My sister-in-law mentioned this place to me a couple months ago. At first I was intrigued, and yet…read morehesitant to go. I'm picky about my coffee, and the idea of paying for "bad" coffee just doesn't sit well with me. After a couple months of paying premium price for k-cups - and after doing further research on Coffee Crazy - I finally decided to stop by. After all, it couldn't hurt, right?
Wow, was I in for a surprise! This place has (per their own admission) 350 kinds of k-cups! From coffee to cappuccino to latte to tea, even energy drinks! They don't have absolutely everything, but they do have a lot of selections. The lady who manned the store at the time of my visit (another coffee enthusiast and mother of the two brothers-owners of the store) happily explained the concept of the store to me, explained the different types of coffee and brands, gave me suggestions on what to look for so my final selections would suit my taste better, and then let me go my merry way in browsing.
The selections truly are amazing. While my favorite brand (Starbucks) sadly is priced at $1, there are plenty of selections that are priced at 65 cents or 75 cents. I found some organic brands like SF Bay (got to try Fog Chaser yesterday and loved it) and some unusual flavors like Boston's Best Chocolate Raspberry and Cake Boss coffee (?? I didn't know they make coffee!). Also some fun looking strong brew k-cups like Java Factory Roaster's Da Bomb, Wakey Wakey, Dark and Handsome, and Smooth Caffeinator that I just had to snatch. In the end, I had to remind myself that I didn't have enough counter space to buy all the coffee that I wanted to get, and that I could always come back to get more coffee if I wanted to. After all, I know where the store is located, and I can also order from their website.
My final haul was 27 k-cups, 14 different flavors from 7 different companies. All for 18 bucks. As an additional bonus, the store has a loyalty card; for every ten bucks that you spend, you get a stamp, and every 24 stamps will get you a box of 24 k-cups for free!
The lady who assisted me gave me a very good suggestion, which is to keep track of which flavors I like and which I don't, so that I know which I would want to get again and which I wouldn't want to.
This is definitely an excellent concept that Two Brothers came up with. My only wish is that their store is closer to where I live. But then, I would probably end up visiting too often and losing all my counter space trying to collect all the k-cups.
If you have a Keurig and live in the area, I definitely recommend giving this place a visit. Even if you already have certain brands that you are loyal to, first of all, Coffee Crazy may offer your brand at a lower price, and second of all, you may find something that suit your taste at a lower price here. You never know. I certainly will go back for more of that SF Bay Fog Chaser (and maybe more of the other 13 flavors that I still need to try!).