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  • #16
    Re: Bean Bay freight costs

    Originally posted by gronk62 link=1218704975/0#5 date=1218710119
    Looks like the closest is Abbotsford which is over an hours drive and about $30 + for fuel.
    Its always funny to read posts that mention the fuel costs but forget that the supplier has to pay them too.  The "free freight" drop-off each month to Veneziano costs me about $30 in fuel too but is done as a service to local CSrs because Im a good guy  
     

    The Express Post satchel that you buy for $10 in BeanBay (PS: it will cost you $10.90 from the post office!) has to come from the post office (fuel costs) and get taken back to the post office (fuel costs).  The beans need to be roasted (more fuel costs) etc etc.  Then Australia Post has to move the satchel around the country and they cop plenty of fuel costs to do that too.  $10 delivery for up to 3kg is a bargain really.

    Australia Post dropped the 500g express post option and only have the standard untraceable service that we choose not to use.  There are other cheaper and very unreliable courier options that we have used in the past and they have restrictions on where they deliver, can be a day late picking the items up and can take up to a week to deliver them.... all this for a $2 saving which I dont think is worth our or your trouble.

    Express Post is overnight to nearly everywhere and a couple of days at worst so your beans arrive fresh and fast and we loose less than 1 in 1000 items sent (the courier loss was WAY higher than that).

    As mentioned above, the best way is to load-up your satchel so the per/kg rate is better.  You might find that you have a couple of friends or workmates that want to share an order (lots of CSrs do that too) and that makes a difference ...or just buy green and roast your own to suit your consumption.

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    • #17
      Re: Bean Bay freight costs

      Originally posted by Andy Freeman link=1218704975/0#15 date=1218786883
      As mentioned above, the best way is to load-up your satchel so the per/kg rate is better. You might find that you have a couple of friends or workmates that want to share an order (lots of CSrs do that too) and that makes a difference
      Thats what I would definitely be doin if I knew anybody who drank real real coffee.
      Everyone I know drinks that instant crap

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      • #18
        Re: Bean Bay freight costs

        Hey Gronk (thats a line usually reserved for use at work  ;D).
        You might be able to start a one man education program to wean them off the instant. Your wife would be a good place to start, try her with a mocha (theres not many people who dont like chocolate) then go from there.
        Another alternative which might be frowned upon, is to buy up big and stick some in the freezer until you need it. I used this method before I started home roasting when I lived in the middle of nowhere (360km to the nearest roaster  ).
        Roasting at home isnt as hard work as you might think, and it can be quite fun too. It also gives you a sense of achievement when you look at your creation.
        Good luck with whatever you decide.

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        • #19
          Re: Bean Bay freight costs

          Originally posted by Lovey link=1218704975/0#17 date=1218790415
          Hey Gronk,
          You might be able to start a one man education program to wean them off the instant.
          Ha! Gotta get em to outlay the money for grinders and espresso machines first. I reckon itd be an uphill battle out here in "hicksville"

          Originally posted by Lovey link=1218704975/0#17 date=1218790415
          Your wife would be a good place to start, try her with a mocha (theres not many people who dont like chocolate) then go from there.
          Oh Ive made her quite a few lattes and she says she likes em but is happy to continue drinking instant coz its "quick and simple to make".
          Theres no way Id let her near my coffee gear anyway. She has a little trouble boiling water sometimes


          Originally posted by Lovey link=1218704975/0#17 date=1218790415
          Another alternative which might be frowned upon, is to buy up big and stick some in the freezer until you need it. I used this method before I started home roasting when I lived in the middle of nowhere (360km to the nearest roaster ).
          Tried freezing coffee once. Never again. Made it taste kinda weird


          Originally posted by Lovey link=1218704975/0#17 date=1218790415
          Roasting at home isnt as hard work as you might think, and it can be quite fun too. It also gives you a sense of achievement when you look at your creation.
          Good luck with whatever you decide.
          Bolb has kindly offered to give me a bit of a training session on how to roast. Ill see if the roasting bug bites after Ive seen it done. At the moment it all sounds a bit too much like work but I may change my opinion after watching someone do it

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