It's not often that we are able to locate a great value on high value items. Even when you visit our favorite electronic retailer, the price breaks on brand name big ticket items are usually still far outside most of our reaches. Over the last few months, we have canvassed the internet looking for great deals on different items, my focus was gourmet coffee. A quick query online confirmed what I had already known - Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is one of,if not the most expensive coffee in the world and is revered as the holy grail of coffee.
Not to worry. Unlike those teaser sales at your favorite stores, which aim only to get you in the door, we have found a bright spot. A little site called BlumCafe. They seem to carry one of the oldest brands of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee from the Wallenford Estates in Jamaica.
This coffee in the US can go for as much as $60/lb. Average price seems to be around $40/lb based on our research. At BlumCafe.com, you can find this same coffee, packaged and prepared when you order, for under $30/lb. This is a true bargain considering the aforementioned prices. The site claims that your coffee is prepared upon ordering but talking with company representatives, we learned that sometimes, you can get lucky and snatch up a pound or more of this great coffee without incurring the 5-10 business days lead time that is customary for coffee coming from Jamaica.
This Just-In-Time approach to their business guarantees the customer that they are getting the freshest coffee, it also does not hurt that the price is this great either. They have rolled out fresh new packaging for the holidays and are still able to be less than most of their competitors. We especially like the mini barrel packaging which you can get at any time. I have my empty mini barrel sitting on display in my kitchen. You should check them out if you are planning on giving coffee as a gift this year or if it's just for your own daily or occasional consumption.
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