Sunday, March 13, 2011

A Coffee Fieldtrip

On the main counter top of my kitchen sits a Keurig coffee machine and an accompanying coffee carousel. My mother's mission seems to be to keep the carousel full of coffee, tea, hot cocoa and now iced tea "Kcups". For a while it looked like the only places to purchase K cups were online distributors, Keurig  and eBay. I was always finding packages of K cups on my deck and I became a K cup taste tester. Recently, my mother was given a place to actually test and buy Kcups. It's called Filterfresh Distributors and is located a few blocks from Farmingdale State on Smith Street.


We decided to take a field trip to see this place and actually buy some of the harder to find coffees and teas. The building is inconspicuously placed between other industrial buildings and has a few parking stalls. We actually missed it on our first go around but when we arrived we were intrigued. The main entryway had various size  Keurigs and every K cup listed on the obligatory order form that you take upon entry to the building. The people who greeted us were extremely helpful, very knowledgeable about their products and VERY patient. The prices for Kcups were very competitive with online, supermarkets, and big box stores. One could drink several cups of coffee, tea, hot cider and cocoa as long as you want. It was literally a Keurig paradise. We ordered 16 boxes of coffee and tea, established an ongoing account and actually had an employee load the car. It was an interesting experience and well worth the trip.

Picture by Kyle Karlin

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