Re: [DIYbio] This is a shot in the dark, but does anyone happen to love coffee and order lab reagents in bulk?

I'd be interested, as long as you're a good roaster! I don't have
anything to trade right now, but I'll keep it in mind.

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Avery Ashley
<avery056056@rams.sccnc.edu> wrote:
> So with the help of you guys I'm just getting to the finishing touches of
> putting my lab together and it's about time to start actually using all this
> expensive equipment.
> As I'm learning, it can be quite expensive to keep a lab stocked with all
> the necessary supplies (enzymes, gels and the like), especially when you're
> quite small and can't order in bulk.
> Anyway, I roast coffee as a small business, meaning that I get green coffee
> beans straight from farms all over the world and "cook" them so they're
> ready to brew with.
> Now I'm just putting this out there for the heck of it, but if anyone would
> be interested in trading small quantities of lab reagents for freshly
> roasted coffee I'd be very excited to do so.
> My coffee retails for $12 a pound, but I'd be more than willing to trade a
> pound of coffee for like $6 (roughly what I buy it at) in supplies so that
> you come out on the top side.
> I'm not sure if this is viable for anyone on here, or if anyone would even
> be the slightest bit interested, but why not ask, right?
> Of course, I take great pride in my coffee. I get it from the best farms in
> the world and put extensive time and effort into every pound I roast to
> ensure it's of the highest quality. I can roast as much or as little as you
> like, no quantity is too small and no quantity, within shipping constraints,
> too large. Every pound would be roasted to order the day of shipment as is
> my policy.
>
> In closing, I certainly don't want it to seem like I'm asking for a handout.
> I'm simply offering my services in return for yours.
>
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