Thanks, but the TJ MAXX company who has both Winners and Home Sense stores here in Canada, stock 1 pound packages of ground Kona Hawaiian Gold coffee for $10 Cdn. As long as they continue to sell it, I’m good and they have stocked it, from time to time, for 3 years now.
Jumoe,
Thanks for the suggestion, I will be doing this and maybe even more since what I own is a 4 bedroom unit that can be split into 4 individual 1 bedroom apartments or 2 2bedroom apartments, but wow, that means I would need 18 postings! but the chance of more than one person asking to rent the same time for the same unit is probably very slim. It is something to consider, however, so I thank you for your input.
And does that make the coffee taste any different than if the beans were harvested by Mexicans, or Hawaiians, or Inuit? The answer is no and your bias is showing. If people are willing to work for the pay being offered, I don’t care who harvests it. Would I prefer Americans, probably, but if they are not willing to do the job, then it is better to be done by someone willing to do the job than someone who doesn’t. The coffee tastes the same either way.
Be aware that product does not qualify as real Kona coffee. They might have all the worst grade beans, and they don’t have to show they have a decent percentage or any percentage of Kona beans. You might be drinking basically Folgers with a few Kona beans so they can say it is Kona. If it’s ground already it’s already lost a bunch of its flavor.
Real 100 percent Kona coffee is a certified product. The farmers here make sure to say so on the label. If you want the real thing, buy farmer direct.
You may have a blend which could be less than 10 percent Kona. Or less, as some companies have been caught labeling as Kona but don’t have a single Kona bean in the package. Buyer beware!
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He’s right. What he is trying to say is that most the “Kona” coffee you are drinking was likely not harvested here. For that price you are either getting mislabeled, low percentage Kona, or the worst grade D or F beans from the 2010 harvest.
To each his own but this is a bit like saying you are fine with Aunt Jemima maple syrup while saying you are a fan of the true blue maple syrup tapped from trees in Vermont. Just sayin. It’s not really Kona coffee at $10 a can and to support or defend the manufacturer of that cr*ap rips off the farmers here who grow and harvest this coffee by hand in the very small Kona coffee growing district… 16 miles long and one mile wide.
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K and Robert,
I know that true Kona coffee grown and processed on the island of Hawaii is among the best coffee in the world, but when it comes to my drinking it in my home, it comes down to my wallet. I looked up the price of a pound of 16oz bag of medium coffee from Lions Gate Estates and the price is $24.95 US. I live in Canada and the shipping of just one bag or multiple bags is $23.95 almost doubling the cost of the coffee. Now tack on the US-CDN exchange rate and the total price becomes $67.76 Canadian per one pound of coffee. Now I ask you, now that you know what I am up against, which would rather do? Order from Lions Gate Estates paying $67.76 Canadian for one pound of coffee, or paying $10 for a pound of coffee?
Robert, I don’t know if you are trying to argue or just trying to piss me off. I am telling you my situation yet you still do not want to consider my position. I will not be responding back to you any more as it takes two to argue and I simply will not participate. Have a good life.
Agree. You are not drinking Kona Coffee. I don’t care what the label says.
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You get what you pay for. The reason it is so expensive is that growing Kona coffee is a labor intensive operation. That’s why if you are paying $10 a can, it’s not Kona. Or it’s the dregs, the F or D grade that some unscrupulous growers sell to unscrupulous sellers to package as Kona. In other words, it’s counterfeit.
Lion’s Gate offers one of the best estate grown Kona coffee in the world. They DESERVE the price they ask. I know them personally and they work HARD for the money. It’s a labor of love. No one is getting rich growing Kona coffee. Trust me on that one.
Just like I could buy Andre champagne or I could buy Dom. It’s my choice, but I am not going to fool myself that I’m drinking Dom when I’m really drinking Andre.
If you like your brand of coffee and the price is right, go for it. Just don’t tell me it’s Kona… when it’s probably Folgers or Yuban.
just to add fuel to the fire, i haven’t tried Kona but will do so when in Hawaii one day hopefully. Best coffee in the world i have had is from PNG so my mothers friends used to make me fill my suitcase with it for them (.when i came back to school from holidays in PNG where my family moved)
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Hi Harry, I was just browsing through as I have a timeshare myself. when you put for advertise your timeshare on airbnb for a particular week, do you confirm with your resort as well for that booking which means that the week is confirmed. So if the renter is interested then you change the confirmation letter to the renter’s name.
Thanking you in advance.
Hi Casey,
First off, I have floating weeks which, for those who do not know, means I can book any week of the year. Second, when I get an interested party asking, my procedure is to first determine if the scheduled time is available to be booked. Once confirmed the week is available, I confirm with the party and then they will book the room. After I have a confirmed booking request from the client, I then book the room with my timeshare followed by a confirmation to the party. When contacting my interested party, I ask the necessary questions so as to ensure they have a room they need and want prior to determining availability and then before booking. This has worked out, even after a few misfires. Because I have to confirm with the resort who will be staying in the condo, I can never use autobook as someone may try to book time that just is not available.
@harry50hn – the way you handle seasonal differences in cost is by adjusting the nightly price on your AirBnb Calendar. Here in SW Florida (Fort Myers), we charge $65 per night during “summer” and $95 per night during Season (November to April) for our Poolside Cabana with Gourmet Flair.
Say your Low Season rate is $100 per night, during High season (with it’s extra $250 surcharge by the Association) you would charge $136 per night (250/7) and keep other things the same. You can also set holiday dates and weekends to higher rates. You don’t say a thing to potential guests in your listing description, any more than Marriott or Best Western tells you they’re charging more for certain dates.
Ken,
I ran into this seasonal charge when I had someone who wanted to use my unit and upon attempting to book the week, the resort advised me there was an additional $250 booking charge on top of the additional purchase of a week. I found myself in a dilemma as to what to tell the interested party (IP). I finally had to divide the $250 by 7 then round up and adjust my nightly prices during those weeks the resort chose as seasonal rates. Airbnb does only allows certain charges, such as cleaning, but if there is a special charge, there is no mechanism to do that. Airbnb owners must therefore become creative and that is how I got around it. IP now know in advance how much it will cost for their chosen week.
Why don’t you charge $250 for cleaning, assuming you don’t have an additional cleaning charge, and then explain in your listing it’s a cleaning and resort fee but during low season you might be able to negotiate a discounted cleaning fee upon request. If someone asks, and resort fee is lower send a special offer. This will keep more interest in your listing with a lower nightly rate.
Chloe, I find that interesting that a local real estate office was guaranteeing exchange of points for RCI and then using them on AirBnb.
I’ll also state that there’s a host out there teaching this very thing. I listened to him at a conference last weekend and decided I MUST joint this forum!
thanks for all the comments, everyone. I’m learning. Considering buying a couple timeshares on the resale market for under $1000. I’m just wanting to see them yield well and worth my time.
Thanks!