Ok, first, I did not file bankruptcy. I am merely using the Starbucks over priced coffee as an example. I may be cheap and I may not, it all depends I suppose on what I am buying. I went into a coffee house this morning and ordered a black coffee. Yes, a black coffee. I like my coffee just as black as night with maybe a just a touch of honey. The cashier had me repeat myself because I think the person was expecting me to order a coffee with a name as large as its price. I repeated myself clearly and they replied with... and named three types of black coffee. I asked if they just had plain black coffee straight from the coffee pitcher and the person replied no with a smirk on their face. To keep my order as short and fast as I could, not to slow the line down, I said give me the cheapest cup of coffee you have and put my cash on the counter.
Now let me get back to the title of blog posting. No one in the line could believe I wanted just plain black coffee. But let us not forget, I put cash on the counter. While I waited for them to get me my cup of coffee, I stood off to the side while just about everyone in the line received their coffee and "paid" for it, notice how I have quotes around the word "paid.” I was the only person in line that paid in cash, everyone else paid with plastic. I might not be a master at economics but I will be damned if I am going to pay 5-10 dollars for a cup of coffee.
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