Yuban Instant Coffee, 1950s
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Narrator | Coffee beans cost more. | 0:02 |
They are the reason Yuban costs more | 0:04 | |
a little more than other coffees. | 0:07 | |
It all started back in 1905. | 0:09 | |
Coffee Merchant John Arbuckle | 0:12 | |
was blending a special gift coffee for his friend. | 0:13 | |
For richer flavor, he added rare aged coffee beans | 0:19 | |
to his most expensive blend of green coffees. | 0:22 | |
He knew aged beans cost more, | 0:25 | |
but see the difference their extra richness was worth it. | 0:28 | |
So he added aged coffee beans | 0:31 | |
and created the coffee that has to cost more. | 0:34 | |
World's richest coffee, Yuban, | 0:36 | |
deep, dark, extravagantly delicious, Yuban. | 0:39 | |
Worth the extra cost? | 0:44 | |
Well, as John Arbuckle would say, you get what you pay for. | 0:45 | |
Yuban, the premium coffee of General Foods. | 0:50 | |
♪ Deep, dark, delicious, Yuban ♪ | 0:54 |
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