Found out our guest lounge coffee costs way more than I thought

Honestly, I was just going over the supply receipts for our office guest lounge because we were running low on stuff. I saw the line for the coffee pods and did a double take. We're paying $0.85 per pod for that brand we get. I looked it up and a normal pod from the store is like $0.50. That's almost double for the same thing. I asked our office manager about it and she said the vendor we use charges a 'convenience fee' for automatic monthly delivery. It adds up to over $70 extra a year just for coffee. Tbh, it feels like we're just throwing money away for no real reason. Has anyone else found a cheaper way to keep a guest lounge stocked with decent coffee without getting ripped off?

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valw691mo ago

My old office got hit with that same delivery fee. We ended up just buying big canisters of regular coffee and a cheap brewer.

troy_jenkins1mo ago

That delivery fee situation is the worst. My last job had the same thing happen with the fancy coffee service. The boss just went to a big box store and got a basic drip machine. We bought those huge tubs of ground coffee from the wholesale club. It was not fancy at all, but it got the job done and saved a ton of money.

the_logan1d ago

Exactly, and like troy_jenkins said, that simple fix keeps everyone caffeinated without the crazy fees.