Does your office have good coffee?

[raangoli]

We have a flavia machine, which is awful. It would give me heartburn. Then to add insult to injury, they started charging us a quarter. Which sure, not too bad. But paying for bad coffee is just sad.

[gogreengowhite]

We have a Keurig, so yes, most of the time. The woman who would order in the past would try to save money every once in awhile.

[magdala]

My office does not have coffee.

[tacom]

no free coffee here, either  (wilted)

[pumpkin]

I know someone who brought a Keurig into the office, otherwise we don't have coffee in the office. And the tragedy is they moved us to a building and there is really only the option of getting coffee in the cafe next door, nothing else is close, and the coffee there is awful.

[mbcdefg]

It's ok, but I bring mine from home. (Work provides sugar and powdered creamer - if you want artificial sweetener or any kind of milk/soy/etc you need to bring your own.)

MH woke me up to say that he's already made my travel mug but noticed afterward that the half and half had spoiled, and we're out of coffee beans, so I have to get my own coffee today.

[persa]

Can you get something like this and keep it near your desk? I have one at my office and it works pretty well, best when the grounds are more finely ground: www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-49981A-Single-Coffee/dp/B00EI7DPS0

[womet]

I work for the gov't, so no coffee is provided here. But the coffee sold in the coffee shop in our building is good. And it's a local company too.

[AAM2012]

We have a Starbucks, Keurig machine and the option of some other brand in the cafeteria.

[sweetptater]

NO. Folgers in a Mr. Coffee machine. Tastes like coffee flavored water. I actually brought in an old Keurig so that I could have coffee that tasted like, you know, coffee.

[Doggy Mommy]

Just a keurig machine and you have to bring in your own kcups, though there's usually a box of kcups in the cupboard if you get desperate. It's a school so they can't really spend too much on coffee for teachers.

[scm1011]

We have a Keurig and I generally hate how those taste, so no. Then again I usually get Dunks on my way in so what do I know about good coffee?

[scout8]

Yes, we have a commercial grade espresso machine. It is good, but we are also right next door to Starbucks so I usually go there. Not MM.

[steamboat185]

If you walk across the street to Starbucks. We don't have a coffee machine on the floors and the coffee you can buy in the cafeteria isn't good.

[mtngirl]

Yes, we order from a local coffee roaster. But we just use a Mr. Coffeee drip machine.

[keweenawlove]

We have a Keurig so no. I normally make a travel mug before I leave home for the morning. If I need more in the afternoon, I just go to Starbucks across the street since it's the only thing close.

My last boss had a coffee obsession and always had amazing coffee ordered for us. And there was a great local coffee place in the attached building. I miss it so much.

[Deleted]

Only because I have my own coffee maker I work for a public university so they don't provide it.

I can buy Starbucks or a local coffee house coffee within the building, too. I try not to do that very often though.

[UnderProtest]

RockNVoll, Dude, you have an AMAZING coffee shop like a block from your house. Why are you even considering office coffee?

But no, when I worked, all the coffee was gross. Even the Starbucks coffee at one place was disgusting.

[Wanderista]

I tend to drink more tea. (Lived in England at a formative age). My SO and I split the usage of some teas, especially from a label called Adagio which he really likes. I drink a fair bit of their chocolate chai lately. It's like a chai with masala spices and chocolate. It is pretty nice. I steep it for double the time for a stronger flavor. I do add milk and sugar. Sometimes I eat a small piece of chocolate with it which is really nice.

I'm also kind of a fan of a tea that I was given. It's the Downton Abbey Butler's Pantry blend. It is surprisingly good with a rich honeyed flavor. I haven't tried any others of the Downton Abbey teas but I hope they keep making that because it is tasty.

[UnderProtest]

RockNVoll, for good coffee, its worth it! Plus they are actually decently efficient. Especially when you go in with blue hair and they start to recognize you. i can be your mid day coffee delivery. I'm bored as it is and procrastinating on anything productive.

[Wanderista]

May 13, 2016 9:01:01 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

UnderProtest , because that's in the wrong direction from work and ain't nobody got time to get up earlier for that. And what about mid-day coffees?

Wanderista , that Downton Abbey tea sounds interesting. I looked it up and ironically it doesn't seem available over here though.

That is really odd considering that the show was as popular there and tea drinking is a much bigger market share there as well. I've seen a few varieties on the shelf at fancier grocery stores around here but haven't tried them. We have some niche grocery stores around here that carry unusual things. 

A quick Google suggests that the Downton Abbey teas were manufactured for PBS by Republic of Tea, apparently. Unfortunately, they might be at risk of disappearing once memory of the show fades which is too bad because like I said, what I've experienced is quite nice.

[UnderProtest]

May 13, 2016 9:13:32 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

May 13, 2016 9:06:59 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

RockNVoll , for good coffee, its worth it! Plus they are actually decently efficient. Especially when you go in with blue hair and they start to recognize you. i can be your mid day coffee delivery. I'm bored as it is and procrastinating on anything productive.

Warm bed > good coffee, at least for this night owl.  But if you want to bring me a 2 or 3pm capuccino or latte each day, I won't stop you

Sure, but I'll have to drag the kids along.  And given their behavior lately, I might just leave them.

[sadlebred]

We have a machine (I'm not a coffee drinker) and at least 3 coffee shops nearby.

[UnderProtest]

May 13, 2016 9:21:50 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

May 13, 2016 9:15:11 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

Sure, but I'll have to drag the kids along.  And given their behavior lately, I might just leave them.

They can ride their cars/scooters in the giant lobby.  Security can babysit.

Perfect.  I'll bring you coffee every afternoon then!

[yentl]

I have two offices. My group office has a coffee pot where we sort of self supply coffee. So I guess it's as good as we decide we want it to be. But I rarely if ever have coffee there because I drink decaf.

My other office is my own business and I don't have coffee there. But there are probably 5 amazing coffee places within a mile, so I would say yes, there is good coffee there.

[phunluvin82]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Keurig coffee at all? We have a Keuring at work and kcups from a local coffee place that has pretty good coffee. I get the coffee at this place and like it. But the kcup/Keurig is awful. Anything but the strongest setting tastes watery to me. But the stronger the setting, the more bitter and gross it tastes. Can't win with it. But I am admittedly a coffee snob.

[moolarkey]

It's ok but it is free as is tea.

[irene adler]

One of the offices next to mine brews a big pot every morning for the department. I must make really weak coffee at home, because it feels like it has triple the caffeine I"m used to, so I don't indulge often.

[spunkarella]

I rarely drink any of it, but we have a Keurig, a Nespresso machine, and a milk frother. Lots of k-cups, teas, sugar, agave nectar. No good cream though.

[icedcoffee]

It's decent. We have Green Mountain coffee made in regular coffee pots. We also have a wide variety of coffeemate creamers.

Nobody ever makes it so that's my job apparently. On the rare occasions someone else used to make it, they would make it so strong it was disgusting. You don't make strong coffee by doubling the beans. You make strong coffee by buying stronger beans and brewing them in the proper proportions! /end rant

I stopped drinking it when I started with IVF since they don't order any decaf. I don't think it gets made that often now that I don't do it.