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Coffee Lover’s Gift Idea

October 2, 2012 By Dusty Rogers 17 Comments

My friend Katie turned still-in-her-twenties and graduated with her master’s degree recently.  Considering she’s one of my favorite people* I wanted to do a little something special to celebrate her big month.

Katie’s a bit of a coffee addict and one of her favorite java stops is a little cafe about two blocks from her office, called Lazy Jane’s.  The thing about Lazy Jane’s is that they’re cash only – no credit cards, no debit cards, no pay-with-your-iPhone-app – just an honest to goodness little local stop with some of the best food and coffee in town.

Katie’s afternoon caffeine fix costs her exactly $2.11 per cup, and keeping enough cash on hand at all times for this purchase is one of her top priorities. . .yet doesn’t always happen.

Enter my gift idea:

Coffee Lover’s Gift Idea

I decided to hook Katie up with a month’s supply of Lazy Jane’s!  I put exactly $2.11 in enough individual envelopes to cover each work day of her month.

Envelopes with cash for exactly one cup of coffee and a unique coffee-loving quote.

For an added touch, I also wrote a unique coffee-related quote on the front of each envelope for her to enjoy each time she grabbed one.

A month’s worth of coffee, all tied-up and about to go through withdrawals.

As much as we love local, we do still love our Starbucks, so I also added a Starbucks reusable iced coffee cup and gift card to complete the package.

Got a coffee lover in your life?  Consider feeding their caffeine habit the next time they have something to celebrate!

*#nobullshit
#atleastmytop500
(#hashtagsareourthing)

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Comments

  1. 1
    DeAnna says:
    October 2, 2012 at 7:01 am

    Oh this is a great idea!

    Reply
  2. 2
    Mandy @ This Girl's Life says:
    October 2, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    This is so fun and thoughtful D! LOVE it! :)

    Reply
  3. 3
    Allison aka Half of VAMH says:
    October 2, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    You are so sweet! That is an awesome idea!

    Reply
  4. 4
    Briel says:
    October 2, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    You are such a sweet friend! What a fun idea. :)

    Reply
  5. 5
    Anonymous says:
    October 2, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    This is so thoughtful. And so clever! I love the quotes. She’s going to be so happy. Butwhataboutthetip??

    jbhat

    Reply
  6. 6
    kelsey says:
    October 2, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    Can you post the quotes you used? I love the two that I can see from the pictures, but one can never have enough coffee quotes to throw around :)

    Reply
  7. 7
    craigandstacy says:
    October 2, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Another request for a list of the quotes you used. This is an awesome gift!

    Reply
  8. 8
    Julie S. says:
    October 2, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    SUCH a creative and amazing gift!

    Reply
  9. 9
    Angie @ Bug Meets World says:
    October 3, 2012 at 12:30 am

    Cute! I love that you put coffee quotes on all of the envelopes. I probably would have rounded up a bit so she had money for a tip though.

    Reply
  10. 10
    Mellissa says:
    October 3, 2012 at 2:19 am

    That is so awesome! You are truly a great friend. She’ll love it :-)

    Reply
  11. 11
    Dusty @AllThingsG+D says:
    October 3, 2012 at 3:00 am

    Thank you for your comments, everyone! I didn’t keep a copy of the coffee quotes I used, but I’m sure I can find them again with a little help from Google. I’ll do a search tomorrow!

    Regarding adding money for tip, I have to admit, I had a mini panic after reading those comments because:

    1. The thought never occurred to me to do that! And…
    2. I also don’t tip for a cup of coffee when I go there.

    I felt like an asshole on both accounts and texted Katie with my apologies. Turns out, none were needed – she also doesn’t tip for a cup of coffee when she goes there!

    Here’s the thing- I can see tipping if we’re ordering some frappa-double-mocha nonsense…but this is just a plain ol’ cup of already brewed black coffee we’re talking about here! Does that really require a tip?

    Reply
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    Caitlin says:
    October 3, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    AWESOME idea and SO nicely executed! You are so thoughtful and creative. And I usually don’t tip on a regular cup of coffee unless they are being especially nice that morning. I am sure Katie can tip at her own discretion! She may have all sorts of extra change left over since she isn’t digging around for that extra eleven cents every morning!

    Reply
  13. 13
    LizzieBeth says:
    October 4, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    D, your gift is so thoughtful! Tipping is a personal thing– if Katie wants to, she can leave her own tip. No need for you to worry about it.

    LB

    Reply
  14. 14
    Dusty @AllThingsG+D says:
    October 8, 2012 at 1:27 am

    Thank you so much, ladies!

    Reply
  15. 15
    Dusty @AllThingsG+D says:
    October 17, 2012 at 8:36 am

    I nearly forgot! Here’s the website I used to find the coffee quotes – hope that helps!

    http://www.spillingthebeanschicago.com/quotes

    Reply
  16. 16
    Katie says:
    October 30, 2014 at 5:34 am

    SUCH a cute idea! I am such a fan of thoughtful gift giving!!! :)

    Reply
    • 17
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 4, 2014 at 11:24 pm

      Thank you so much, Katie!

      Reply

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