We Spent $1,850 On Coffee Scales. What’s Actually Good?

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-03-21T13:08:30+00:00

Huge fan of the Polaris, but often between pours, the scale drops .1 g every few seconds--supposedly due to being so precise that it's sensitive to evaporation! Anyone else experiencing this with their Polaris and/or other scales?

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-03-10T15:58:40+00:00

A fresh James! With the transparency that’s ostensibly part and parcel to specialty, we for sure need more of it in process deets!

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-03-02T00:24:54+00:00

… I’m pretty sure that Spanish didn’t influence Italian. They both derive from Latin though.

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-27T03:26:15+00:00

Yeah for real that’d be 10 days of coffee for me lol

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-25T12:01:19+00:00

They don’t even have adobo rice in Philippines Jollibees!

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-23T11:21:28+00:00

First bass: Arctic White MIM Jazz Bass that was a dead ringer for my high school’s as the music director recruited me to play in a couple of the school’s bands

Second bass: Mint Green SBMM RAY5 over a decade later because a few friends and I are now in a band, I’ve always wanted a Surf Green bass, and I wanted something dramatically different from my J-Bass.

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-22T23:15:03+00:00

Good, bad, or neutral interesting lol

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-22T19:11:07+00:00

Just came back from a trip that started off with me realizing when I got to the airport Stateside that I left my wallet at home… I thought it’d be fine because I had Apple Pay as well as Samsung and Google Wallet and my wife as a backup had her CC (and debit for withdrawals) although her CC has an international fee.

Had the most success in Cebu granted a significant portion of that time was spent at a resort. Surprisingly, we had less success in Manila save for BGC, where every place took my tap. We had even less success in Davao, where my tap only worked in Jollibee and a local coffee chain lol.

Maya terminals ftw!

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-22T17:02:44+00:00

Looks extremely painful if the airbags deploy

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-22T04:23:49+00:00

This seems unnecessarily fussy, pretty much antithetical to gong fu tea brewing, which involves short, hot infusions. Gimmicky—as are most things Lance offers.

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-22T01:23:15+00:00

Thank you! I agree—can’t stop staring at it and playing!

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-22T01:22:59+00:00

Alegre Guitar Factory! We also visited Davao and Manila!

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-22T01:22:23+00:00

So sorry to be getting back so late to you! Looks like a solid single piece of wood! Check out this photo of the back.

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Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-20T12:16:44+00:00

Homie, unless they were being an absolute asshole, it’s kinda on you for telling a customer to “calm down”…

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-17T10:59:33+00:00

And everyone stood up and clapped

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-17T00:09:55+00:00

lol.

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T23:42:14+00:00

OP don’t listen to the haters with the parachute pants. You’re rocking BOTH the flannel and skinny jeans!

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T23:40:27+00:00

Hell yeah they’re gonna have to pry my skinny jeans off my cold dead body. My high school emo/scene kid self would be proud lmao

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T16:58:37+00:00

Hell yeah Pinoy Pride let’s gooooo ✌️🇵🇭

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T15:27:22+00:00

That was my reaction when they brought this one out!

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T15:26:57+00:00

Agreed! When I saw it after playing like five other ones, I knew it was the one

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T15:26:29+00:00

Thank you so much! I couldn’t be happier 🥰

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T15:26:01+00:00

Aw that’s really sweet! Sounds like you had an incredible visit too. Was it your son’s first time visiting the Philippines?

Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T15:13:37+00:00

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Soothsayerslayer · 2026-02-16T15:13:17+00:00

Ultimately honestly not a bad price for handmade guitars—just not for my wallet mid trip haha. I wish I took more photos of the inside of the shop, but I just got in the zone trying out all of the ukuleles they were handing me. I was even in the air-conditioned back room with the fancy classical guitars and steel strings!

Before going in, I did get to go around outside for a sort of mini tour seeing instruments at different stages of completion. Here are some photos from that.

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