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| 54 count box used a dark roast. The 80 count box is a medium roast. |
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| Love the look of the 'old' box much, much better than the 1970's feel of the new (bottom) packaging |
This weekend I stopped at Sam's Club to pick up our favorite stand-by coffee; the Daily Chef brand Colombian blend k-cups.
The first thing I noticed was the package was different. Cheaper and cheeseier looking than normal. That caught my attention. Was it the right one? I looked again. Colombian blend.... but 80 count. Same size box but realizing it was an 80 count, I looked for the regular 54 count box.
Nope. None to be found.
I then stopped to really look at the packaging. They stopped making the 54 count and decided to offer 80 count.
I checked the price. $33 for 80 was still on target with their previous per-cup-price.
Yes, it still was the Colombian blend.
But... it said "medium roast" ... I racked my brain; surely I remember it always being a "dark" roast. I glanced at the shelves again to make sure I wasn't missing something.
Nope, this was the only red box, Daily Chef, Colombian Roast in the store.
So I bought it.
Getting home, I saw the box is indeed different, and yes... the roasts are different. Our regular 54 count box is labeled dark roast while the newer in-stock coffee was medium roast.
JUST A HEADS UP.