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Good coffee for under $5? (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by Nath@aussie.zone to c/coffee@aussie.zone

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Coffee has gone up everywhere over the last couple of years, to the point where a decent cup of coffee in Perth seems to average about $5.50 to $6.

Are there any holdouts left where you can get a good cup for under $5?

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[–] ode@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Coffee is one thing, but the real crime is bags of chips >$5. At least a good cup had some effort put into it.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

While that is irritating, but I simply don't buy them at $5. That's on us. If we didn't buy chips at that price, they'd drop the price again. They're a luxury good that I can completely go without them and not really miss them.

Coffee is different - thousands of places have independently raised prices. I believe their increases are actually necessary. Cafe workers are getting paid more, and if it turns out my extra 50c a day is mostly going to them, I'll actually be fine with that.

You could argue (rightly) that my coffee is also a luxury, but if I dropped it from my day, it would make a difference to me.

[–] billstickers@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

With average inflation, prices should double every 20 years. Coffees were $5 20-years-ago and probably rightly considered expensive and a lucrative business. If they’d kept up with inflation they’d be $10 by now. If they’d kept up with housing they’d be $25+.

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

There was https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-14/coffee-shortage-drives-up-cost-of-even-the-cheapest-cup (top result of Google query after:2023-1-1 coffee beans shortage)

Got no way to verify the ground realities.

Looked similar to chilli shortage reported by SriRacha https://www.google.com/search?q=after%3A2023-1-1+chilli+shortage+sriracha

For all we know, could be another price jacking and/or shrinkflation

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ladle+ Press in Brookfield Place, Perth (Ground floor of the BHP Building) put their prices up last week. If you bring your own cup, they're sitting at about $5 for a coffee.