This deal is a little complex so better lock-in for the ride.  coffeeAM is offering 20% for National Coffee Day, and we figured out this code works on their 8oz bundle packs — double discounts!

We are not 100% sure when this deal expires but Monday (National Coffee Day) is probably a good guess.  We will task our brand new BeanBot on checking this deal for us to catch it as soon as it expires.

We will also say up front, coffeeAM is a bit of a “mass producer” of coffee, and so I would not expect these beans to be as good quality or small-batch roasteed as the typical premium and craft roasters we feature, so true connoisseurs may want to pass on this one.  This deal is perfect for those just looking for great value on fresh beans and/or still refining their palettes and brewing methods.  This is definitely still a nice upgrade from typical stale grocery store stuff.

To hit the $75 free shipping, they calculate based on the pre-discount price.   Ignoring the flavored coffees and some tea bundles, there are 8 different bundles to sift through.   We recommend starting with either the Espresso bundle (5 bags) or the World Tour (6) and then pairing that with one of the smaller (4) bag bundles to hit free shipping.   The Espresso is definitely the one to go for if you are looking for more medium-dark roasts and that’s what we’re using as our baseline as it also ends up with 1 less bag in your order.

One word of caution as you look at the other bundles, there is a Summatra “Black Satin” mixed into some of these which honestly sounds too dark for our personal taste.

Looking at the underlying bag prices, by far the best value is the South American bundle, and this is a great way to go if you enjoy lower acidity coffees.  This is what we modeled in the deal grinder, and for transparency in our calculations we looked at the prices on 1lb bags (divided by 2) to figure out underlying cost of the bundle to derive our 32% combo discount.  Looking at their prices on half pound bags would imply an even bigger discount but we didn’t think this was a fair method.

Another interesting direction to go with your second pick is the African bundle, and definitely this is for you if you like acidic and fruity coffees.

The Indonesia bundle is worth looking at too just based on pure value vs underlying prices, or if you like more eathry, herbal exoitic coffees, but do note it has that very dark Summatra in there.

The way we modeled this, you end up with (9) different 8oz bags for $63, or $7/bag shipped.  A great way to try a bunch of different coffees in small quantities.