Thanks for joining Coco and me for the August 2020 ultimate coffee date. These virtual coffee dates are almost as good as real coffee dates-but who remembers those anyway?! Grab you mug and pull up a chair. Let’s chat!
August 2020 Ultimate Coffee Date
If we were having coffee, I would tell you…
I realized that I have not been in an actual coffee place for an actual in person coffee date in 5 months! The last Starbucks I visited was in the Las Vegas airport in March when we were frantically trying to get home. That was the day everything changed! Funny how going for coffee seemed so normal and everyday. Anyway…
If we were having coffee, I would tel you…
I had a real coffee crisis this week. My newish Cuisinart coffee maker, that I love, gave me a message that it needed to be descaled. I set up the vinegar cleaner and got it ready to go and then nothing. All of the sudden I just got error messages. I scoured Youtube for videos on how to clean it. Nothing worked. I then called the Cuisinart “Help line” and after going through everything again, it was determined that I could get a replacement. Great right? Well, then she tells me it would take 30 days to receive my new one. Lady seriously, we are in a pandemic and now you want me to go without coffee for 30 days?! I am already having caffeine withdraw. Oh, and apparently I need to snap a photo of me “cutting the cord” to the machine and email it to them. What??? She did remind me to unplug it first lol. I admit, I gave up and ordered a new on from Amazon. So if the replacement ever comes, it will be a nice giveaway for someone.
Tell me- Have you been back to your favorite coffee shops yet? Would you have waited 30 days for a new coffee maker?
I wouldn’t have waited the 30 days either! The last time our coffee maker broke we ordered a new one on Amazon ASAP. And in the meantime we used a percolator that my mom had left at our house. I also haven’t been to a coffee shop in 5 months!
The old school coffee makers are a pain in the butt to clean too!
That’s funny…but I know how much you love your coffee, so I can sympathize with you. I had a similar (somewhat?) experience with my Milly 10K the other day…. it seriously may have been a first world problem for many others, but it was a real crisis for me (at the moment) LOL Hey, we can do hard things, right? š
WE sure can do hard things!
Crazy customer service!
And what is that with the photo of you cutting the cord for? That must be a joke!
I have visited coffee shops but I haven’t been to a Starbucks yet. I love their chai and for some reason it tastes better in a coffee shop than at home.
Coffee does often taste better in the shop! I guess I had to cut the cord so they know I was telling the truth about my coffee maker not working
I’m so sorry about your coffee maker–that would have been a 911 emergency here! My husband has a Mr Coffee–he’s old school–and that never seems to die. I’ll use whatever is available.
Ah yes the old Mr Coffee! I have gotten used to using the Keurig pods so actually making real coffee seems like a hassle.
OMG What a horror! I think I have a French press here if my Cuisinart ever went on the fritz. Desperate times for sure! I’ve only been to the Starbucks drive thru and that was for my daughter. Thanks for the linkup!
I think about using the French Press but it seems like a lot of work for coffee š
Your coffee story definitely made me chuckle – I remember when my Kurig went down…definitely a high panic situation! LOL!
I can’t remember the last time I was in a coffee shop…sigh.
Thanks for the link-up!
The ease of the K cups is nice so going back to making actual coffee w a filter seems like a hassle
YIkes on the coffee maker! I think they make you take that photo to make sure you donāt try to scam them or resell it, but thatās drastic! I would have ordered a new one from Amazon Prime for sure. I have been in to Starbucks for to-go orders, but havenāt sat down anywhere.
I bet you miss your Starbucks more than any of us!
Now, I completely understand that shipping times are delayed right now since so many people are ordering things online but 30 days seems crazy to me! Also they need proof you cut the cord? You’re not trying to scam them into a free coffee maker.
I tried to walk Bailey to a local coffee shop one day to grab some iced tea and something spooked her so she didn’t want to keep going and we were only a block away! SO frustrating haha
Yes I guess they think people are trying to get free coffee makers! Seemed a little drastic though. Hope you and Bailey make it to the coffee shop next time!
omg I love that closing meme. I’d have done the same as you. I’m sure you’ll find a friend in a coffee crisis who you can help if/when you have two
I get takeout coffee almost every morning as part of my walk or run, but my last coffee date was same as you. A friend was in town the weekend before the world shutdown and we met at Starbucks for a lovely catch up. I met a friend for coffee a couple weeks ago because I needed to give her something, but standing on the street outside Starbucks doesn’t count
NO it sure does not count! Hope we both get to enjoy some real coffee dates soon
I’ve been meeting friends for outside coffees for a month or so and it’s been great. I wouldn’t wait 30 hours for a new coffee maker š I have some instant and pourovers for emergencies! Good luck!
Amazon to the rescue my new one just arrived. Coffee crisis averted! š
I don’t drink coffee, so i don’t even own a coffee pot, but if I did, I wouldn’t be happy about waiting 30 days either!
I do like the frozen coffee drinks so I have been through the drive thru at Starbucks and Dunkin a few times during the pandemic. Have a good weekend and hope you can stay caffinated!
Amazon to the rescue! New coffee maker just arrived. Whew!
Ugh! That’s a bummer about the coffee machine. I cant believe it would take 30 days to get a replacement!
My Amazon coffee maker just arrived! Coffee crisis averted!
Coffeemaker – that is not a first world problem. I need my morning coffee.
Working from home has saved me a ton of $$ but I have stopped by Starbucks a few times but only take out.
Yes those coffees do add up! I agree coffee is a necessity!
Since I don’t like coffee, I could wait forever. LOL Speaking of coffee, Keurig stopped making the Vue cups last June so I scooped up a bunch for my husband before they discontinued them. Since he ran out, he’s been making coffee in his old maker. Just last week, he found a new coffee maker and grinder that he liked so we ordered it for him. The grinder came today and the coffee maker is supposed to arrive tomorrow.
Sorry I missed the linkup. I had the best laid plans to finish my post this morning, but the lure of gardening pulled me outside. Who wants to sit in front of a computer screen when you can play in the dirt?! Rather than finish it and post it late, I’m just going to set it aside and finish it next month.
I’m sad we’re not in Roanoke at Empower Camp this weekend… š
I know I am sad too! It would have been lots of fun. I did opt in for the virtual camp I figured it would give me something to do and something to write about too š
Noooo not the coffee maker! I take coffee so seriously that when I was dating my husband (who doesn’t drink coffee, that’s his only oddity) I got a coffee filter cone so that I could make coffee at his house without a coffee maker and I still have it in case the power goes out or my coffee maker breaks.
ha ha my hubs does not drink coffee either and he could not grasp what the crisis was. Amazon to the rescue I now have a new one!
It is crazy how coffee dates seem like such a thing of the past thanks to the pandemic….but that’s crazy that Cuisinart wouldn’t just send you a replacement. My husband is hooked on coffee, so I can’t imagine him lasting without it for a week, let alone a month! Thanks for hosting us!
I know I sure do miss my regular real in person coffee dates!
I have an old school Mr Coffee- It’s the $30 version I think so I could just replace it from Target if I needed to.
I have gone back to one of my fave local coffee shops. I’ve been trying to support my local independent businesses and keep them open so I’m happy that one of my faves has outdoor seating. Actually, thanks for the reminder! I drove by another fave and they had put a couple tables out on the sidewalk area. I’d hate to lose them so today or tomorrow I’ll have to cruise by and get a coffee. Even if I just get it to go I want to support them.
We are trying to support our local restaurants as well and doing lots of take outs. I do miss the spontaneous coffee dates with friends
30 days seems a little extreme. I wouldāve bought a new one too. We have a Starbucks in the hospital so I usually get one when I work. I rarely go to Starbucks when Iām not working anyways so no loss there for me.
I could not wait! Amazon to the rescue thankfully
I’ve been in very few places since March. I went in a store for the first time last week to get some stuff the kid needed for college.
I do pour over coffee with a ceramic coffee dripper. Since I’m the only one in the house who drinks it, it’s a simple easy to clean up method. But I confess that I have both a plastic version AND an old Mr. Coffee that I keep in the basement, just in case.
I have not tried the pour over coffee yet! Definitely good to have back ups. I also had to go in store w my daughter last week. It was not as bad as I thought.
March feels like such a long, long time ago…
That’s ridiculous about you needing to “cut the cord” to get a replacement. (I guess it’s to prove it’s really not working, but still finding it ridiculous š ). I hope you get the new one soon though!
Thanks crisis averted! amazon to the rescue š