Summary
Vice President JD Vance claimed that Donald Trump’s policies will lower grocery prices, but he failed to provide details.
Instead, Vance emphasized vague goals like increasing capital investment and job creation.
Meanwhile, Trump’s recent tariff threats, including a 25% increase on Colombian coffee imports, have driven coffee prices higher, exacerbating grocery costs.
Critics note Trump’s shifting narrative, as he now admits it is “hard to bring things down once they’re up.”
Supporters, however, downplayed price hikes, suggesting cheaper alternatives like instant coffee.
Not all instant coffee is terrible. There’s a wide variety in quality there just like with full beans.
Also keep in mind that the average American is used to shit like Folger’s in a Mr. Coffee, a Keurig K-cup, or the burnt espresso from Starbucks.
So you’re saying instant is good when you’re comparing it to fecal soup? Not really selling it, here.
There totally is good instant coffee!
Made with good beans, that need to be imported fresh. So… Probably even more expensive, since it’s those good beans, plus some additional processing for the novelty/longevity…
Yep. Here in colombia the instant coffee is much more popular and it tastes exactly the same as normal brewed coffee (as long as you buy a good brand).
Can you (or others) please provide a couple examples of good instant? I am completely serious. I have a trip coming up where the coffee might be terrible or non-existent. I’d like to bring some [quality] instant just in case.
The Starbucks Via Instant Coffee packets are decent and very convenient. Also, coffee expert James Hoffman reviews easily-available instant coffees for when you have absolutely nothing but hot water:
https://youtu.be/8cIqLvJz8VM
Yes, I already have some SB and will likely bring it, but I was hoping for other suggestions. I appreciate your link to Mr Hoffman and I enjoyed the video. Ultimately, I found a brand called Black Coffee Roasting Company. I’ll bring those and the SB on the trip. Thank you again.
BTW, I normally drink Dillanos. Their double-French roast is one of the best coffees I’ve had. I don’t drink SB much anymore.
Glad it helped. Thanks for the info about Dillanos, I’m intrigued and think I’ll try their Double Dark roast. Let us know how the Black Coffee Roasting Company instant is!
The good instant espressos I’ve had were typically directly from the roaster. I’m a big fan of Black and White roasters out of North Carolina, and they have good instant.
I also have had really good instant from a site called loveluminous, but they’re a bit strange. It’s a drop store, so you can only order on Fridays, and you have to sign up to get a code sent to you.
Anyway, look for independent roasters of moderate size, you never know what some of them may carry.
That’s not at all what I’m saying.
I swear no one on the internet has any reading comprehension skills anymore. Either that or everyone purposely assumes the worst interpretation of everything because they want to talk shit.
I was saying that just like regular beans, there are a variety of instant options as well on the market. Just because Walmart stocks terrible options, that doesn’t mean there aren’t others available. We’re not talking about the pompous assholes that can’t stop talking about their home espresso machine, fancy grinding habits, magical aero press, or how to properly do a pour over.
Most people just use the cheap stuff, the quick K-cup, or the Starbucks drive thru on the way to work because THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK, they just want their caffeine. So that’s what you need to compare against.
Mate, I didn’t have anything more useful to say, so I went something funny. Your last sentence did kinda come across as “these swill-drinking bastards can’t recognize good coffee anyway,” but I apologize if I stressed you out or hit a nerve. If it seems I put no effort into reading/replying to your comment, it’s because I didn’t. Have a good day, bud.
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Where did I say Starbucks didn’t use beans? I’ll wait…
I said Starbucks burns their shit. It’s the McDonald’s of coffee. Speed, quantity, and consistency across tens of thousands of locations worldwide at the lowest cost possible; quality is not a primary factor. It’s why their business is focused around hiding the crap coffee with milk and syrup.
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You really shouldn’t call out someone’s intelligence if you can’t spell the country’s name correctly.
Colombia
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“fecal soup” is pretty much what civet-poop coffee is, and it’s quite expensive!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak
That’s true. Consumers have more choices and better options than in the past. But comparing it to pretty much any brand whole bean, ground fresh and properly extracted, absolutely not. No comparison. I would take Starbucks, Keurig (there’s a ton of varieties, many decent), or Folgers any day over an instant…