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Asking about a coffee machine and beans in 96?

posted 6 years ago by [deleted]
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This movie was ahead of its time. Nobody cared what brand bean was used in the 90s or the machine used.

We just wanted it hot and fresh.

Did a time traveller write this?

[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

Supposedly they did in the Pacific Northwest, that was actually a stereotype of the time.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Oh I see. I didn’t notice cafes advertising what beans they used until the 2000s. I’m not anbean snob but some are.

[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

I have no idea whether there was any truth to the stereotype of Pacific Northwesterners being obsessed with coffee, I can only report it was a stereotype at the time.

[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

I lived in Oregon in the mid-90s. All the yuppies had coffee machines and bought gourmet beans.

[–] ewd76 (1184) 2 months ago

That's where Starbuck's was founded.

[–] The LA Baker (971) 5 years ago

Lived in Los Angeles in 96 and they most certainly cared about what beans were used. Perhaps it was a west coast thing since others say it was also a concern in the northwest.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Probably just me not noticing this being a thing for awhile.

[–] The LA Baker (971) 5 years ago

I don't think it was really mainstream until starbucks, and even then their biggest competitor for a while was Winchell's because many people would much rather pat $0.75 for a cup of joe instead of $3+ for a coffeehouse gourmet brew. Also, unless you had a local coffeehouse you probably never had a chance to care.

[–] [email protected] (2017) 4 years ago

My Uncle and Aunt have cared about their coffee beans since the 80s. Can't speak for earlier as I wasn't born yet.