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A good gift for someone who likes coffee?

SNsMoto

SNsMoto

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I don't drink coffee at all. This person loves coffee and gets it everyday. What's good for coffee drinkers?
 
How much are you looking to spend?

A nice french press
A coffee mug
A travel coffee mug
A pound of their favorite coffee, or something fancy/exotic
Keurig Machine
A nice coffee grinder, preferably a burr grinder
 
starbucks gift card; but i don't drink coffee and i'm lazy.

or get laotian coffee, i think it comes out of a cat's ass or something and supposed to taste really good.
 
Sorry, here's a little more background. Again, don't know the first thing about coffee so didn't know what information was pertinent lol.

I don't know what her favorite coffee is. She usually just gets coffee more so to get through the day at her work. Her work has coffee provided. She and I just started dating and she's been getting me little things here n there so this is definitely not an expensive gesture.

Quickly looking it up, would a French press be something she could keep at her desk to brew coffee? What should I get with it and any recommendations for one? Less than $50 is preferred.

TIA.
 
French press at a work desk... normally no (you also need a grinder, which won't work in an open office area)A gift card to Peets plus a cool coffee mug is one idea
 
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Peet's coffee tour. They send you a pound of beans every month. Each month is a different blend or type. Its a great way to try different coffees.
 
Contigo travel mug
Best coffee mug I've ever owned
Costco usually has them for a good price
 
There are a lot of great coffee shops around the bay area where you can get good coffee beans:

Phil'z Coffee
Blue Bottle
Peerless Coffee (Oakland)
etc...

As far as a french press at the work place, I wouldn't recommend it. Like someone mentioned, you need a grinder, and you have to wash dishes, etc. Unless you can find one of these french press travel mugs :teeth
 

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gnahc79 said:
French press at a work desk... normally no (you also need a grinder, which won't work in an open office area)A gift card to Peets plus a cool coffee mug is one idea
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Could I get her some really fine coffee grains for it to use for a few weeks? I'm going more for thought than practicality at this point, if that makes sense :laughing. Def don't wanna do a gift card and a coffee mug seems too small in comparison to what she's done thus far for me heh.
 
Lorry said:
Peet's coffee tour. They send you a pound of beans every month. Each month is a different blend or type. Its a great way to try different coffees.
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Ooo I like this idea. I will look in to this, thanks.
 
SNsMoto said:
I don't drink coffee at all. This person loves coffee and gets it everyday. What's good for coffee drinkers?
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Civet coffee (kopi luwak). They prolly don't drink that everyday. I've given it as a gift. It was after I quit coffee, so I don't think I've ever tried it.
 
Beenz. Good beans. Barefoot is really good. We just got some Weavers from North bay that might be good...
 
MikeyRocks said:
There are a lot of great coffee shops around the bay area where you can get good coffee beans:

Phil'z Coffee
Blue Bottle
Peerless Coffee (Oakland)
etc...
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Hmmm, thanks a lot. I will check these out. Without making it obvious and asking, is there a general "rule" for selecting coffee beans? Would it be a bad idea to just guess on a flavor? lol
 
SNsMoto said:
Hmmm, thanks a lot. I will check these out. Without making it obvious and asking, is there a general "rule" for selecting coffee beans? Would it be a bad idea to just guess on a flavor? lol
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Think of it as buying a bottle of wine. Not everyone has the same palette. I'm not sure how serious of a coffee drinker she is that she'd notice the difference, but you can do a little research and find out. See if she like heavy, bold flavored coffee, or light coffee and start from there. Ask the coffee shop what they would recommend.
 
MikeyRocks said:
Think of it as buying a bottle of wine. Not everyone has the same palette. I'm not sure how serious of a coffee drinker she is that she'd notice the difference, but you can do a little research and find out. See if she like heavy, bold flavored coffee, or light coffee and start from there. Ask the coffee shop what they would recommend.
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:thumbup
 
SNsMoto said:
Hmmm, thanks a lot. I will check these out. Without making it obvious and asking, is there a general "rule" for selecting coffee beans? Would it be a bad idea to just guess on a flavor? lol
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Flavored coffee is not really coffee. There are maybe 20 varieties of bean that are REALLY excellent, Jamaica Blue Mountain is excellent but very expensive, there's another that's much more expensive that's cured in shit, and many varietals in the $10 to $50 a pound range. If you don't know what she likes, just ask her. Unless she likes "flavored" coffee, stay away from it.

Want to get her something nice but not too expensive, Peets has some good $20 a pound varieties , Castro Coffee in SF has some great varietals at $8-20 a pound. Stay away from blends.

You can't miss with the Fancy Kona or Kauai here:http://www.castro-coffee.com/Premium-Coffees-s/107.htm
 
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