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PAST CLIENTS INCLUDE
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Book the Considered Bus for a private event — this means you and your guests experience an 'open bar' -like service. Great for both company and personal events.
private event
pop ups
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Pay a booking fee to secure your day/time on our calendar, and we'll show up to serve your community. They'll pay for their own drinks. We partner with local businesses to pop up in unexpected places. This is a great option for retail, wellness studios, schools, and more.
teams + offices
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We keep teams caffeinated, collaborative, and creative. Whether it be to celebrate hitting a major milestone, entertain out-of-town guests, or ensure everyone gets their daily fix, we'll come to your campus, and keep your workplace cool in a competitive hiring landscape.
festivals
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We'd love to be the preferred coffee vendor at your large-scale event. Whether it's a music festival, city-sponsored celebration, race, or something else, we're used to working within the context of big operations.
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You pay a flat fee upfront for an 'open bar' style service at your event. Think: everything is taken care of ahead of time, and you and your guests order + drink as much coffee as you'd like!
WHAT IS IT
+ Service by our barista staff
+ Unlimited coffee drinks for your guests, from our full menu
+ Sales tax + 15% gratuity
+ Whole + Oat milks
+ Hot + Iced drinks
+ Cups, lids, stir sticks, sugars
+ Our full selection of house-made syrups
+ Transportation to/from venue (far-away destinations may incur additional travel fees)
+ Set up, tear down, and trash disposal — we don't leave anything behind!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Our private event pricing is based on headcount and service time. Fill out an inquiry form, and we'll be able to share an accurate quote for you! Why can't we just tell you a number? Every event is different and a lot more goes into making sure yours goes off without a hitch. We can't promise a certain number until we know more details about your event.
COST
Looking to modify coffee service to fit a certain vibe or budget? All good. Here are a few options we offer to partner with you in whichever way feels best:
+ Limited menu instead of full menu
+ 1 drink per person instead of unlimited drinks
+ Fund a gift card as a group to cover the tab
+ Run a tab and pay after your event
+ Cap the # of drinks you'll cover
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
We love to make things feel extra special. Here are a few upgrade options we offer:
+ custom cup (stamp) or napkins
+ custom drink recipe / menu item
+ custom playlist
+ live music
+ pastries
ADD ONS
Pay a booking fee to secure your day/time on our calendar, and we'll show up to serve your community. They'll pay for their own drinks. We partner with local businesses to pop up in unexpected places. This is a great option for retail, wellness studios, schools, and more.
WHAT IS IT
+ Service by our barista staff
+ Unlimited coffee drinks for your guests, from our full menu
+ Sales tax + 15% gratuity
+ Whole + Oat milks
+ Hot + Iced drinks
+ Cups, lids, stir sticks, sugars
+ Our full selection of house-made syrups
+ Transportation to/from venue (far-away destinations may incur additional travel fees)
+ Set up, tear down, and trash disposal — we don't leave anything behind!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Your non-refundable booking fee covers our cost to show up at your desired location, ensuring we don't lose money by foregoing a known successful service to come to you. It also ensures a commitment on your end, since we schedule staff and buy product for your service. We hope it also encourages you to promote the pop up as much as we are :) The booking fee is $150 for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and $250 for Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Next step? Fill out an inquiry form.
COST
Pop Ups are pretty straightforward, though we do offer some creative options if you're looking for something between a Private Event and a Pop Up, or if you're a nonprofit organization doing good, important things for the world.
+ Pay the pop up booking fee, and run a tab
+ Pay the pop up booking fee, and pre-pay for a set amount of drinks
+ Nonprofit organizations are eligible for a waived booking fee OR a % of net sales donated to the cause if the booking fee is paid
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
We love to make things feel extra special. Here are a few upgrade options we offer:
+ custom cup (stamp) or napkins
+ custom drink recipe / menu item
+ custom playlist
+ live music
+ pastries
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PRIVATE EVENTS
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BYO COFFEE BAR
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Pay in full for grab-and-go style bottled cold coffee beverages. Our team will prepare 8oz bottles (with tamper-evident sealed caps) of iced lattes, iced matcha, iced chai, and cold brew. You pick your menu. We'll then drop off the bottles with optional ice and cups. You clean up in 5 min or less.
WHAT IS IT
+ Grab-and-go cold coffee beverages (in 8 oz bottles) for your guests
+ Cups, lids, sugars, syrups (optional)
+ Recyclable cooler and ice (optional)
+ Preparation by our team
+ Set up on site by our team
+ Breakdown / equipment pickup by our team (optional)
WHAT'S INCLUDED
This depends on the headcount of your gathering. Fill out an inquiry form. Your flat-rate quote includes everything mentioned above.
COST
Our bottled cold beverage option is designed to be purposefully non-complicated. But, you do (always) have a say-so:
+ Choose your menu
+ Choose your syrups
**there is the option to have bottles labeled with full ingredient list, or create a menu/ingredient list separately
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
We love to make things feel extra special. Here are a few upgrade options we offer:
+ custom cup (stamp) or napkins
+ custom drink recipe / menu item
+ pastries
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Pay in full for a self-serve coffee bar. Our team will prepare hot drip coffee and/or 32oz jugs of iced lattes, iced matcha, iced chai, and cold brew. You pick your menu (we'll help with quantity based on headcount). We'll prepare your "kit" (complete with syrups, milks, sugars and stir sticks, cups, lids, and ice) then drop off and set up your BYO bar. You clean up in 5 min or less.
WHAT IS IT
+ Hot drip coffee and/or cold coffee beverages (in 32 oz jugs) for your guests
+ Cups, lids, stir sticks, napkins, sugars
+ Syrups (optional)
+ Milks (whole and oat)
+ Recyclable cooler and ice
+ Butcher paper and cheeky instructions for an interactive experience
+ Preparation by our team
+ Set up on site by our team
+ Breakdown / equipment pickup by our team (optional)
WHAT'S INCLUDED
This depends on the headcount of your gathering. Fill out an inquiry form. Your flat-rate quote includes everything mentioned above.
COST
Our BYO bar is designed to be purposefully non-complicated. But, you do (always) have a say-so:
+ Choose your menu
+ Choose your syrups
+ Choose your cup size and/or skip the lids
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
We love to make things feel extra special. Here are a few upgrade options we offer:
+ custom cup (stamp) or napkins
+ custom drink recipe / menu item
+ pastries
ADD ONS
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PRIVATE EVENTS
BOTTLED COFFEE BEVS
BYO COFFEE BAR
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Whether you're a non-profit working with less to do more, or you simply want to find the solution that feels best for you — we've got you. We pride ourselves on working with our clients to create invoice structures that make the most sense for your unique situation.
OPTIONS:
+ Pay our booking fee ($150 weekdays, $250 weekends) then run a tab for your guests. We'll invoice you within 48 hours of your event for the tab total. This is a great option if you're unsure of an exact headcount.
+ Pay our booking fee ($150 weekdays, $250 weekends), plus a pre-paid tab with a limit (for example: the tab is capped at 100 drinks). You'll pay both components upfront in full. Once we hit the cap, your guests can purchase their own drinks.
Please see our IMPACT page for non-profit partnership opportunities.
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Make your service special with customizations. We're down for just about anything, and we love to try new things.
OPTIONS:
+ Custom coffee cup (you already have design) $200.00
+ Custom coffee cup (we'll create a design for you) $500.00
+ Custom napkin (you already have design) $200.0
+ Custom napkin (we'll create a design for you) $500.00
+ Curated playlist $50.00
+ Custom drink $150.00
+ We mesh with the brand of your event, you cover our branding $200.00
+ Pastries or other food items $MP
WHAT IS IT
it's confusing, we know. hope this helps!
break it down, now
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Complete the form linked on this page to submit your inquiry. You'll get a confirmation of receipt within 48 hours!
fill out an inquiry form
let's do it!
LOCAL BUSINESSES WE'VE SERVED
tldr; not your average cup of coffee
off grid
woman owned + operated
We're solar-powered and generator supplemented, which means we can set up just about anywhere, no on site power needed (but always appreciated).
Our team is made up of wildly capable women who come from remarkably different backgrounds and share a passion for putting an end to mansplaining.
logistics = love language
We're bringing our consulting background to coffee, with sexy logistics and spreadsheets to boot! Everything feels thought-through.
for causes we care about
support local
From paying our staff a living wage, to closed loop compost, we feel strongly about social issues, and we're built to better the world.
We source as much of our raw product as possible from small, local, and/or woman-owned businesses.
industry exiles
Our team hails from tech, tourism, operations, marketing, and more — which means we plan from all perspectives, and come up with creative ideas.
inclusive pricing
Our pricing is inclusive of sales tax and gratuity, which means what you see is what you pay. We're honest about what we do (and don't!) mark up, and we custom quote every event.
smol bus, big waves
Size doesn't matter, right? (right?!). Our Bus might be smol, but we're doing big things — all curbside, all coffee (mostly).
FESTIVALS WE'VE SERVED
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PRIVATE EVENT
POP UP
BYO COFFEE BAR
BOTTLED COFFEE BEVS
WHO PAYS FOR DRINKS?
YOU PAY A BOOKING FEE ONLY
CREATIVE PRICING OPTIONS AVAILABLE
MENU OPTIONS AVAILABLE
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teams + companies
retail, fitness, food, non-profit, festivals, community events
community, outdoor, and/or intimate
retail, fitness, food
real estate
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+ Our Bus (including the trailer) requires ~24 ft of length. Without the trailer, we need ~20 ft.
+ We need a *minimum* of 10 feet of depth to set up and serve comfortably.
+ We can squeeze into a single vertical parking space if needed, but prefer two.
+ If we are parking parallel to a sidewalk, we need 3 parking spaces, please.
We gotta be level! We learned this the hard way, and we'd rather you not have to. We have chocks we place beneath our wheels to level the bus, but it's always helpful if you can park us on a relatively flat surface.
We also appreciate being parked on a paved surface, whenever possible. Gravel is okay, sand and grass get a little tricky. Our old BUs doesn't have the horsepower for all-terrain navigation.
On that note, please keep in. mind that we're not able to jump a curb, so if this is necessary, please provide a ramp.
Why does this matter? Espresso shots pull better when the machine is level. Our drains don't work if the bus isn't level either, which creates unnecessary mess, and slows down service (because our team has to pause to clean up)
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+ We serve out of the passenger-side of our Bus. Please consider this when placing us at your venue, or saving us a spot.
+ Our bus has a built-in awning that can. be pulled out to cover the service area. If you'd like us to bring our umbrella and stand, too, please ask!
+ We have a small (3x5ft) table that we usually set up in order to serve customers. If you'd like us to use a different table to match your decor, or bring a tablecloth to cover our table, please ask. Keep in mind that coffee is messy, so dark colors work best!
+ We do NOT have room for extra items on our table (think: food, flowers, posters/signage, etc.). We are micro!
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Espresso machines need a whole lot of power. Whatever number you have in mind, triple it. Okay fine we'll tell you: our espresso machine requires 5600 watts for at least 8 hours (continuously).
So, we've got a generator that we tow behind us in a custom teardrop trailer. We require our generator to serve espresso-based drinks unless there is a 240v 30a outlet on-site. You can see our power requirements HERE.
We know our generator is not ideal. We continue to look into replacing it with an electric option. We pinky promise that we've done a lot of research on this topic, our needs, and potential solutions. So far, every solution we've looked into is either cost prohibitive (we're talking $42k) or insufficient (will not provide enough power for enough hours).
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Our bus is a 1965 VW Type 3 Microbus. It has an air-cooled, 40 horsepower engine. It does not have power steering, airbags, or a gas gauge. It has windshield wipers but they don't work. It lived at least two full lives (that we know of) before finding it's way into our world.
All that to say: she's seen some shit. She came to us with some rust, more than a few bumps and bruises, many miles on the odometer, a few missing pieces (like the left mirror), and engine/breaks/axel well past its prime.
So naturally, we loaded it up with a few thousand pounds of espresso equipment, electrical work, and water tanks.
While we did work on the engine and breaks (and take it to our mechanic routinely for tune ups and improvements), replaced all the upholstery, window seals, and exterior paint, we also made the intentional decision to NOT restore our bus to showroom standards.
Why? We wanted to honor her history, and all that she saw before becoming the Considered Coffee Bus. Also, it's not realistic. Our Bus moves around, and we knew it was bound to earn a few more dents and dings on a day to day basis.
If you're looking for a pristine vintage vehicle that looks like it's been driven only a handful of times, we are NOT the vendor for you.
If you like the character and nostalgia of VW vehicles, think it's cool that it has a story, and understand that our team works incredibly hard to breathe new life into its legacy each day, we're a good fit.
We deep clean our bus weekly, in addition to daily cleans. We do most of the repairs ourselves.
However, we also proudly self-identify as "curbside." Our mission is to make third-wave coffee accessible and inclusive. We're blending high-brow hospitality standards with a low-brow experience, delivering you an excellent cup of coffee with latte art poured by our formally trained baristas...literally on the sidewalk. (Yes, we do pick up litter wherever we park)
Our appearance reflects this. For example, we use milk crates to both prop up essential supplies, and transport equipment in/out of the bus. We have peg boards that hand on our doors to house essential ingredients. We're short on space, so everything is a fine balance of form and function.
If you book us for an event and would like to make adjustments to the appearance of the bus, we're open to discussing!
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