Longview Coffee Company

Are you a coffee connoisseur? Up until recently, it would have been difficult for you to expand your palate and sample coffees from around the world without doing some extensive traveling. Today, however, following the explosion of coffee shops in the 1990’s and the internet revolution, it is easier than ever to have the worlds finest coffees and teas shipped right to your doorstep.

So popular, in fact, has this concept become that it has given birth to subscription services known as gourmet coffee clubs. These are basically services that stock hundreds of fine coffees and teas, and send out samples about once a month. Then, if you happen to find a roast you really like, the coffee club will usually give you a substantial discount on a larger order of that particular kind. So now you can be a connoisseur just like the ones that travel the world and never leave your kitchen table.

Benefits Of Joining A Coffee Club
When you sign up to be a member of a coffee club, you are not just getting samples of the world’s best coffees. The businesses that run the coffee clubs want to keep you as a customer, and therefore will often include a plethora of benefits in addition to the monthly samples. At the bottom of the page are listed some of the best clubs that give you not only a good bang for your buck, but also some of the widest selections available on the internet today.

By becoming a member of a coffee club, you are entitled to discounts on the business entire inventory as well as other nice breaks on shipping and delivery. In addition to this, businesses usually have exclusive coffees and teas that are reserved for their members only, so becoming a member can grant you access to exotic roasts and blends that are harder to find.

Finally, thanks to the power of the internet today, many clubs are allowing you to create your own custom membership. This means you can determine for yourself how many samples you want, how often you want them, and whether you want to pick them for yourself or let the club pick them. This way, you are always getting what you want whether that’s a dark roast, an exotic blend, or just a surprise.

Joining a Coffee Club Can Save Money
That’s right! If you’re a coffee connoisseur who likes to buy the best of the best, then you’re probably spending a lot more than you would by joining a coffee club. Many big name brand gourmet coffees are marked up because of the brand, but by joining a coffee club you are essentially getting better quality for much less. Take into account the discounts that coffee clubs give you on top of the monthly samples, and you have no reason to every buy coffee from the grocery store or other franchise again.

Since most coffee clubs will let you design your own plan as well, you can mold your membership to fit your budget, and change or cancel any time you like. Have a little extra to spend next month? Then up your membership to a sample every two weeks, or have two samples sent at once. Budget a bit tight? Simply get on the website and scale it back a bit.

So Which Coffee Clubs Are the Best?
As I promised earlier, I’ll let you in on a secret that coffee connoisseurs on the internet generally agree on. Though I suppose it won’t be a secret anymore! There are two coffee clubs that have established their reputation for providing the best selection and service, as well as having the best deals. These are Gevalia and Boca Java. Personally I subscribe to both of these because their selections are both expansive and yet quite different, and I have never been disappointed by anything I have received from either. I’ll just outline briefly what each has to offer.

Gevalia: The awesome thing about Gevalia has to be their introductory offer. They are offering about $168 of stuff just to get you as a member of their club. This includes a beautiful stainless steel coffee maker and stainless steel thermal carafe to keep your roast warm. And of course, you get two and a half pounds of their legendary Gevalia Kaffe. They also offer a money-back guarantee for any coffee you receive, and if you don’t love it you don’t pay for it. But trust me when I say this: you will never need to use that.

Boca Java: Boca Java follows the same general format as Gevalia; however, they offer a whole different selection of roasts and flavors. They have a unique section that offers their “Roastmaster’s Picks” that changer frequently. I have discovered some of my favorite blends through this, and I am still getting them on the cheap thanks to my membership. They also feature a “member’s only” selection that gets you access to rare blends not available to the general public. This alone to me is worth the price of the membership.