Coffee in the Workplace

Interesting article on how the choice of coffee served at work can effect employees satisfaction and productivity.

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Free Coffee is Back at McDonald's

McDonald's has recently announced on their Twitter feed that they will be offering free coffee from March 1st to 14th. The deal is available all day at Canadian McDonald's locations.

Tim Horton Bans Man

Tim Horton's levies lifetime ban on a man for complaining about it's decaf coffee. Apparently the decaf coffee served by two Tim Horton's near the Jimmy Craig's home consistently tasted burnt.

I have never been to either of these Tim Horton locations but this is a problem I've encountered on numerous occasions. Their web site indicates that the coffee must be served within 20 minutes of brewing but that is not always the case especially in regards to decaf coffee.

My Dad drinks decaf and when I used to do coffee runs for him back when I was in high school he would made me ask Timmy's to brew a fresh pot of decaf for him. Consequently whenever I was too lazy or embarrassed to ask them, he could always tell as the coffee tasted burnt to him. Coincidence, I think not.

Pour Over Brewing Coming to Starbucks

It looks like Starbucks is rolling out the pour over coffee brewing method in the next month or so. If you are not familiar with the pour over method, here is a good explanation.

This will add coffee diversity to Starbucks as customers will be able to select which beans they want for their individual cup of coffee instead of settling for the bold, mild and decaf versions on sale that day. However, I can see this negatively impacting the wait times at Starbucks as each cup has to be individually ground, poured and served.

USB Heated Travel Mug

For those of you who spend a lot of time in the car, I present the USB heated travel mug. Perfect for those of you on the go or tied to your computer.

Awesome Hot/Cold Coffee Mugs

Awesome Pac-Man and Space Invaders Hot/Cold coffee mugs from ThinkGeek. 8-bit arcade game heaven!