As I said on twitter, the blog subdomain is genius.
The layout over all is clean, fast, and organized; in other words, near perfect.
The bags are pretty and look like a major brand, but with an indie flare.
I’ll let you know how the Organic Expresso is when it arrives.

The website looks great- very easy to navigate! Thank you for the giveaway!

Very organized. Good pictures. Easy to find what you’re looking for.

This is my 1st time here and the site/bags look great to me

Bright colorful, easy to look around…very very nice.

[...] is hosting a coffee giveaway contest on their company blog. Fidalgo Bay Coffee has just launched their new website and their new look. [...]

The site is great. And…as a writer, a mom of a large of family, and a homesteader getting a break with a cup of coffee is pure heaven.

I like the site, I agree with some of the above comments that it is organized and neat. Excited to have a chance to win some coffee! (aka energy in a bag… energy to keep up with three kiddos now!)

Everything looks great!

It is so nice to be up in the morning (alone) sipping on a good cup of coffee! Great way to start the day!

You’ll deliver it to Ohio?
Just kidding.
The website is very nice. I really like the “coffee stained” edges of the pages. It gives it an old world feel. The pictures though make it feel like a place you’d like to take yourself to everday. Is this what having a cup of their coffee feels like?
The site is nice. Clean, with a familiar feel, and easy to navigate.

I got here from Jenni’s blog…

The site looks great!

Hand delivered? Wow!

LOL! I hope I win!

Leanne in Longview

I love the packaging for the organic tea - it actually looks organic.

Great site. Fun giveaway.

Karen

Well, coffee is my “go to” when I am happy, sad, depressed, or angry. There is no occasion that doesn’t warrent a good cup of coffee. I really like the labels on the bags, the photography is beautiful - the variety of coffess is nice, and thedescriptions on your products are informative.

I like the new look. It is very serene! It is very welcoming! The grammer is not. Your missing a comma at the top and tell all you friends should be….Tell all your friends and family to enter, too!

I like the “flat red” color on the bags.

Thanks for choosing me for the coffee giveaway!

Nice web site! I like the fact that you are offering organic coffee. Nothing like starting off my day with a great organic Latte!

I like the website. Easy to navigate, and attractive look.
I would love to be entered in the contest.

Great job Chris (and everyone else if there was anyone else?!)! The site looks good. Looks like you have a little more info to put up, but you’ll get there. It is informative, but not too busy! I also like that you have your coffees and descriptions.
I love that you have organic coffee! Although I am not personally a coffee drinker, everyone around me does and who knows…maybe we’ll get them hooked?!

Chris I didn’t know you worked for a roasting company…what a fantastic job!

I love your site. First of all, it has a blog which of course is a must. Consumers like me like to know what is new and up and coming in your business world. How do I know what to tell everyone if I don’t know?

Secondly, the site is very easy to navigate. This is also a must in today’s world, because if it is too difficult to navigate I will leave and probably never come back!

Saying this…I might need to try your coffee as I haven’t had it before!

Looks great!

I really like the site and blog, very clean and easy to read and also free of clutter. I think you need a link to the main page in the top menu though. It took me a minute to figure how to find your store from the blog.

We were on vacation last week and thought “an espresso stand!!!”, we were camping and it was raining hard….as we got closer we saw what coffee they serve and then said ‘NO THANKS’…..cannot wait to win!!! Christian said this is the best coffee!!

Huzzah! I’m always on the lookout for the best coffee.

Came by way of Jenni…that coffee looks so good I can almost smell it!
Love the kayaker.

We have been buying Fidalgo Bay Coffee ever since it was featured as the Grand Champion in several coffee categories in a “coffee-off” sponsored (and features in) The Seattle Times about 7 -8 years ago. We found the product in either Anacortes or Camano Island and were wowed by how terrific it was. We buy our beans at the Camano Plaza grocery and also enjoy lattes there. Both are the best. Since we winter in Arizona we take 10 lbs with us and restock when we come home for Christmas. We are exclusively - your customer and even invested in two fabulous latte machines for our homes - ours rival those made at the Plaza. Today we purchase our first new look bag of beans. We were thrown off by the new naming conventions - where is our Roastmaters Choice - and we liked the old shiny bag better than the new one. But most importantly we felt a bit dceived by the 25% reduction in weight yet the price only dropped 6% - calculate that out to a 26% increase per ounce - OUCH! You have us hooked on your great product - but what is your explanation as to the price increase and the shrinking of the beans per bag. Kudos to the Roasters - Boos to the Martketers at FBC.

We have a winner! We put the number of entries into our random number generator and came up with 21, so Cigar Jack is the winner of one 12oz bag of coffee of his choice

Thanks for the feedback Carol Anne!
I hear you and totally understand what you’re saying. We really struggled with the decision to go to 12-oz packaging. We had a lot of internal debate and finally faced the reality that this is where the industry had (already) gone. Grocery store shelves won’t accommodate anything larger and cafes prefer the size for their own retail sales.
At the same time we looked at the price and, yes, it is an increase. Fidalgo Bay Coffee hasn’t increased its prices in over 3 years. With the new product launch we jumped to $9.50 per 12-oz bag, a fair price for specialty coffee (most gourmet brands range $8.99 – $12.99).
We cupped hundreds of coffees, evaluated our best blends and picked our favorites to make the final cut. The result? Wholesale clients tell us we are roasting and blending our finest coffees ever!
We really appreciate your business over the years and hope you’ll continue to buy our coffee. We’re offering free shipping in June for on-line orders. (and yes, that includes Arizona!)
If you liked Roastmasters, I think you’ll love Islands Espresso Blend. Give it a try and let us know what you think.
Thanks again,
Darryl Miller
VP Sales & Marketing, FBC

First impressions on the shipment of Organic Espresso I just received.
1. The box is signed with a note from Christian - wicked cool
2. The packaging is nice; a bit of extra space on top so you don’t accidentally cut it to close to the well secured bendy thingies that let you close it back up.
3. Deep breath… ahhhhh… breathe… mmmm…. aroma, check
4. Great body and a bit lower acidity than expected, which for me is great.
I’m still enjoy this first cup, savoring it. *edit: enjoying second now.
Thanks to all for a very nice roast.

Bring back the blend questionnaire/survey. I have recommended your brand to a lot of people but your survey is what hooked them into trying the coffee.

That blend profiler was pretty nifty. We will have that capability when we get to the next phase of our website. We are excited about adding a public wiki to our site and that will very likely be the home of that program. I’m hoping for a widget type of function. But, to get to the stuff right now-we are writing really detailed blend descriptions—more than just the, “medium to heavy body with chocolate notes of cherry and..” we’re taking cupper’s notes as well. More to come. I’m working on food parings too. Thanks for speaking up!
-Darryl

I think more layout color will be nice.