re: #196 Decatur Deb
There is only one excuse for instant coffee—MREs.
Thrift stores can be your friend. I found a brand new Bodum french press (sold by Starbucks since their brand was also on the thing), 32 oz size, for $3. In fact, am drinking a cup right now (I use it in the afternoons and the electric drip in the am—bigger). I gave the Ikea press I also had scored at the thrift store for $2 to a friend.
I would use anything but Starbucks coffee in it, though. : )