Every evening, I set up my coffee pot to brew just enough
coffee for my husband and me in the morning. It is much more sustainable and
cheaper than buying coffee at a coffee shop every day. This is especially true
if I opt for a fancy designer coffee beverage.
My routine consists of making and eating dinner, playing
with my son, giving him a bath, reading stories, and putting him to bed around
7:30 (or 8 if he pushes it). I then turn to making my lunch for the next day,
setting up the coffee for delay brew, dishes and sometimes laundry.
However,
sometimes things come up that completely throw me off my game, and thus, I end
up buying coffee in the morning.
First, you have to bet that the customer will pay an extra
dollar on top of their $4 coffee. Then, you have to bet that they will remember
their cup in the morning. (I sometimes have trouble remembering my cloth bags
when going to the grocery store and that is when I am fully awake and have had
coffee already.) Then, you have to bet that the customer will get out of their
car and come in the shop for their order.
This is where the biggest issue comes in, I think. We are
Americans after all, and as such have a love affair with our cars. Drive-thru
convenience is paramount. So, unless you are in a busy city where people walk
more and drive-thru lanes are few and far between, or in a very green-minded
city, I don’t think this will last long. This is unfortunate but true. I know
when I am in a hurry in the morning (which is every morning), and I hadn’t
pre-made coffee, I probably will opt for the faster drive-thru option. And the
coffee shop isn’t going to want to wait until I get up to the window to take my
cup and then make my drink.
So I guess we will have to see how this experiment turns
out. In the meantime, I am still working on the more sustainable and cheaper
option, of making coffee at home.
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