Re: DP 5/29/2008 Wed

peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

There's a chain of gas stations here that has good coffee, fresh
brewed, and that sells a lot of diesel fuel. They'll have a flavored
coffee, a regular, a dark roast, a double-caffeine and a decaf, and
each one has the hour written on it when it will be pitched in favor
of a fresh pot -- it never stands for more than two hours, and maybe
it's 90 minutes, I'm not sure. They stamp your card and every six
cups, you get one free, but if you buy a large, they hit your card
twice, and if they're busy and they see you're only buying coffee,
they just wave you out the door.

I realize it's a little out of your way, but still ...

Sherwood doesn't have to drive quite that far. I find a similar
arrangement fairly frequently at Midwestern truck stops on the
interstates and other major routes. Timed turnover on the pots, lots
of coffee options, plus fancy creamers, flavored syrups to squirt in,
and shakers of cinnamon and other nutmeg. They know that if their
coffee can get the regular drivers to plan on stopping there for gas
on each pass through the area, it's a small investment with a big
payoff. Those of us driving little cars get the benefit in better
brew.

I discovered the "wave you out the door" business by accident. The
counter guys always took my money, but once I was traveling with a
friend and sent him in to get my coffee while I filled the tank. To
his puzzlement, they told him it was free. Never mind that he's a
mathematician/musician with a desk job; his jeans, strong build, and
long hair must have marked him as "trucker."

--Robin

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