Most of us find change at least mildly irritating, and change is everywhere all the time, so when the search bar on your favorite coffee website is in a new spot, it just might be the little thing that puts you over the edge. Consider this advanced notice: the search bar on our site is moving, and that’s just the beginning. We’ve been hard at work on a new site, which we hope will convince you that change is a wonderful (and beautiful) thing.

Here are some of the key changes you will see on our new site:*

• Responsiveness (aka adaptability). Whether you’re browsing our site on a mobile, tablet, or desktop device, our site will respond to the device you are using. While viewing and shopping is possible on mobile devices using our current site, our new site will be much more mobile-friendly, requiring less scrolling and resizing, making it easy to navigate between products and checkout.
• Easy Navigation. With more options available to you on the home page, you can get where you need to go with fewer clicks.
• Improved searching. You typed Guatamalan. You meant Guatemalan. We know.
• A simplified account page. Instead of navigating between pages while reviewing your account information, your previous orders, written reviews, wishlist, address book, and any gift card balances will all be in one place.
• A user-friendly reviewing process. Were you confused when we mentioned reviews? That’s probably because the “add your review” button is pretty hard to find when browsing our products. Our new site will invite feedback, making it easier to contribute and browse reviews.
• Free shipping countdown. We’re adding a countdown feature to our checkout page so you can keep track of how close your order is to qualifying for free shipping as you add items to your cart.
• A new color scheme. It’s still us, we’re just prettier now.

*Not all of these changes will be implemented at once, but expect to see them soon!

If you don’t already know about #MugshotMonday, check out our post on the subject and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for more behind the scenes photos, new products, and discounts on staff favorites. Here’s a little more about Joel, our Label Master, reining chili cook-off King, and October mugshot star.

Would you care to share any of your previous career incarnations before becoming our label master?

You recently painted a life-sized ox sculpture as part of a benefit for the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. What else might your coworkers be surprised to learn about you?

When you don’t have oxen to paint, how do prefer to spend a day off?

Sleeping, if the dogs will let me, but then, I’m usually working around the house. In the summer time I’ll spend time in our pool but prefer the beach. Winter time it’s rides in the hills, if it’s snowing out then hot chocolate by the fire watching the snow come down, no sound, twilight is best. Painting, tinkering with an old tube radio I’m trying to restore, it’s a radio/phonograph floor console from the 40’s. Walking the dogs or taking them to the local dog park. Did I mention working around the house?

You will be competing in our cut-throat chili cook-off for the first time this year. Do you consider yourself a foodie and if so, what is the best and/or weirdest thing you’ve eaten?

I’m not sure what a “foodie” is? I like to eat (just look at me), but I also like to cook. My wife hates and loves my ability to go through our house at the end of the week and make a decent meal with what is left around. Bits and pieces, half of this or that, whatever is left in the pantry.

I like good food, it doesn’t have to be fancy, fresh is best and simply prepared, few sauces, good vegetables and rice, I love rice. I once had a very fancy meal at a restaurant in Philly with friends, it included foi gras, everyone else was raving about it, I wasn’t impressed.

The best food I’ve had is my mom’s cooking, of course. She makes a fabulous tomato sauce, even though she’s Slovak and the best spanish chicken and rice, if I was going to have something before I left this earth, it would be her spanish chicken and rice. I’m also a texas wiener fanatic, the best I’ve ever had was at a place near Rutgers, called “Johnny’s Hotdogs” it’s not there anymore.

The weirdest thing I’ve eaten, salty sea snails in a strong garlic sauce, oh that’s right, escargot, and raw sea urchin, mild, but didn’t taste like chicken.