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 SC> What are prices like in DC?  Do places like Price or Pace sell bulk
 SC> quantity, wholesale-like priced coffee in the bean?

I'd say that "gourmet" coffee tends to run more like $7/pound and up, in the DC area.  It depends -- I used whole Columbian beans I got from Safeway, bulk, for several years, and was /very/ pleased with them -- for $5.99, and plenty of convenience.  It wasn't "gourmet," but they were very consistent and roasted only a shade lighter than I like.
 
Their quality went down, a couple of years ago, and I've been looking for another reliable, reasonable-priced, convenient source ever since.  As I think I mentioned, I'm hoping that I can get some custom-roasted beans from "Barbara's Coffees & Teas" in Fair Oaks Mall, roasted exactly the way I like it and at a reasonable price.  If I can, I'll probably buy about five pounds at a go -- get two or three pounds ground to give friends as gifts, and a pound of whole to freeze and a pound of whole to use right a
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