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Found a $5 french press at a hostel swap shelf, saved me $45 on coffee in 2 weeks
Some guy in Berlin told me to check hostel swap shelves before buying anything on the road. Grabbed a perfectly good french press for free and made my own coffee for 14 days straight. Has anyone else found actual useful gear this way?
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cooper.reese18d ago
Oh man, are we REALLY romanticizing dumpster diving for coffee makers now? I found a "free" french press at a hostel once and spent 10 minutes scrubbing some crusty, suspicious residue off the mesh filter. Plus the glass was all scratched up so it looked like I was brewing my coffee in a foggy fish tank. I'd rather just split a $3 instant coffee pack with someone than pretend I'm a budget gourmet hero over a grimy piece of thrift store glass. Not everything needs to be a life hack just because you saved five bucks on something you could've bought new for $12 at Target.
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patricia_lee18d ago
The mental image of scrubbing "crusty suspicious residue" off a hostel french press is honestly worse than any bad cup of coffee I've ever had. Keep your "budget gourmet hero" status, @cooper.reese, I'll take my $3 instant in a clean plastic cup any day.
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