McDonalds has put their small (12 oz.) coffee on their dollar menu. Looking for a quick decent cuppa for your morning commute? Look no further.
See my earlier post for more on McDonalds efforts to break into the coffee biz.
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Cheap Coffee of the Week — MR. COFFEE DARK ROAST
I didn’t know Mr. Coffee sold coffee! This was on closeout at Walgreens, and brewed be a surprisingly nice cuppa. Medium to dark body, not overly bitter, and a nice punch to it – I made one cup to get me awake at oh-dark-hundred and made another cup in my travel mug for the road.
If you hurry, Walgreens still might have some left.
What: Mr. Coffee Dark Roast
Where: Walgreens
$$$: $3.99/10 oz.
Rating: 2 cans.
Cheap Coffee of the Week, On the Road — 7-11
Business and professional interests take me on the road often. Required for a lifestyle such as this is a luxurious ride and an extensive database of roadside coffee shops.
Cheap Coffee of the Week – DUNKIN DONUTS ORIGINAL BLEND
When it comes to cheap coffee, Dunkin Donuts is the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room. They’re making a play for America’s coffee pot and want to be a competitor to Starbucks in made-to-go coffee.
At $6.00 for a 12 oz bag at my local Target store, however, DD enters the cheap coffee realm. While they can’t compete with Starbucks and Peets’ grocery store offerings, DD is the Best Cheap Coffee Ever. By comparison with canned coffees, it’s much smoother, more sophisticated, and a wonderful morning blend. Not much of a hint of Robusta beans in the mix.
Even using a Melitta cone filter, boiling hot water, and making single cups (the best way to extract the most of your coffee’s flavor and minimize waste, IMO) I went through this bag in a little over a week and a half.
My rating? Four cups.
Cheap Coffee of the Week — CHASE AND SANBORN SPECIAL ROAST
This was another can’t-pass-it-up deal – $2.99 for 10.5 ounces at Walgreens. It’s a decent, medium-bold blend. I find myself making an afternoon cup on weekends. Normally, I never drink coffee on weekends after my morning cuppa.
Cheap Coffee of the Week — FOLGERS CLASSIC ROAST
Folgers was on sale for $4.99/10.5 ounce can at Safeway. It’s nowhere near as smooth as Yuban Original, but rich with nuances of formica counters, leatherette and chrome stools, heavy diner mugs, pies in refrigerated cases and waitresses named Vera.
The can went surprisingly fast. I’d buy another can, but I’m playing the coffee field and don’t want to limit myself to one cheap coffee.
Cheap Coffee of the Week — ARCHER FARMS ITALIAN ROAST
Decent coffee? AT TARGET? Cheap. $6.79/12 oz bag. Ground or whole bean. Italian, French, Columbian and Guatemalan blends. Surprisingly smooth, not the freshest beans in the bag, but buzzworthy.
Worth a look.
Target sometimes has small bags of coffee for $1 and online $1 off coupons. Doesn’t get much cheaper than FREE.