalds of Coffee.
Nothing makes coffee better than this little fellow:

Kinja'd!!!

Steve in Manhattan > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/25/2016 at 08:02

We have 3 French presses, and they do a great job.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Steve in Manhattan
08/25/2016 at 08:38

We have both a Dunkin and a Starbucks at my work (actual shops), guess which one is always packed every time of that day. Hint: it doesn’t start with an S.

diplodicus > Steve in Manhattan
08/25/2016 at 08:41

That’s a moka pot, not a french press. You put water in the bottom, then coffee on top and heat the water. The steam rises through the grounds and then condenses as coffee in the pot on top.