Today I ordered a large iced coffee and it was very good and I was sitting at a coffee shop reading a book when I glanced at the menu to study it. I was surprised to learn that an iced coffee is $1.05 more than a regular coffee. I’ll repeat that. Iced coffee is more expensive. I don’t get it. Can someone in the industry share why this is the case? Am I paying for the ice? Is ice really that expensive? I don’t like ordering iced drinks because often I’m left with tons of ice and no drink. That didn’t happen to me today, but I still wondered about the price difference.
Papa This is very odd! In fact, at out shop (Papa’s Perks @67th Ave & 101) we charge the same for iced and upgrade them 1 size. For instance, our hot drink sizes are 12, 16, and 20 and our iced sizes are 16, 20 and 24. So if you order a small coffee hot you get 12oz but an iced is 16oz for the same price. Papa 0 Reply July 19, 2005
Tana Iced cups and lids cost more than hot cups and lids and yes, the ice is expensive – either paying for the ice from a store, or paying for the electicity and maintenance of an ice machine. 0 Reply September 9, 2005
