I read with interest an older thread on buying green beans from your local roaster.
I have bought over the last year or so 7 batches of green beans from local roasters in Hobart. I agree with a comment made along the lines of "if you get told to SOD OFF make sure you smile sweetly, walk out, and NEVER go in there again, making sure everyone you know gets to hear about it". Ive had this problem only once, and from a supplier I had previously paid $25 for a kilo of inferior Colombian beans.
Ive paid as much as $35 for a kilo of Ethiopian Sidamo, which was outrageous but I was just starting and knew no better. Eventually I found a couple of friendly suppliers and have got much better single-origin beans (Yirg, Harar, PNG Kimel, Guatemala Antigua) from them for about $10 a kilo.
I especially appreciate their friendliness and helfulness, but at $10 a kilo for green beans the roaster wouldnt be making much, if any profit selling them to me, I would think. I worry sometimes that no profit may lead to less willingness to sell green beans on an ongoing basis... Any thoughts on this?
FJ
I have bought over the last year or so 7 batches of green beans from local roasters in Hobart. I agree with a comment made along the lines of "if you get told to SOD OFF make sure you smile sweetly, walk out, and NEVER go in there again, making sure everyone you know gets to hear about it". Ive had this problem only once, and from a supplier I had previously paid $25 for a kilo of inferior Colombian beans.
Ive paid as much as $35 for a kilo of Ethiopian Sidamo, which was outrageous but I was just starting and knew no better. Eventually I found a couple of friendly suppliers and have got much better single-origin beans (Yirg, Harar, PNG Kimel, Guatemala Antigua) from them for about $10 a kilo.
I especially appreciate their friendliness and helfulness, but at $10 a kilo for green beans the roaster wouldnt be making much, if any profit selling them to me, I would think. I worry sometimes that no profit may lead to less willingness to sell green beans on an ongoing basis... Any thoughts on this?
FJ


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