Coffee Talk

[guzelkiz]

I've been chatting with some fellow coffee addicts over in the Random Thoughts thread but I thought maybe I should make a separate thread.  So let's discuss anything/everything about coffee!

I just got the Peet's Sumatra blend in the k cups and I really like it!  Need to make a note to try their Major Dickinsons Blend since it's so popular.

[AnneMCC]

That's awesome, you're the crazy coupon coffee lady hehehe

[guzelkiz]

Haha yup!  I love couponing but everyone makes fun of me!  It's even funnier because I had texted my husband about the extra coupon this morning so on his way home he stopped and got 2 more boxes.  The coupon printed for him too! 😄

[AnneMCC]

I love the Lavazza! I wonder if they will have the Verismo pods. I just bought that machine for my dh on sale and thanks to your egift card notice I got it at a great price because it was on sale anyway..

[guzelkiz]

I don't think Verismo pods are on sale.  I believe it was just bags of ground and K Cups but you can check their ad.  Oh I'm glad you took advantage of the gift card offer.  It was a good one!

[laketom]

Coffee is the reason I get out of bed in the morning. Well, it gets me out sooner.  I just bought a percolator to take the place of the Keurig. 

An electric milk frother has totally changed my enjoyment. It feels so indulgent but it's just frothy milk!

has anyone tried any of the holiday creamers from the grocery store?  

[guzelkiz]

I recently got a frother also but haven't used it yet.  I'm also waiting on an espresso maker (the stovetop kind) I ordered so I can make all the drinks I want at home.

I've tried a lot of holiday flavored creamers but the creamer I like the best is the Coffeemate Spiced Latte.  I'm wondering if it's really a "holiday" flavor though since I never saw it until this fall when Coffeemate made all those Star Wars character bottles.

[AnneMCC]

I wanna see what you got for the stovetop espresso maker! 🙂

[guzelkiz]

I'll post here when it comes.  I'm so excited!

[AnneMCC]

Can't wait to see!

[guzelkiz]

I got my espresso maker!  I got a stovetop one because I figured it would be easy and of course I got it in red to match my Keurig 😉

[laketom]

Yes, I saw those creamers in the Star Wars bottles last night but got a white chocolate peppermint bark one instead. It's pretty good but a tad on the artificial tasting side. 

Hope me you love your frother as much as I love mine!

[guzelkiz]

Ohh that sounds good!  I totally get what you mean about the artificial taste.  That's why I'm so picky about creamers (and coffee for that matter)

Thanks!  I will try it this week! 

[CruzanNurse]

wow a coffee thread!! I love Coffee lol

[guzelkiz]

Yay!

[guzelkiz]

Stabucks deal through 12/18 - buy at least a $10 egift card and they will add another $5 to the card (must pay with a VISA card).  If you have a registered Starbucks card already you can transfer that ecard to your own card.  So it's like reloading your card with $15 but you only spend $5!  It's on Starbucks dot com

[guzelkiz]

Ok I'm back!  So I was wondering if anyone knows when Starbucks will stop serving the holiday drinks.  I love the chestnut praline latte and when they stop making it I'll have no reason to go to Starbucks till they bring it back (I don't like any of the other drinks since they discontinued my hazelnut macchiato).  

[4Ali4]

As far as I know, they keep serving them until either they run out of product or the syrups expire. They'll probably stop getting more bottles of the syrup in their orders soon, but I would think you could probably still get your drink until the end of January or so. Even if it isn't on the menu board anymore, if they have the products to make it they'll make it for you.

[guzelkiz]

I remember last year that I was able to get the Chestnut Praline Latte at some locations around me through the beginning of February.  Then all of a sudden I went in and they couldn't make it.  It was also sad because they had discontinued the hazelnut macchiato while I had been enjoying the chesnut praline so I stopped going until this fall.

[guzelkiz]

If you are a Starbucks Rewards member check your mailbox.  They sent me this (my sister in law took it out of the mailbox today)

[4Ali4]

I have no idea how they determine who gets these / where they send them. I received a similar package this summer (contained iced coffee and tea K-cups) at my parents' address... where I haven't lived for about 6 years. They have my current address, so they must have been pulling from a really old database.

[guzelkiz]

That's so weird!  I didn't get one in the summer.