Not satisfied with the high price of shipping? Suspicious of purchasing highly caffeinated beverages via the relative anonymity of the Internet? Maybe you just don’t think Paypal should have your account info?
Local pickup is the solution for you!
The BBotE Ambassadors are self-nominated devotees to the cause of caffeination that have taken it upon themselves to make BBotE more readily available to their respective locales. By shipping bottles to them in large quantity, they can then pass BBotE along to you with minimal pain due to packaging & postage costs. 750ml bottles are available for $45 in the US, 1000ml bottles are $75 overseas. Here’s who they are:
Greater Portland
Jessica
greta [at] pdxyar [dot] org
The Caffeinatrix of Portland is happy to bring the piratical fighting art of twin axe and coffee wielding to PDX. Oh, she also fights cancer…though not necessarily with an axe.
Greater Los Angeles
Natara
funranium [dot] la [at] usefulmonkey [dot] net
When not keeping the Dream Factory humming with caffeine, she spends much of her time herding the Burning Man community of LA and seeking the spiritual enlightenment that will let her cope with the the aforementioned herding. If you want to be notified when new shipments come in and about BBotE Tasting Parties and such, email bbote-la-subscribe@usefulmonkey.net
London, UK – Justin, jfedouloff@gmail.com
To get the most bang for the Transatlantic shipping buck, the Ambassador of London is stocked with 1L bottles rather than 750ml for $75 a piece.
The Intermittent Ambassador of Dublin (Ireland) -Brady, manningb [at] tcd [dot] ie
Much like the Ambassador of London, the Ambassador of Dublin is stocked with 1L bottles rather than 750ml for $75 a piece.
Greater Perth, Australia – Karl, karl [at] fishoutoforder [dot] net
Karl has prostrated himself at the Altar of Caffeination and pled a strong case for the people of Western Australia that the far and odd outpost of Australia might have some love. He is stocked with 1L bottles, rather than 750ml, for $75 a piece. If you don’t grab them from him, he will have no choice but to transmute all the coffee into math. I’m to understand this is possible.
Greater Sydney, Australia – Robert, BBoTE [at] fumbari [dot].com
Australia has an BBotE Ambassador again, but this time for Greater Sydney. Robert is a several time victim of BBotE that tends to skip about the harbour fairly often on caffeinated wings, but dwells most of the time in Hornsby. Because Oz Post seems to be staffed with people with noodle arms incapable of lifting weights in excess of 20kg, he is stocked with 750ml bottles which go for US$60 each.
Greater Detroit (or Delta City if you are an OCP shareholder)
Ben
benjamineliasz [at] gmail [dot] com
Ben is a tattoo artisan who’s heart is as dark as his metal and his coffee. I welcome him to my shadowy cabal for world domination. If you are in the Greater Detroit area and in need of a BBotE fix, you may drop him an email.
Greater Boston, MA
Talena
bahstun [dot] bbote [at] gmail [dot] com
Talena is an acolyte of the Caffeinatrix of PDX who has recently moved to Boston, bringing her love/addiction to BBotE with her. She, accordingly, would like to share it with you good folk of Beantown.
Greater Santa Barbara
Brad
bbote [at] bradhubbard [dot] net
The humble soul responsible for the fourth iteration of this website, has declared his undying devotion to the Black Blood. You may contact him to arrange your fix.
Chicago - Bill, BBotE [at] billweiss [dot] net
The Coffee Consul of Chicago/Cook County displays all the depraved caffeine consumption I expect from someone who used to dwell behind Super Sekrit Fences like me. His preferred location for handoffs is downtown in the Sears/Willis Tower.
DC/Baltimore, MD – Eric, BBoTE [dot] DCarea [at] gmail [dot] com
Eric has kindly volunteered to be the Consul Coffeetorii of BBotE for the DC/Baltimore area. Please drop him a line if you’re interested in grabbing a 750ml of caffeinated delight from him.
San Antonio/Houston/College Station, TX – Jason, Help@somebodyfix.me
Funranium Labs’ very own webmaster is also the BBotE Ambassador for the A&M crowd! He tends to go walkabout back and forth between College Station and Houston and limited runs to San Antonio, so there’s a chance you maybe able to catch him at either locale. Join the update list to know the production schedule and info (keeping track of all your emails is not his specialty)
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN – Kim, kimreinisch [at] gmail [dot] com.
After sampling the delights at the Caffeinatrix of PDX’s wedding, her godmother demanded the rights to share BBotE with the locals back home in MSP. Far be it from me to argue.
Seattle, WA – Jim, coffee_bro [at] live [dot] com
A Black Rock City Ranger that volunteered for the Noble Arte of BBotE after his first encounter with Ambassador of Greater LA on the Playa, Jim is now our man in Seattle.
New York City – Sandy, nyc_bbote [at] icloud [dot] com
You have inherited an acolyte of the Ambassador of Greater Los Angeles and inventor of the Lung Flute, Mr. Sandy Hawkins, as he goes about his adventures in NYC.
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I’m going to be in SF next week and would like to stop by and look at merchandise and perhaps glean some caffeinated wisdom. What is your secret location/contact info?
thnks
Go hit the "Contact Us" form and let the discussion begin.
I'm in Vancouver, B.C., and was wondering if there were any odds on a local pick-up option hereabouts?
Sadly, your nearest Pimp is in Seattle. However, one enterprising Canadian in Abbotsford discovered a parcel holding service (Pic It Up In Sumas) just over the border in Sumas. Perhaps there is something similar in Blaine if you wanted me to ship there.
I do sympathize with how expensive it is to ship to Canada despite you being RIGHT THERE. It's a source of no end of annoyance.
Is there contact information for the Houston TX Pimperist?
Local Pickup in Houston… Fact or Fantasy? I see it listed in the sitemap, but can’t find it under Local Pickup
Fact, and entry now complete. Dang proofreaders catching omissions.
No ambassador in Las Vegas, NV? How can that be. Also whle you may have re-branded your pimps as ambassadors, you haven't changed the URL.
You should set up a pick up in Toronto if possible! It'd be a huge market for Canadians to purchase!
Need some of this drink in Montreal. How can we get some?
How long will Her Excellency the Ambassador of Funranium to the Commonwealth of Australia be on hiatus? Is this an extended thing, or just a matter of months (or less)?
I ask because there’s a Federal election on the cards for next year (who knows when) and based on our previous exposure to your fine product, our office plans to use BBotE to fuel the 12 – 18 hour days that will ensue over the course of the six week campaign. It has to beat the six Red Bulls per day that were being consumed last time (so much ox bile…) (yes, taurine may be synthesised these days, but I like the origin story better).
So there’s at least one seat of government that BBotE has infiltrated, do you know how many others there are (surely the Capitol Building by now)?
I can definitely recommend the Ambassador for London (Justin, jfedouloff@gmail.com). Chap got two bottles the otherside of London inside a week a week before Christmas, professionally packed in formed styrofoam, the cold still radiating off the bottles.
What a lad!