Regional: United States West Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area Buddy Brew Coffee The best beans. Fresh hand roasted to sweet delicious perfection. Shipped immediately. Try a batch! www.buddybrew.com   Not Logged in: log in updated topics   new posts   new unanswered   search   faq   sign up   Discussions > Regional > US West > Great Sweet...   view previous topic | view next topic | view all topics Author Messages jamesn Senior Member Joined: 24 Dec 2001 Posts: 10 Location: San Francisco Expertise: Intermediate Espresso: Gaggia Baby Grinder: Innova & Solis Maestro Vac Pot: Bodum Santos Drip: No Roaster: HW Gourmet Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 8:49am Subject: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   Tom posted this to the homeroast list today. A little surprise for you Bay Area people, but we are indeed moving back. Sweet Maria's will be on 64th St near Hollis in Emeryville starting sometime in Sept. The timing is a little unclear since moving a home and a business is a heck of a lot of work. I imagine we'll be down for about 2 weeks in late August. Tom back to top RoxieL Senior Member Joined: 9 Jun 2002 Posts: 972 Location: Phoenix Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Expobar (Control)/Saeco... Grinder: Cimbali Jr/Rocky/SB Barista Vac Pot: eSantos/ eSantos Jr. Drip: Bunn Roaster: Hottop/FR+ Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 8:56am Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   This is good for everyone in the western part of the U.S.  I know it's silly, but the downer about ordering from SM for me has been that UPS generally takes 4 business days to deliver from Ohio to AZ and I'm too cheap to pay for 2nd day air.  Bay Area is generally 2-3 days??  Plus, shipping costs will go down.  I know this will be a drag for the people on the east coast but I say.... YAY!!! back to top MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,144 Location: Vancouver Expertise: Professional Espresso: Frankenstein'ed LM Linea Grinder: Anfim Super Caimano Vac Pot: 1922 Silex Drip: Krups Moka Brew Roaster: Hottop Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 11:34am Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   So Tom's moving west coast finally, huh? He mentioned to me at the SCAA show he was actively looking to move. It will be great, but I also hope Tom's ready... it's a lot easier for us west coast home roasters to get down to SF than it is for Ohio :)   Mark Prince, CoffeeGeek.com, CoffeeKid.com CoffeeGeek on Youtube: www.youtube.com/coffeegeek CoffeeGeek's Flickr Stream: www.flickr.com/photos/coffeegeek back to top josha Senior Member Joined: 23 Dec 2001 Posts: 5 Location: Mountain View, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: NS Oscar Grinder: Solis Meastro Vac Pot: Cona D Drip: Chemex & Melita poor-over Roaster: Hearthware Gourmet Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 1:56pm Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   Ok, this could be the best news I've heard all month.  I have to agree that the shipping time used to be (and likely still is, until the move anyway) impatiently long. The pessimistic part of my brain keeps telling me that we'll have to pay sales tax on our purchases though, so I wouldn't expect any real savings on the shipping cost (which was always pretty reasonable, IMO). --Josh back to top lizellis Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 117 Location: Virginia Expertise: I live coffee Espresso: Solis SL70 Grinder: KitchenAid ProLine Vac Pot: Barista Utopia Drip: Gold Filter Roaster: Behmor -  i-Roast 2 Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 4:08pm Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   FANTASTIC!!!  I'm so excited--Tom & Maria and all that lovely coffee will practically be in my backyard.  The only problem is, what will this do to my bank account?   liz back to top Foxbat Senior Member Joined: 28 Apr 2002 Posts: 68 Location: San Francisco, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Pasquini Livia Grinder: Macap M4, Solis Maestro Drip: Barista Aroma 8 cup Roaster: HWP, HotTop Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 4:40pm Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   Tom also posted that he's working on getting discounted UPS 2nd Day shipping, so the East Coast people may not suffer that much. :) I'm looking forward to having SM in my "backyard", sales tax or no sales tax. Bruce   Bruce Harlick Game Designer, Writer, and Editor ICQ #4166560 www.newblackboard.com back to top RoxieL Senior Member Joined: 9 Jun 2002 Posts: 972 Location: Phoenix Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Expobar (Control)/Saeco... Grinder: Cimbali Jr/Rocky/SB Barista Vac Pot: eSantos/ eSantos Jr. Drip: Bunn Roaster: Hottop/FR+ Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 6:53pm Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   Josh - check your grocery store receipts.  If you don't pay tax on food items (many states, don't), you won't have to pay tax. back to top josha Senior Member Joined: 23 Dec 2001 Posts: 5 Location: Mountain View, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: NS Oscar Grinder: Solis Meastro Vac Pot: Cona D Drip: Chemex & Melita poor-over Roaster: Hearthware Gourmet Posted Thu Jun 27, 2002, 7:48pm Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   Darn, I completely forgot about coffee beans being a "food product".  I always tend to lump them in with beer, wine and the other liquid must-haves. Thanks again Roxie, that definetly makes this the best news all month.  Almost the best news all year. :) back to top RoxieL Senior Member Joined: 9 Jun 2002 Posts: 972 Location: Phoenix Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Expobar (Control)/Saeco... Grinder: Cimbali Jr/Rocky/SB Barista Vac Pot: eSantos/ eSantos Jr. Drip: Bunn Roaster: Hottop/FR+ Posted Fri Jun 28, 2002, 12:07pm Subject: Re: Great Sweet Maria's news for those in Bay Area   Unfortunately, for those in CA, I guess you'll have to pay tax on all the other nifty non-coffee-bean stuff Sweet Maria's sells. back to top view previous topic | view next topic | view all topics Discussions > Regional > US West > Great Sweet...   updated topics   new posts   new unanswered     search   faq   sign up   Not Logged in: log in Discussions Quick Jump: Select Espresso Discussions --Espresso Machines --Lever Espresso Machines --Grinders - Espresso --Espresso Mods and Restorations --Espresso Blends --Questions and Answers --Latte Art and Etching --Barista Jams Around the World --General Discussion Coffee Discussions --Machines and Brewing Methods --Home Roasting Talk --Questions and Answers --General Discussion Columns, How-Tos, and Reviews --Holiday Gift List Feedback --CoffeeGeek Columnist Feedback --Detailed Review Feedback --Products First Look Feedback --Quickshot Review Feedback --Guide Article Feedback --How-To Article Feedback --CoffeeGeek Podcast Feedback Members Forum --Bug Reports and Suggestions --Buy, Sell and Trade --Retail Coffee Jobs Offered / Wanted Ads --Coffee Recipes --Cafe and Bean Reviews --CoffeeGeek Site Info and News --General Off Topics World Regional --United States West --United States Central --United States East --Western Canada --Eastern Canada --United Kingdom --Western Europe --Eastern Europe, Nordic Countries, and Russia --Central and South America --Australia, New Zealand and Asia Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit      = No New Posts since last visit     = Newest post Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. 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