"Blue Bottle is a frustratingly wonderful cafe in a shopping area that the Gen Zers would call Bougie. Whatever you 're paying for, half of what you 're paying for goes to rent. A quarter goes to communicating a certain 'status, ' the other half goes to the costs of goods sold.And the cost of Blue Bottle 's goods sold is pretty expensive, but comparably worth it. They are one of the only cafes on The Street that doesn 't sell tea in a plastic steeping bag. They use paper steeping bags, instead. This is an important, and discriminating, factor in choosing a place where rent is so high. The product you are buying is not going to seep microplastics in the tea you are drinking.Blue Bottle gets five stars because they commit a lot of resources to sustainable businesses practices, at least from a customer 's perspective. The packaging is compostable, and switching from wood stirrers to fresh metallic spoons is a strong choice. They 'll have to wash those spoons for reuse again. They chose that instead of throwing away wood products.These are some of the reasons I 'll pony up five dollars for a small tea. I might not do it everyday, because I could be spending some of that money on avocado toast. But I 'll try to support sustainable businesses.That, and the delivery of the product is spot on. The baristas really do care about how the coffee and tea is brewed and steeped. There is a craftwork behind their operations, which deserves respect. I hope this review gives that respect, otherwise I should find a nice vending machine somewhere else."
