People don’t go to Starbucks for gourmet coffee. They go because they are tired.  Strangely, if you search through Twitter and Facebook, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone going to Starbucks because they want to try a new Guatemalan ...

The real cost of coffee – when you spill it.  A quick peek at Twitter and Facebook suggests that a lot of people spill their coffee. And that’s not even counting those people who are too embarrassed ...

Coffee flavor stories from the weird, mistaken, clumsy and misguided.  People seem to love trying different coffee flavors. This time of year pumpkin seems to be a favorite. Yes, a little weird for us folks who like our coffee ...

Caffeine – the divine molecule. Maybe, but it has an odd effect on people (and small dogs).  In general, addiction is not an amusing subject. But in the case of caffeine, I’ll make an exception.

A quick browse through social media sites reveals ...

Yes, coffee is addictive. Seems Keurig brewers are too.  I have had a Keurig brewer myself now for years. And yes, it makes brewing coffee a lot more convenient.

So I get the fact that people rave about their ...

In search of a coffee shop with big bathrooms and an unlocked dumpster.  An unlocked dumpster? I have no idea what that’s about. But yes, it was on Twitter from some guy who evidently has some very peculiar caffeine needs. See ...

You hate it with a passion. You can’t live without it. It’s office coffee.  People are quick to tweet about their displeasure when it comes to office coffee.

Which is not surprising, because we all hate office coffee. We hate ...

Social media confessions from desperate coffee drinkers.  It seems that coffee and desperation go hand in hand. A quick browse through the social media chatter reveals plenty of people who will go to considerable ...

Oddly poetic responses to coffee stains. Plus a lion. And socks.  When looking through Twitter and Facebook for people’s reactions to coffee stains, I was expecting to find lots of anger and frustration. The damn and ...

Non-scientific study confirms the Number One symptom of coffee withdrawal is – Headaches.  This non-scientific study comprises me doing my usual scan of the major social media sites – like Twitter, Facebook and Google Buzz.

People report a ...

Total coffee weirdness across the social media sites.  People get excited about their coffee makers, mad at their coffee makers, and downright distressed when their coffee makers stop working.

You can read ...

Sometimes it isn’t the coffee maker that’s broken. It’s you.  For many of us, coffee is an essential part of waking up in the morning. Without it, we can get really grumpy.

As you can see from a previous coffee ...

Every student wants a coffee maker in their dorm room.  It’s that time of year, and students are scrambling to get a coffee maker to have in their dorm room at college.

And naturally, they are chatting about ...

Who would have thought so many people want pink coffee makers?  Maybe it’s because I’m north of 50. Or maybe it’s just because I’m a guy. But for me, coffee makers look just fine in black, white, metallic and even maybe ...

It seems people will love you forever if you give them a coffee maker.  Yes, people are passionate about coffee and coffee makers.

And it seems people are super-grateful when someone actually gives them one as a gift. They ...

You’re not the only one who needs a new coffee maker.  If you are on Facebook or Twitter you probably come across the occasional person who has just discovered their coffee maker stopped working.

But if ...