I think many people stopped using them, because they use machines at home that have built in grinders.
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Many, at least half, of my local stores still have one though I ended up getting a grinder partly because I can never remember which for sure.
Probably covid
It doesn't make any sense to grind at the store. If you don't grind the morning of you're better off getting grounds cuz they treat those to help the staleness not happen quite as fast. As others have said, hand-crank burr grinders are like $10.
The only place I ever saw it was at Costco or a little specialty health food store mom used to go to when I was little. I haven’t been to the latter in decades, and Costco got rid of theirs a couple years ago. I think Costco’s reasoning was mostly about them being underutilized compared to the cost. My parents were never coffee drinkers, though, and I started trying when I was dating my wife but also started getting ulcers soon after, so coffee hasn’t been something I’ve really paid attention to.
I think there is only one store left near me that has them and it's more of a boutique grocery store rather than a large chain.
It is funny I haven’t noticed one of the other.
I always found the whole process of grinding at the store to be pretty pointless.
I suspect the rise of grocery delivery services contributed to the grinders going away.
Grinding coffee in the store is an act of self-harm. Just get a kerieg if you hate fresh coffee that much.
Otherwise, get yourself a Capresso Burr Grinder. Or just a hand-cranked one if you're low-budget and old school. Use the finer grain if you're making coffee in the moka pot. Coarse grain if you're just using the boiled water in the press pot - pour in a little slightly below boiling water first so the coffee grounds can bloom (it'll sort of foam up a bit if you let it sit for a few seconds) and then add the rest. Enjoy the actual freshly released oils of the coffee bean, ffs.