OMG, what is this world coming to???

Mark42

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I opened a large container of coffee today, and once again there is no measuring scoop!!!! This is the third coffee container I've opened and no scoop!

What gives? Are the coffee companies squeezed so tight that they can't afford to include the scooper any more? Those little plastic scoopers probably cost less than one cent each.

This country is going down hill fast.

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Re: OMG, what is this world coming to???

What, I don't think I have ever gotten a scoop in my coffee. :confused:
 
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Tim Frank said:
Must be an American thing...:D...I just use an old tablespoon...;)
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I too reckon it must be a American thing.
Never seen a 'scoop' in a coffee jar in my life!!
Probably old fashioned, but we just use a teaspoon.
Cheers
Phillip
 
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Re: OMG, what is this world coming to???

Mark42 said:
I opened a large container of coffee today, and once again there is no measuring scoop!!!! This is the third coffee container I've opened and no scoop!

What gives? Are the coffee companies squeezed so tight that they can't afford to include the scooper any more? Those little plastic scoopers probably cost less than one cent each.

This country is going down hill fast.

:D
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Oh the humanity! What a horrible, horrible ordeal! Unbelieveable! :p
 
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Must be a government conspiracy........:eek::p:D
 
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Re: OMG, what is this world coming to???

Maybe they figure, you can use one of the fifty scoops, you already have. The scoops will last more than one can.

They probably don't cost much to make, but if they buy them by the millions, it adds up. i use the one that came with my coffeemaker.
 
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Re: OMG, what is this world coming to???

I read this thread and all I could think of is it's not even snowing yet. Once the boats are all under tarps let the dock side chatting begin, lol.
 
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Just do what we do when underway with Navy coffee cans. Get a disposable paper/wax impregnated cup and cut it into a third. Works great, that is if you keep the bottom third.
 
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These Mods are so good on here. :D, I think they can delete threads while they sleep.
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Summer Fun said:
These Mods are so good on here. :D, I think they can delete threads while they sleep.
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LOL we are located all over the U.S. the time zone differences work in our favor. :D
 
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LadyFish said:
LOL we are located all over the U.S. the time zone differences work in our favor. :D
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I agree, This forum is the best moderated forum I know of. I have only seen spam threads before the mods 1 or 2 times and I reported those threads, Mods zapped them within 1 minute. Even oversized pictures are caught around here within minutes.

My favorite by far however is when a mod in order to save a good thread gone south goes in and edits several posts to reword them making them sound like an argument in a pg movie.;) that just kills me!!

Great job mods:D

P.S. I have a Keurig, so I don't measure. I love the thing, there is never a mess to clean, and never a pot of old cold coffee from yesterday to deal with.
 
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Re: OMG, what is this world coming to???

Kiwi Phil said:
I too reckon it must be a American thing.
Never seen a 'scoop' in a coffee jar in my life!!
Probably old fashioned, but we just use a teaspoon.
Cheers
Phillip
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Phil,
I've had Australian coffee....trust me...a TABLEspoon works way better....;):D
 
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We grind ours so we use a 1/4 cup of beans, works perfect. :)
 
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Never seen a scoop in a can of coffee in my life :confused:
Do have a dedicated scoop, don't know where it came from....



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Mark42

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Re: OMG, what is this world coming to???

mscher said:
Maybe they figure, you can use one of the fifty scoops, you already have. The scoops will last more than one can.

They probably don't cost much to make, but if they buy them by the millions, it adds up. i use the one that came with my coffeemaker.
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What they don't realize is the scoops work really well to measure out small amount of epoxy resin/hardener and are trash after that. So yes, I do need a new scoop with every can!!!!! :D:D:D

I guess this is an American thing. Almost every brand of coffee I can recall used to include a one table spoon measue with every can. And yes, we did get lots of them, but we also used them up. So now the drought comes, thanks to a crappy economy. If I want to buy a one table spoon scoop, it will cost about $2.25 at the local food super market.

Go figure.
 
Mark42

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scipper77 said:
I read this thread and all I could think of is it's not even snowing yet. Once the boats are all under tarps let the dock side chatting begin, lol.
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Just wait until its snowing....

:D
 
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