Your Morning Coffee Just Became a Luxury

(And It's Not About Inflation)

Last week, as I stood in my local retailer staring at the price tag for coffee, I had to do a double-take. My usual bag of beans had jumped from $14.95 to $19.95. Like many of you might, in my head I first blamed the retailer. But after checking multiple stores, I discovered that this jump was universal.

"Not our fault," my local store manager (and frien…