Right. Because the beans pick, deliver, roast, grind and brew themselves.
I haven't been to Posies cafe, but the local independent coffee place I stop at most days on my way into the office charges less than $2.00 for all 3 size options (12, 16, 20oz), deals almost exclusively with organic sustainable save-the-planet type growers, has beans from around the world, and a top-notch large batch roaster in house (which someone has to staff for pretty much the entire roasting period).
If they were actually charging $4 for a "caffeine water", then they shouldn't be bitching about Groupon (IMO). If they're charging the more typical ~$2 for coffee, ~$4 for an espresso drink, then their prices are pretty reasonable, and you have to sell a fuck-ton of cups to make your rent.
Isn't almost everything entirely dependent on two parties agreeing that it is worth the given asking price?
I haven't been to Posies cafe, but the local independent coffee place I stop at most days on my way into the office charges less than $2.00 for all 3 size options (12, 16, 20oz), deals almost exclusively with organic sustainable save-the-planet type growers, has beans from around the world, and a top-notch large batch roaster in house (which someone has to staff for pretty much the entire roasting period).
If they were actually charging $4 for a "caffeine water", then they shouldn't be bitching about Groupon (IMO). If they're charging the more typical ~$2 for coffee, ~$4 for an espresso drink, then their prices are pretty reasonable, and you have to sell a fuck-ton of cups to make your rent.
Isn't almost everything entirely dependent on two parties agreeing that it is worth the given asking price?