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by meowface 2296 days ago
As a temporary solution, if you don't want to/can't make your own, you might be able to get coffee delivered. I do that a lot with Postmates etc. Generally works best with iced drinks, but some places make drinks hot enough to stay hot upon delivery, if the distance isn't too long.

You could also make or buy cold brew coffee (Amazon Fresh delivers large Chameleon cold brew containers to many areas). It stays fresh pretty long if you keep it refrigerated.
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CydeWeys 2296 days ago
> you might be able to get coffee delivered

Is this a joke??? Just buy a coffee machine like a normal person.

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Stratoscope 2296 days ago
It's not a joke at all. Google's sister company Wing can deliver fresh hot coffee by air in five minutes.

You just have to move to one of their delivery areas, such as Christiansburg, Virginia.

https://wing.com/

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CydeWeys 2296 days ago
Why would you go to all this trouble when you can just buy a cheap coffee maker (I use a Kalita Wave) and come out ahead in savings within a week? Coffee requires exactly two ingredients to make, one of which comes out of your tap. It's absurd to have it delivered by drone every day rather than just making it yourself. Is this the kind of thing that only sounds remotely reasonable to someone in the Bay Area?
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meowface 2295 days ago
Sometimes I just want a kick, and sometimes I want to really appreciate the flavor or get some sort of specialty drink. Most coffee I've had from coffee machines doesn't taste great, even with good beans, and if you want good espresso you need to spend a lot of money and effort... or you can get it from a place that does it for you.

But, yes, if you're looking purely for the caffeine and nothing else, a cheap coffee machine is the way to go.

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meowface 2295 days ago
Maybe they don't want a coffee machine for some reason? May not have the space, may prefer espresso, etc.
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