Unfortunately I think you’re in the same boat there. Care Bustelo is owned by JM Smucker Co which in recent years, according to open secrets, has made almost exclusive donations to the right including the RNC as well as Trump’s campaign to the tune of $75k and $25k respectively.
If you have em near you, the Safeway grocery ‘signature select’ branded whole bean coffee has been my go to for a while now(well, since my preferred local roaster decided to be a union busting shitheel and I stopped going there). And as far as I can tell they at least donate to both parties relatively equally. Which, honestly I’m not sure is better or worse.
But also fuck Safeway for putting up fucking security fencing and receipt gates at the store near me. Remember kids, you’ve never seen or even heard of anyone stealing food in your entire life. Especially from a corporation.
Don’t switch to Maxwell House, but basically any other coffee is better tasting than those two.
Coffee is like chocolate though: it basically always comes with the risk of supporting slavery. It sucks and it’s not fair that the costs of ensuring (or trying to ensure, Tony’s Chocolonely can’t even be certain) slavery is not involved price most people out of consuming them.
Tony’s is really fucking good. And because chocolate is 100% a luxury good, I have absolutely no problem reducing my candy bar intake down to one or two expensive chocolate bars per year when I know that they’re doing their best to fairly source their objectively superior product. And I make it last a week or two by using a ziploc bag. Tony’s is best in small doses, and I prefer to pair it with a nice bourbon as dessert, but maybe that’s just me being a bougie bitch.
That’s how I treat chocolate as well, but coffee is a lot harder for me to restrict. I buy the fair-tradiest coffee I can find, but I suspect that’s mostly marketing.
I just picked up some “Top of the Morning” coffee and it’s pricey, but the marketing is very cheerful and it ticks the “ethically sourced” boxes for me, as much as anything I buy online can. Plus, it’s tasty.
If you have one anywhere nearby just get a Costco membership. In many cases if you are looking for an alternative to generic brand whatever Kirkland is going to be the best bang for your buck and the company is employee owned and very consumer friendly.
Dammit! Folgers was my generic coffee go-to! Anyone know what brand I can buy from a major grocery chain that doesn’t donate to fascists?
cafe bustelo
Edit: its good coffee. Not sure about its political leanings though.
Unfortunately I think you’re in the same boat there. Care Bustelo is owned by JM Smucker Co which in recent years, according to open secrets, has made almost exclusive donations to the right including the RNC as well as Trump’s campaign to the tune of $75k and $25k respectively.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/jm-smucker-co/summary?id=D000034869
If you have em near you, the Safeway grocery ‘signature select’ branded whole bean coffee has been my go to for a while now(well, since my preferred local roaster decided to be a union busting shitheel and I stopped going there). And as far as I can tell they at least donate to both parties relatively equally. Which, honestly I’m not sure is better or worse.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/safeway-inc/summary?id=D000022234
But also fuck Safeway for putting up fucking security fencing and receipt gates at the store near me. Remember kids, you’ve never seen or even heard of anyone stealing food in your entire life. Especially from a corporation.
+1 for bustelo
A) Any of the wholesale clubs will sell big bags or cheap good quality coffee.
B) Most grocery stores will sell small bags of good cheap coffee.
I do whichever of the above is easiest for me based on where I need groceries.
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Don’t switch to Maxwell House, but basically any other coffee is better tasting than those two.
Coffee is like chocolate though: it basically always comes with the risk of supporting slavery. It sucks and it’s not fair that the costs of ensuring (or trying to ensure, Tony’s Chocolonely can’t even be certain) slavery is not involved price most people out of consuming them.
Tony’s is really fucking good. And because chocolate is 100% a luxury good, I have absolutely no problem reducing my candy bar intake down to one or two expensive chocolate bars per year when I know that they’re doing their best to fairly source their objectively superior product. And I make it last a week or two by using a ziploc bag. Tony’s is best in small doses, and I prefer to pair it with a nice bourbon as dessert, but maybe that’s just me being a bougie bitch.
That’s how I treat chocolate as well, but coffee is a lot harder for me to restrict. I buy the fair-tradiest coffee I can find, but I suspect that’s mostly marketing.
I just picked up some “Top of the Morning” coffee and it’s pricey, but the marketing is very cheerful and it ticks the “ethically sourced” boxes for me, as much as anything I buy online can. Plus, it’s tasty.
Dunkin is arguably an upgrade for grocery store coffee.
If you have one anywhere nearby just get a Costco membership. In many cases if you are looking for an alternative to generic brand whatever Kirkland is going to be the best bang for your buck and the company is employee owned and very consumer friendly.
If you want cheapish good coffee I’ve always liked melitta.
Chock full o’ nuts