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I've never felt the need to pay extra for whole-bean, locally, ethically roasted, gourmet coffee.

Even when I started making way more money I've stuck with the can of ground coffee.

The reason is cause most days I just down the cup really quickly, black. Or with a little cream.

I don't savor it. To me, coffee is a utility. Not a lifestyle.

I just need a couple of cups to stay awake and do my job.

But after that I don't touch it for the rest of the day. Not if I want to fall asleep at a reasonable time anyways.

Every now and then I will pay for an expensive gourmet coffee but that's not the norm.

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It sounds like you'd be better served by caffeine pills then. No need to bother with a delivery mechanism you don't enjoy when there are easier solutions out there!

I used to be a caffeine pill person. Would get up at 4:30, have a caffeine pill and a glass of water, ride my bike for a couple hours, go to work. In that case, I wanted caffeine first and liquid later (throughout my ride) so I wouldn't have to make a "rest stop".

I kept up the caffeine pill habit after I stopped doing those rides (social life after work made going to bed at 8:30 a little untenable), but ran out and switched back to coffee. Coffee really gives you some extras that mere caffeine doesn't, I just feel a little "warmer" after a good cup of coffee. Also, all those papers you read about coffee being good for you are coffee, not necessarily caffeine. So if you want those benefits, I recommend the actual thing.

I have some friends who drink energy drinks just for the caffeine ("I hate the taste") and to that demographic I recommend caffeine pills wholeheartedly. If you don't like the taste of caffeinated beverages, don't drink them.

Absolutely! I enjoy my daily routine and all of the nuances associated with it (whether that's just the result of addiction is a different conversation). I was just suggesting that the parent comment doesn't need to use coffee for their caffeine fix if they don't enjoy it.

Either that or I ... just drink my "regular coffee" cause ... I literally have zero problems with it.

Why would that change how you felt toward buying ethically-grown coffee?

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