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Price Increase for JenEric Coffee

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Dear Coffee Lovers,

In 2017, we started buying coffee from U-Roast-it. They are a fabulous company and they managed to only raise their prices around 30% in the past 8 years,. That’s amazing and has let us keep our prices steady. Coffee in general has doubled in price in the past 8 years.

I talked to the owner and they told me that they will be pulling out of selling bulk green beans. Its closest competitor is selling beans at nearly 50% more right now.

Other things have gone up. The price of tables has steadily climbed and now most of them are requiring insurance as well, which is an extra cost.

Basically, the past few years we’ve broken even on our big events after you count in all costs. Unfortunately, that’s not sustainable.

That’s why we’ll be increasing prices starting September 1st. The old prices are still in effect until then, so take advantage while you can.

The new prices will become:

Regular

  • Small (2oz) = $5
  • Medium (4oz) = $10
  • Large (8oz) = $18
  • Extra Large (1lbs) = $30

Decaf

  • Medium (4oz) = $12
  • Large (8oz) = $20
  • Extra Large (1lbs) = $34

Thank you for your understanding,

Éric

I’m fairly certain I’m still alive

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Hello My Imaginary Friends,

I really need to learn that I have to take time off after a convention. They drain me like crazy. After can*con I was exhausted. So what did I decide to do? Do a full week of work and then spend the weekend hosting. I cooked a full turkey dinner on Saturday and brunch for 10 on Sunday.

Monday was rough, Tuesday was worse, and Wednesday I crashed. I was dizzy and nauseated and slept until 11.

I’m feeling better today, mostly, but still a little dizzy, and I’m back at work.

So here’s an update for things and stuff:

Coffee

Things are going well. I’ll be doing some roasting this weekend and/or next weekend to make enough for Ottawa Comic-Con Holiday Edition. We have one more holiday fair after that and we get into holiday quiet time.

It’s been a great year for coffee and I appreciate everyone’s support.

NaNoWriMo

No… Nope… I really shouldn’t… Well fine.

I’ll be doing a modified NaNoWriMo this year to finish Paragenesis: The Copper Tarnish; I have another 20-30 thousand words to write and it’ll be ready for submission.

Everdome

If you’re not excited about it… I am. I have a contract with Renaissance and I’m hoping to get the first edits early next year.

I’m hoping to send this one out to my favourite Urban and Fantasy writers to get a blurb.

This is by far my best book and the easiest to make into an epic movie or TV show… hint hint… Netflix, Amazon, HBO, CBC? Anyone?

FADDS

Most of my projects I write, edit, pass on; but not FADDS. I’ve been editing and fixing this thing for the better part of 8 years. It’s only gotten better.

The first 10 levels are completely balanced and well done. The higher levels I’ll be playtesting this January.

If you’re interested in joining a regular group in 2019, let me know.

Dragon

She’s still fantastically cute and occasionally infuriating.

Well that’s most of the news.

 

Later Days,

Éric