Why Is Coffee So Expensive? (And Why Gerry Thinks It's Ridiculous)

There was a time when coffee was simple.

You walked into a diner, ordered a cup, got a refill or two, left a tip, and went about your day. Nobody asked if the beans were harvested under a full moon. Nobody explained the emotional journey of the roast. Nobody handed you a cup that cost as much as lunch.

Somewhere along the way, coffee stopped being coffee and became an event.

Today, you can walk into a trendy coffee shop and spend seven dollars on a drink that comes with a five-minute explanation, three adjectives you've never heard before, and a story about beans grown on a mountainside by monks who meditate with the plants before sunrise.

At some point, you have to ask yourself:

"Am I buying coffee or funding a documentary?"

That's where the famous Stick Tees NYC character Gerry enters the conversation.

Gerry isn't impressed by the marketing. She isn't interested in tasting notes that sound like a wine catalog. And she definitely isn't interested in paying luxury-car prices for a caffeine fix.

When faced with a seven-dollar cup of coffee, Gerry's response is simple:

"$7? What, did a blindfolded monk roast these beans under a full moon for manifesting energy?"

It's the kind of question many coffee drinkers secretly want to ask but never do.

Don't get us wrong. Good coffee is worth paying for. Skilled baristas deserve respect. Small businesses deserve support.

But there's a point where every customer starts doing mental math.

When the coffee costs more than breakfast, more than lunch, and sometimes more than the gas it took to get there, the sarcasm practically writes itself.

That's why the "Monk Roast Tee" has become one of our favorite designs.

It captures that moment when common sense collides with modern pricing and the only reasonable response is laughter.

Whether you're a coffee lover, a caffeine addict, or someone who just enjoys a good sarcastic comeback, this shirt was designed for people who know the difference between premium coffee and premium nonsense.

Featured Shirt: Monk Roast

The Monk Roast tee features Gerry delivering one of the funniest coffee shop observations in the Stick Tees NYC collection.

Perfect for:

• Coffee lovers with a sense of humor

• Baristas who can take a joke

• Anyone who's ever looked at a menu and said, "Seven dollars for coffee?"

• People fluent in sarcasm

Because sometimes the best way to deal with absurd prices is to laugh about them.

And sometimes that laughter belongs on a T-shirt.