Who remembers the ten cent bottomless cup of coffee?

[lpbk2713]

I was just thinking about that as I was drinking a cup.

There were restaurants and diners where you could order a cup of coffee and the waitress would make the rounds every so often with the pot and fill up your cup if it was near empty.

Something else that has gone the way of the ice box and the black & white TV.

[kwassa]

1. Dennis Leary does a routine about this

Remember when coffee was just coffee? No triple lattes.

[pokerfan]

8. Yep. Whatever happened to coffee flavored coffee?

Mike: What the hell is this?
Frank: It's coffee. Almond Maple Roast.
Mike: When did Baskin-Robbins start making coffee? Echhh.

[bertha katzenengel]

2. I do. I was too young to drink it, but I remember a Sambo's commercial

where the cup was on the counter and the coffee pot above it just kept pouring and pouring and pouring and pouring, while the voice over talked about the bottomless cup of coffee. I liked watching the pouring. ;)

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Sambo's! I haven't thought about them in a long time.

We had one in my hometown for a few years.

Rather short-lived chain, if memory serves.

Unfortunate choice of name and decor.

[bertha katzenengel]

6. Rabrrrrrrr, the master of understatement:

"Unfortunate choice of name and decor." :rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

7. Steak n Shake does a similar commercial now

they still have the bottomless coffe, but its no longer 10 cents.

[GalleryGod]

3. I do. I had to SERVE it !

[MindPilot]

5. Did you call the customers "hon" or "sug"? Those were the days.

I didn't check your gender, but I'm guessing if you were pouring coffee that long ago...

[GalleryGod]

10. Waiter in the 1960's at a diner Barry Levinson would've adored.

[MindPilot]

15. Cool! And you'll be pleased to know I got the Levinson reference. eom

[EstimatedProphet]

9. I do. Coffee used to run all over the table.

Finally they started putting bottoms on those cups!

[sshaw1980]

11. yup

served with whole milk, sugar, a real spoon a cup & saucer...

a "cup of joe"...

[lpbk2713]

12. Welcome to DU sshaw

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[sshaw1980]

14. why thank you

and have a "cup of joe" on me...



:)

[MindPilot]

16. Reminds of the scene in Back to the Future

Pepsi Free, please.
You ain't gettin' anything for free.
Gimme a Tab then
I can't give you a tab unless you buy something.
OK, just let me have something with no sugar in it.


"Our Coffee 'Urns' High Praise!"

[MissMillie]

13. I remember 50 cents, but not 10

but alas, I am but a youngster (ha ha ha)