$17 total
$8.5/coffee
Minus 7% Indiana sales tax ($0.55)
Minus 15% implied tip Amberson Coffee has a no tip policy ($1.03)
Assuming the pricing caught OP off guard, they’re probably not returning with a jar so they paid the $1 jar deposit on this first coffee. ($1)
$5.92 implied pre-tax/pre-tip/pre-deposit coffee.
It’s 2026 and it’s a coffee from likely a top coffee shop in the Indianapolis area…. For basically $6 on the menu.
OP willingly walked into this place, likely saw all the signage for jar deposit, no tip program, and hopefully knows that tax exists… paid for the coffee and decided the best thing was to complain on the internet.
Hate it or not, you willingly purchased that coffee and $6 gross for a cup of coffee at a place like this is reasonable.
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u/SunDevil2013 Sep 10 '26
$17 total $8.5/coffee Minus 7% Indiana sales tax ($0.55) Minus 15% implied tip Amberson Coffee has a no tip policy ($1.03)
Assuming the pricing caught OP off guard, they’re probably not returning with a jar so they paid the $1 jar deposit on this first coffee. ($1)
$5.92 implied pre-tax/pre-tip/pre-deposit coffee.
It’s 2026 and it’s a coffee from likely a top coffee shop in the Indianapolis area…. For basically $6 on the menu.
OP willingly walked into this place, likely saw all the signage for jar deposit, no tip program, and hopefully knows that tax exists… paid for the coffee and decided the best thing was to complain on the internet.
Hate it or not, you willingly purchased that coffee and $6 gross for a cup of coffee at a place like this is reasonable.