08-21-2010, 05:04 AM
(08-21-2010, 01:29 AM)kandrathe Wrote:(08-20-2010, 08:17 PM)Hammerskjold Wrote: Emphasis on 'expensive'.$190 / Lb isn't too expensive considering the cost of other 'rare' drugs. .5 oz of coffee beans ground per 6 fl. oz. cup of coffee, with 32 servings per pound, so each cup of coffee costs $5.95. Starbucks price!
5.95 in what price though? US dollars? That's a lot for a cup of java, in Java. If we translate it to rupiah (dunno what the exact rate is at the moment), that's even more expensive.
And the price on that link is 75$ US for a package. It's expensive. Maybe not for a Suharto crony elite, but for the average Indonesian, uhm. Hell no.
Kopi susu (coffee with sweetened condensed milk) or es kopi (coffee with ice cubes) is a more realistic frame of reference. Not sure why you brought up the rare drug comparison though, kopi luak is not exactly heroin. We're not talking about a poppy field in Afghanistan situation here.