In May 2010, when we introduced the Savvy Shopper Discount®, we knew we had found something special; a chance for customers to buy their favorite coffee or tea K-Cup® packs in bulk to get the lowest pricing available.  As we expected, our customers loved the new program, but many had the same comment.

“I love the Savvy Shopper Discount, but wish I didn’t have to buy so much at once to get the low pricing.”

Well America, we have heard your cries.  Starting today, November 30, 2011 – the Savvy Shopper Discount® will be coming to an end.  But this is not a sad day, because our pricing per box has been adjusted to give you terrific every day savings!

From $15.98 per box, down to $13.32 (the same amount you had been paying after bulk buying before), and no special codes to enter or minimums to purchase, no special rules or regulations to remember, or math to decipher in your head.  Just plain, simple, great pricing for every box of K-Cup® packs you want to purchase.

And our Free Shipping offer is pretty terrific too – an order of 4 or more boxes will ship for free, via UPS Ground.  Smaller orders, and those shipped outside of the domestic US, pay only our discounted shipping rate.

Poll: 65% in U.S. drink coffee daily

13 cups is the weekly average

A poll released by 7-Eleven Inc. in conjunction with National Coffee Day (Sept. 29) says that 65 percent of Americans drink coffee every day, many within an hour of waking up.

The coffee-drinkers in the survey said they consume an average of 13 cups a week, and 60 percent agreed with the statement, “I need a cup of coffee to start my day.”

In other results:

• 28 percent of the coffee drinkers had their first cup within 15 minutes of awakening, and 68 percent within the hour.
• 57 percent added sugar or another sweetener to their brew.
• 54 percent agreed with the statement, “Coffee makes me feel more like myself.”

Another National Coffee Day poll, this one from Dunkin’ Donuts, identified which professions self-identified as most likely to need morning coffee to be productive. The top three were: scientist/lab technician, marketing/public relations professional and education administrator.

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As many are aware, the cost of oil has been on a steep climb over the past few months. You may be less aware of the skyrocketing cost of green (unroasted) coffee, or the issues coffee plantations in South America and beyond have been facing. Issues like increased demand from emerging markets, bad weather, and low production.

CoffeeGIANT.com has received word from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters that pricing for all Keurig K-Cups has been increased, as of June 6, 2011, citing rising costs in “raw materials, and higher energy and transportation costs.” We at CoffeeGIANT.com will always strive to secure the best pricing on our products, without sacrificing service or quality.

Here are three links you might find helpful in understanding the issue:

• From SingleServe Coffee, an online reviewer of K-Cups:
  “K-Cup Price Increases to 60 Cents a K-Cup” (6/8/2011)
• From Green Mountain regarding their first price increase last year:
  “Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Announces Price Increase” (9/ 7/2010)
• And from Market Watch:
  “Coffee drinkers face more price increases” (5/25/2011)

This matter is also compounded by an increasing number of manufacturer back-orders on popular Keurig K-Cup products.  According to an article on the Vermont Public Radio website, entitled, “Coffee Roaster’s Big Success Comes with Growing Pains”, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ recent earnings reported a 100% growth over last year.  Along with it’s recent acquisitions of most competing K-Cup manufacturers, including Timothy’s World Coffee, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, and most recently Van Houtte, these growing pains are causing a large lag in production.

We understand your frustration, and are doing our best to make this transition as painless as possible.  With our new pricing (effective June 9, 2011), K-Cup boxes will be $15.98 each – however if you buy in groups of six our Savvy Shopper Discount automatically kicks in and you get one of those boxes for free!  That means you end up paying an average of only $13.32 per box (or as low as 55¢ per cup), with no shipping costs on orders of four or more boxes (or any order over $60).

And with our Same Day Shipping Guarantee, you’ll get to enjoy that coffee sooner.  All orders placed before 2pm CST on normal business days are professionally packaged and shipped that day, to arrive on your doorstep in a timely manner.

One option to curb the costs and still enjoy all of the variety and choice that single-serve brewing has to offer, may be found in the Parks Coffee Brewing Bundle.  Parks Coffee is roasted fresh every day in our Carrollton, Texas facility by roastmasters who take pride in providing delicious gourmet blends, crafted in small batches to ensure consistent results.  Currently priced at only $7.99 for a box of 25, your cuppa works out to only 32¢ each.  CoffeeGIANT offers two BUNN My Cafe pod brewers, for home or office brewing, and is working quickly to acquire even more pod brewer options. Parks Coffee is available in single-serve coffee pods, pre-measured fraction packs for 12-cup brewing, or as whole bean and ground offerings.