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A new perspective on Coffee and Tea: “Building” Coffee Match

by syerram2 on 8/14/13, 6:06 PM with 19 comments

  • by syerram2 on 8/14/13, 7:42 PM

    Hey Xntrk, I'm Sumant, one of the founders of Coffee Match.

    The $15 is just a baseline for our Indiegogo campaign. Unlike Tonx/Toby's estate - with Coffee Match, your getting great Coffee or Tea from the a unique destination along with a ton of interesting content about the region, the people, the Coffee, & much more.

    With more orders & relationships, we will continue to work on keeps cost down.

  • by pnathan on 8/14/13, 9:04 PM

    I guess I'm a philistine, but I am happy with my $12/lb local roast & my $8/can Folgers, and I really don't feel an emotional connection to the far-flung places my food is grown... nor am I pursuing one. I am happy to have both cheap and good coffee & tea and am content there.

    So I don't think this business is going to get my dollars, and I feel that most people are in my boat.

    Best of luck finding the niche of people that will want what is being sold!

  • by gtani on 8/14/13, 10:37 PM

    Heh, i'm sipping my

        overly roasted (and cheap) Kirkland Columbian Coffee from Costco
    right now, it's not bad. But i do appreciate high-end "private label" coffee too. I was talking to somebody this week whose sibling runs a little roaster, and almost got squeezed out of business when world supplies get squeezed by a weak harvest somewhere, and Starbuck and Nestle start buying like crazy. Exciting business!

  • by xntrk on 8/14/13, 7:20 PM

    It doesn't say in oz or grams how much coffee you are actually getting. From some rough math I would have to guess it is about 6oz. For $15 that seems really expensive even when compared to craft coffee (tonx/toby's estate) which is around $19 (shipping included) for 12oz bag.