Originally published at: This shot of espresso costs $335 - Boing Boing
…
6 Likes
As I don’t care for espresso- they’d have to pay me 300 bucks to drink it.
9 Likes
We call those people Capitalist Pig-dogs.
24 Likes
A $300 shot of espresso is nothing but a punch in the face for everyone who is struggling to pay their bills.
16 Likes
This demonstrates nothing apart from some people in London having far too much money. And perhaps some people should be.
7 Likes
This post also brought to you by Popkin!
6 Likes
Will it keep me awake for 3 months?
6 Likes
The espresso, no, but thinking about blowing $335 on it very well might.
13 Likes
If I had a coffee shoppe with clientele willing to pay that much for a shot I would absolutely provide it - gold cup and all.
I would also use the absolute cheapest beans and plain tap water, and I would spit in it.
13 Likes
Why does it cost $335? Because they can charge that and get away with it - there’s a sucker born every minute. I bet it actually costs little more than a regular espresso, and if it does, because, say, the ‘special’ beans cost a lot, that’s the supply chain taking the piss, too.
5 Likes
Yeah, the thing that gets me about these kind of “novelty” luxury items on menus is the logistics. Anyone who’s worked in a restaurant would know, they’re probably not stocking a unique bean just for this, else it wouldn’t stay fresh enough to warrant the cost unless people were ordering this regularly. So chances are that if you order it, you’re getting the same old beans some other schmo is slurping down for a meager 7£ but just with fancier presentation.
8 Likes
It might be worthwhile if I got to keep the gold cup and spoon, and I could sell them to recoup the cost of the overpriced bean drink.
7 Likes
“It’s not good taste; it’s Veblen good taste!”
5 Likes
Yep, and a clear marker they’re extremeley undertaxed…
4 Likes
It’s the ideal accompaniment to an Antares parakeet gland on a stick.
2 Likes
It’s more concerning to me that based on the quick review, it sounds like it is an under-extracted shot.
I mean yes the whole thing is absurd, but imagine paying that much and it tasting worse than 7-Eleven ‘espresso’
3 Likes
Alternative take: Price anchoring. This $335 drink is only on the menu to make their $93 cat poop coffee seem like a bargain.
10 Likes
I kind of like it on the thesis that you should of course bring your own golden service to save the $332, and that of course [not having brought your own 80 oz. vacuum insulated mug, even] you get $300 back if they withdraw the service successfully while you savor the taste (how would you make good on the float though? That’s your coffee sophisticate tell there, subletting the demitasse and spoon until the wait persons cruise back by.)
5 Likes
If someone wants the experience of paying $335 for an espresso shot, they can always just leave an enormous tip.
7 Likes
