AAARGH! What should I do about the utter shit coffee they have here?

[eyesroll]

It's gone from bad to worse.

Today....they introduced...STRAWBERRY FLAVORED COFFEE.
:puke: Prior to this -- peach cobbler and blueberry muffin.

Of course, they didn't bother to label it, and I thought I was getting the usual crap they have.

What to do? (Keep in mind that I can't plug in a coffee maker and just brew my own here -- even charging my cell phone can zap the circuit.)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Bring a thermos of your favorite poison

Strawberry coffee? :wtf:

[Wat_Tyler]

2. The coffee we get here in the Lounge is worse.

:donut: :puke: :hurts:

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. Zomby Coffee?

That's all I know of... :evilgrin:

[Wat_Tyler]

5. Is that what they call it?

:scared:

[redqueen]

4. Find out who's ordering it

Send threatening notes.

[eyesroll]

12. Unfortunately, it's the CFO. Fortunately, he's retiring!

(Well, he doesn't actually order -- he does specify, though.)

I think the job will pass to someone more sensible in '05. (I've met the new guy, but I doubt he'll be imposing his coffee preferences on the rest of us. He only has the "controller" title, and I don't think he's controlling in that way...)

[no name no slogan]

6. I feel your pain

I'm in the same boat at work. I went from a place that had FREE Starbucks for all employees to a place where you pay $5/month for the "coffee club", which buys you all the Mountain-Grown Folgers you care to drink. Going from the private sector to the public sector is rought, I tell ya....

Thankfully the caffeteria downstairs has Caribou, which is slightly better. Otherwise, it's buy some Fair Trade on the way to work, if I have time.

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. Hedges-flavored cream.

Imagine Alex's reaction when you tell him that you've swapped his ordinary creamer....

[sundog]

8. replace it with some rot-gut coffee

[MissMillie]

9. make your own

you can buy a pot that will make just 2 cups and it won't take up hardly any room on your desk.

[Phillycat]

10. FLAVORED COFFEE IS THE DEVIL!

Print that phrase up on giant flyers and hang them all over the office.

[Ivan Sputnik]

11. Try "coffee bags"

which are like tea bags but contain coffee -- on your grocer's shelves now. It's not quite as good as coffee made the usual way, but it's better than instant. Other than that -- how about a really good thermos?

[Go Eagles]

13. bring your own

If you can heat water (microwave works), bring your own and keep a French Press (best tasting coffee in my opinion) or a plastic filter holder that sits directly over the mug. A thermos would keep it warm if you wanted to make multiple cups.