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03-08-2019, 08:48 PM
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#251 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp  Thought I'd share this, as it's worldwide rather than Hong Kong. Coffee and Tales, a local subscription service (and I believe Revscene member  ), sent out a 30% coupon for https://www.sanscoffee.co/, a worldwide coffee subscription service. The code is COFFEEANDTALES30
It's apparently a high end service, with Geisha, Cup of Excellence, etc. I got some Cup of Excellence beans from another subscription before (beancurious) and it was literally the best coffee I ever had.
I subbed so I'll be able to check out their first shipment, but I don't think it gets sent until March 1 so it'll be a while.
Hoping to revive this thread with some more activity.. I recently spent a month in Japan, going to a ton of different kissaten and 3rd wave shops, and shared many of them on my instagram. I also post when I try new beans (including some from Macau that made me literally say "oh my god" out loud to nobody in particular, except maybe my cat). Check it out if you like coffee and don't mind it being mixed in with some training footage (and some half nekkid progress pics  ) | Just wanted to say thanks for this. Got a shipping notification on the 28th, arrived today. Looking forward to trying it
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03-08-2019, 11:30 PM
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#252 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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It's really good! Here's my IG review
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03-14-2019, 09:01 AM
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#253 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp It's really good! Here's my IG review | Also registered for a subscription. Hopefully, it won't take long for them to ship to Vancouver.  | |
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03-14-2019, 09:10 AM
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#254 | | Say NO to blade grinders!
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Originally Posted by cafe22 Also registered for a subscription. Hopefully, it won't take long for them to ship to Vancouver. | Took about 5-7 business days, overall not too bad considering it's coming from HK.
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03-14-2019, 09:43 AM
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#255 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp It's really good! Here's my IG review | Colombian Geishas with mammu tidaes? 
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03-14-2019, 12:10 PM
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#256 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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gives me crippling anxiety but can't stop
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03-17-2019, 12:22 PM
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#257 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by m4k4v4li gives me crippling anxiety but can't stop | Go for decaf? there's some very good ones out there
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03-17-2019, 01:12 PM
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#258 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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The process for creating decaf would make me give up coffee all together if I had to go that route. Kinda defeats the purpose of coffee to me. It’s like drinking non-alcoholic beer, why bother? Lol
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03-17-2019, 05:26 PM
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#259 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Yeah I think a better option would be to take l-theanine along with the coffee, as that can counter the anxiety effects of caffeine (without reducing the anti fatigue effects)
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05-21-2019, 07:11 PM
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#260 | | i like gifs
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer The process for creating decaf would make me give up coffee all together if I had to go that route. Kinda defeats the purpose of coffee to me. It’s like drinking non-alcoholic beer, why bother? Lol | Apparently, the Kicking Horse decaf is supposed to be pretty good.
Sometimes you just want to have a drink later in the evening without worrying that the caffeine will keep you wide eyed in bed.
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05-22-2019, 02:43 PM
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#261 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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anyone know where to get good OAT MILK?
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05-22-2019, 07:51 PM
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#262 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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My wife picked up some Oatly on her way back from Bellingham this weekend. She says it's only sold in the states. I think she's referring to the brand probably. Haven't been looking for oat milk specifically so can't say I've seen it locally.
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05-22-2019, 08:33 PM
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#263 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Choices and Donalds have a few different brands i think
Finally getting our kitchen back in order and getting our espresso machine back in operation. Due to laziness i ended up picking a bag of Agro espresso beans, a little bit more refined than before but still, those strong blueberry/acid notes are too much for me..
Always prefer the milder espresso with chocolate overtones etc
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05-30-2019, 10:01 PM
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#264 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Originally Posted by iPee My wife picked up some Oatly on her way back from Bellingham this weekend. She says it's only sold in the states. I think she's referring to the brand probably. Haven't been looking for oat milk specifically so can't say I've seen it locally. | There is Minor Figures Oat M!lk if you want something similar to Oatly. They sell it at Federal Store and also at Winnow Coffee (online)
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06-02-2019, 04:25 PM
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#265 | | I STILL don't get it
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& their cafe latte. it's dairy free and fuckin addicting.
organic/natural section at superstore. it's always sold out at the superstore in surrey.
i buy as many as i can when i go with my ma to coquitlam lol.
it's delicious but gives me that caffeine roid rage 
my bf has declared he will never buy it for me again because i get too worked up lol.
sorry the image is so large. i don't know how to scale it down....because noob.
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06-02-2019, 07:41 PM
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#266 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer Choices and Donalds have a few different brands i think
Finally getting our kitchen back in order and getting our espresso machine back in operation. Due to laziness i ended up picking a bag of Agro espresso beans, a little bit more refined than before but still, those strong blueberry/acid notes are too much for me..
Always prefer the milder espresso with chocolate overtones etc | Any suggestions re espresso beans? I have been drinking Lavazza since discovering the wonders of espresso. Looking to change it up.
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06-02-2019, 08:59 PM
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#267 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Stumptown Hairbender is extremely smooth. Considering they are one of the Big3 in third wave, it'd be a good point to start.
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06-03-2019, 11:11 AM
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#268 | | Say NO to blade grinders!
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^Who's the other two?
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06-03-2019, 01:17 PM
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#269 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Originally Posted by Expresso ^Who's the other two? | I'm guessing Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle in the States. All three which are basically now purchased by multi-billion industries.
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06-03-2019, 01:20 PM
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#270 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Any suggestions re espresso beans? I have been drinking Lavazza since discovering the wonders of espresso. Looking to change it up. | Milano, Handworks, Winnow, 49th Parallel, Elysian, Matchstick, Modus.
From Darkish to light coffee choices.
My 2 cents.
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06-03-2019, 02:26 PM
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#271 | | i like gifs
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Any suggestions re espresso beans? I have been drinking Lavazza since discovering the wonders of espresso. Looking to change it up. | Agro or Moving Coffee imo
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06-03-2019, 02:49 PM
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#272 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Any of the American coffees are so expensive now. Stick to something like JJ bean, and get a espresso for free when you buy a pound.
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06-03-2019, 10:06 PM
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#273 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Any suggestions re espresso beans? I have been drinking Lavazza since discovering the wonders of espresso. Looking to change it up. | My personal favorite is Moja
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06-03-2019, 10:23 PM
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#274 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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I've been drinking this lately.
I guess it's just literally chilled starbucks coffee.
But it seems to taste better than drinking coffee black.
Seems convenient to pour a cup and sip away when I feel like having cold coffee.
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06-03-2019, 10:47 PM
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#275 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Expresso ^Who's the other two? | Intelligentsia and Counter Culture Coffee. Quote:
Originally Posted by hud 91gt Any of the American coffees are so expensive now. Stick to something like JJ bean, and get a espresso for free when you buy a pound. | For premium coffee, there's actually little difference as most of the major premium coffees are traded in USD. If anything, it's going to be more expensive in Canada as they have to factor currency fluctuation into.
A bag of the Stumptown Hairbender for example can be had for around 11USD (13-14regular) on sale at Fred Meyers or even some Targets. Not sure about JJ Bean as I haven't been to one for a while. But Moja I think it was around 17 or 19 for the bag of 400g?
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