Popular Post Sanity Loan Posted December 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2015 Billie Joe and Mike Dirnt are getting ready to launch a new organic coffee bean roasting company, Oakland Coffee Works. Read about it: http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/5174/ 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sara_gd Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So cool! I love that they decided to make a change for the environment 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So Starbucks is not hipster enough for Green Day? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 10 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said: So Starbucks is not hipster enough for Green Day? They're mad Starbucks declared war on Christians by removing the Christmas decorations on the cups 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petros Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So that means they kicked Tre out. So sad 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Libertine Angel Posted December 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2015 54 minutes ago, petros said: So that means they kicked Tre out. So sad Nah, they just thought he's weird enough without unlimited access to coffee. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So no new album. Great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Angel Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 21 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: So no new album. Great. They are able to multitask... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity Loan Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 They have a website and an Instagram account. http://oaklandcoffee.com https://www.instagram.com/oaklandcoffee/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 katekaplan@ayoungin we won't have a brick and mortar to start, it's all online for now. yasaminejuneVery excited to announce the launch of @oaklandcoffee !!! I've been working long and hard on this Art Direction & Packaging. Now available at: www.oaklandcoffee.com Check it out!!!! #oaklandcoffee #oaklandcoffeeworks @oaklandcoffee #yasaminejune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Of_The_Hour Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 They also have a twitter If anyone is interested I posted their tweets in the Green Day tweets thread. I also posted their Instagram posts in the Green Day Instagram thread (as the company belongs to two members of the band) so it's easy to browse through them without clogging this thread with pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 facebook https://www.facebook.com/OaklandCoffee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post desertrose Posted December 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2015 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not a Salad Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I think this is cool, but I also think Billie is the master of stupid sh*t. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Now if they would just open a,liquor store they would have all of my favorite beverages covered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Ale. Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 first i thought this was a joke. In my country ,there is this one celebrity that we mocked because he opened a kebab restaurant. But now i see these news as such cool thing for celebrities to do.I support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Nice that they're going into business together with something that benefits the environment! Seems like something they have a real interest in since they're so into coffee too. Love the picture on GDA, I see Billie has it on a t shirt already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcasm Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I've grown up so much that I can now differentiate between coffee that is the absolute scum of the earth and coffee that you can drink without getting scurvy. Most likely this coffee will never reach my part of the earth, and if it does, I'm willing to bet my foreskin that it's so expensive that the scurvy is worth the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Origin of the idea is probably from the Pop Disaster Tour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I'm disappointed 'cause I thought this was a Christmas spam thread /hint over.As a coffee lover, I have to approve. I'm curious what they come up with next. These guys are ready to do business with everything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I think everyone should rep me for being the first one to assist Mike and Billie in their endeavors and order a pound. The price was actually not bad, $12.99 a pound isn't bad for good coffee. The shipping cost on the other hand was pretty outrageous. What was interesting is they only take paypal as a payment method. I always use it when available but I"ve never seen a business that only offers it as a payment method before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 6 minutes ago, JJ1964 said: I think everyone should rep me for being the first one to assist Mike and Billie in their endeavors and order a pound. The price was actually not bad, $12.99 a pound isn't bad for good coffee. The shipping cost on the other hand was pretty outrageous. What was interesting is they only take paypal as a payment method. I always use it when available but I"ve never seen a business that only offers it as a payment method before. Cheapest way to accept credit cards online and also fastest way as well I bet with time they'll offer PayPal and direct cc/debit payments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Of_The_Hour Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 It's nice that Mike and Billie are going into business together but I honestly don't see how this will be a successful business. If people aren't particularly fussed about their coffee they will just buy it in a supermarket or local convenience store whereas if they are obsessed with coffee they will buy it from a specialist shop or local coffeehouse. Either way if you actually drink coffee regularly then you won't want to have the hassle of having to order online and wait for delivery every time you need more! Also it's nice that they are trying to be environmentally friendly etc but one has to weigh up biodegradable packaging (most packaging on coffee is recyclable anyway) verses the fact that since they don't have a store the product must be delivered therefore that involves the use of vehicles and eliminates the option for the buyer to walk/use public transport or cycle etc all of which is probably more beneficial. Just saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 13 minutes ago, st_trillie said: It's nice that Mike and Billie are going into business together but I honestly don't see how this will be a successful business. If people aren't particularly fussed about their coffee they will just buy it in a supermarket or local convenience store whereas if they are obsessed with coffee they will buy it from a specialist shop or local coffeehouse. Either way if you actually drink coffee regularly then you won't want to have the hassle of having to order online and wait for delivery every time you need more! Also it's nice that they are trying to be environmentally friendly etc but one has to weigh up biodegradable packaging (most packaging on coffee is recyclable anyway) verses the fact that since they don't have a store the product must be delivered therefore that involves the use of vehicles and eliminates the option for the buyer to walk/use public transport or cycle etc all of which is probably more beneficial. Just saying. I'm sure they've consulted with people who know about business to see if their business model is workable and whether it's worthwhile giving it a shot. It might be that coffee is such a popular product there's room in the market for this kind of company. But luckily they can afford to take the chance either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chin for a Day Posted December 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2015 There are tons of "coffee snobs" around, the people that order their coffee on line and spend tons of money on it. There is definitely a market for high end coffee. I often order coffee on line, it is not the coffee I drink every day, but hubby and I do enjoy a really good cup. I don't know if this is that type of coffee, but it could appeal to some of that crowd. We don't know how they plan to market this company right now. It seems like they got it off the ground quickly, maybe for tax reasons they wanted it started in 2015. They are not even set up to take credit cards yet, only paypal. It seems that this is the type of product they can market in environmental magazines and stores like Whole Foods. This is just the start. I highly doubt they are planning to double their net worth with it, but was probably just a fun non-musical project that Billie and Mike decided to do together. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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