I Got an Awesome Deal on Coffee

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Like everything else that goes in my cupboards and cabinets, or anywhere else for that matter, I am a stickler for getting the best deal possible. So, now that Great Value coffee in the large can, which is 40.3 ounces, has jumped to almost $18 a can, it's no longer a good deal. That's 44 cents an ounce, by the way. Martinson coffee, which I get at Ollie's when they have it, usually runs about 28 cents an ounce, but when I went yesterday to grab some, they were out of it. That happens. It's a buyout store, and so, items change regularly. But what they did have were Maxwell House Special Delivery "restaurant packs," which contain 7 1.7 ounce pouches of "single pot" filter packs. Each bag was 9.8 ounces and were priced at $1.99 each. That comes to 20 cents an ounce. I couldn't pass it up. The thing is, I never use 1.7 ounces of grounds when I make a pot. In fact, I only put in 5 tablespoons of grounds per pot. So, I took out the filter packs, cut them open, and poured the coffee grounds into my can, and thus, I can use it however I want but still got a great deal on coffee. I bought 4 9.8 ounce packages, and may go back and get some more. It's the cheapest I have seen any coffee for a while. Incidentally, that same can of Great Value coffee, just a couple of months ago, was $13 a can. Talk about a new definition to the term, "spiked coffee."