[BC] Absurd markups!

[Robert Meuser]

No coffee is the best coffee, it restricts your arteries. Also, if you 
don't drink coffee it keeps you out of places that serve other unhealthy 
foods.

R


Rick Heil wrote:
> $0.79 is McDonald's "loss leader" coffee... and it's actually not that bad,
> either... but I'm not the stereotypical one in my generation, I like plain
> old black coffee.  No mocha latte double venti supreme with whipped cream
> and a sprinkling of magical fairy dust... just coffee, please, maybe a bit
> of cream on the weekends.
> 
> I never bought coffee before going to work before that (we have a maker in
> the office), simply because I didn't have the $4 for Starbucks or the $2.50
> or so for Dunkin' Donuts.  Less than a buck for a 20oz cup of decent coffee
> works for me...
> 
> As far as the milk, Jerry, just make sure you're being very careful about
> cleaning it if its plastic - my chem professor just gave us a nice big
> lecture this afternoon on how plastic bottles (especially the PET ones) can
> hold nasty bacteria and whatnot.
> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> On 10/25/07, Bill Brister <bbrister at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>>$3.75 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
>>
>>
>>
>>I don't even like paying 5X Willie. I frequently stop at Burger King on
>>the
>>way to work in the morning, and get a croissanwich. I used to get a bottle
>>of milk as well. Then I realized I was paying $1.00+ for about a cup of
>>milk. So I bought a 16oz bottle of milk at the grocery store, and saved
>>the
>>bottle. I refill it each morning before I go to work. I haven't worked out
>>how much it costs me to fill that bottle from my gallon jug, which is
>>about
>>$3.75, but it's a whole lot less than $1.00, and I get more milk to drink
>>with my sandwich. Since BK buys in bulk, I'm sure that small bottle of
>>milk
>>costs them about a quarter or maybe even less.
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Mathis