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fierywoman

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12. Try Costco beans : $6.50-7.50. + per pound. I remember in 1978 when the price of coffee

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 07:08 PM

Feb 7

went up to (gulp1) $5 per pound and everyone started threatening to stop buying.

Yeah. At the time I was buying my coffee from what was the world HQ of Peet's in Berkeley ... ah, for their old French Roast, which they allowed us to buy with food stamps ...

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The price of coffee has doubled [View all] Bristlecone Feb 7 OP

Prices of the groceries are coming down said the dumbest MFer on the planet. chicoescuela Feb 7 #1

Trump hasn't shopped for groceries ever. Ritabert Feb 7 #2

Yep it's the same everywhere - here in Pittsburgh we're paying about $12 or $13 FakeNoose Feb 7 #3

I Just Paid $20 For 1.5#... ProfessorGAC Feb 7 #20

Yes I'm seeing similar pricing in our stores too FakeNoose Sunday #35

Actually, After I Posted... ProfessorGAC Sunday #40

I think there are flash sales and loss leader pricing FakeNoose Sunday #41

They Had It When I Bought The Regular ProfessorGAC Sunday #42

Perhaps a Bit Off-topic, But I Love You for Doing Math in Public!! The Roux Comes First Feb 7 #4

It's because prices were the cover reason for voting for the hyper racism. LuvLoogie Feb 7 #5

Big bonus for us for 2026. Common folk notice and clearly vote kitchen table issues. "It's the economy. stupid!" dutch777 Feb 7 #6

Coffee, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Beef, Cheese bucolic_frolic Feb 7 #7

Target has it for $6.59... WarGamer Feb 7 #8

Please do, thank you Escurumbele Feb 7 #17

I will check. TY. Bristlecone Feb 7 #33

Bought it this morning there, at this price. Bristlecone Sunday #37

Sure has... 2naSalit Feb 7 #9

When first heard that trump imposed heavy tariffs on Brazil calguy Feb 7 #10

I'm drinking more hot tea. multigraincracker Feb 7 #11

Try Costco beans : $6.50-7.50. + per pound. I remember in 1978 when the price of coffee fierywoman Feb 7 #12

My math says a 3 lb bag of French Roast at Costco is up 50% since Trump took office. flashman13 Feb 7 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 7 #14

I Googled the inflation rate today, came back with 2.8%, and that shocked me. How can it be when the same # of products Escurumbele Feb 7 #15

It figures that the price of coffee is going through the roof. ShazzieB Feb 7 #16

Right, but the tarriffs are supposed to make US growers flock Scrivener7 Feb 7 #28

Yeah tariffs are really reviving the American coffee producers IronLionZion Feb 7 #18

A thought occurred to me when you said, "a tiny bit more than double" 70sEraVet Feb 7 #19

Do you have a Club membership? Totally Tunsie Feb 7 #21

I have a Costco membership. BJs is NE Bristlecone Feb 7 #34

I just checked Costco's website and was surprised to see they apparently Totally Tunsie Sunday #36

Got it at Target this morning for 6.49 Bristlecone Sunday #38

Oh good...can't be without your favorite brew! Totally Tunsie Sunday #43

Chock full O nuts coffee Maninacan Feb 7 #22

Chock Full O'Nuts 100% Columbian Keurig pods have jumped in price here in Ohio Bluejeans Feb 7 #23

Not to worry. Because of Trump's genius, the price increases due to his tariffs, surfered Feb 7 #24

K-cups at Costco are going up too... QueerDuck Feb 7 #25

Thank goodness for Costco! pandr32 Feb 7 #26

My 2nd cup of caffeine is tea now The Blue Flower Feb 7 #27

I love this idea. I'm stealing that. Scrivener7 Feb 7 #29

I'm glad my daughter gave me 5 cans for Figarosmom Feb 7 #30

I have to have my Eight o Clock. Diamond_Dog Feb 7 #31

Love your idea! Jack Valentino Feb 7 #32

My current coffee broke $20 for 28 oz. gulliver Sunday #39