A Sad Day

We are drinking the last pot made with the several pounds of Dunkin Donuts coffee beans we received for Christmas.

Today we will use the last little bit of the three pounds of sample decaf we were given.  I need to buy decaf immediately if we are to keep up our habit of a full strength pot, a quarter or half decaf pot, and all or part of a fully or mostly decaf pot during the course of a day.

There are still three pounds of assorted sample beans, then I will also have to buy more leaded.  I’m tempted to check the price buying beans versus pre-ground, in case we can save money that way.  I doubt it, but perhaps I am mistaken.

None of which is nearly as bad as the upcoming need to buy more powdered creamer, which is $2.94 at Wal-Mart, plus $2.50 in gas divided among whatever we buy that trip, and yes, that matters these days.  I believe the rate we use them is about two per week.  Hmmm… never thought about it before, but coffee probably costs about $2 a week for coffee, $6 a week for creamer, $1 or so a week for sugar, $1 a week for the pink packets, and not enough to be worth counting for filters.  I may be overstating the creamer use; perhaps it’s one every five days.  I should track it.

Oh well.

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