The office I am in just switched from Folgers to generic, which I would call a step in the wrong direction.
If you care about your employees/co-workers, you buy the BEST you can budget.
A large group of the disgruntled pooled funds and bought an auto-brew, auto-shutoff 12 cupper, 'swiped' a rackmount UPS/battery/power conditioner, and set it up in someone's cubicle.
Each week, someone brings in a different type of coffee. (Today's blend was Royal Kona Christmas Rum...mmmmm...)
I love to go into Hobby Lobby or Garden Ridge Pottery (think: arts and crafts outlet) and play those big glazed ceramic pots. Because they are so inconsistent in quality and size, most of them are a different note and of differing tonal qualities.
If they have a large enough selection you can put together a pretty good range. I generally rearrange them so that I can reach at least an octave without moving too much. I get funny looks but the sounds are amazing. Try it some time!
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The office I am in just switched from Folgers to generic, which I would call a step in the wrong direction.
If you care about your employees/co-workers, you buy the BEST you can budget.A large group of the disgruntled pooled funds and bought an auto-brew, auto-shutoff 12 cupper, 'swiped' a rackmount UPS/battery/power conditioner, and set it up in someone's cubicle.
Each week, someone brings in a different type of coffee. (Today's blend was Royal Kona Christmas Rum...mmmmm...)We'll never drink that generic kark again!
I love to go into Hobby Lobby or Garden Ridge Pottery (think: arts and crafts outlet) and play those big glazed ceramic pots. Because they are so inconsistent in quality and size, most of them are a different note and of differing tonal qualities.
If they have a large enough selection you can put together a pretty good range. I generally rearrange them so that I can reach at least an octave without moving too much. I get funny looks but the sounds are amazing. Try it some time!