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Coffee Subscription Concept and Pricing Fit Survey

Tests demand for a coffee subscription against current buying habits, cadence preferences, and price acceptance (via Van Westendorp), with an AI follow-up that probes the real reasons behind each respondent's likelihood to subscribe. Built for coffee brands and DTC teams validating a subscription launch or repricing an existing one.

Sample questions

A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.

13 questions · ~7 min
Q01
Message

Thanks for taking a few minutes on this! We're exploring how people buy coffee today and whether a subscription would fit their routine. No wrong answers — about 5 minutes.

Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired

In the last 30 days, where did you MOST OFTEN get your coffee?

  • Grocery store or supermarket
  • Coffee shop or café
  • An existing coffee subscription
  • Workplace or office coffee
  • Warehouse club (Costco, Sam's Club, etc.)
  • Online, one-off orders (not a subscription)
Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired

How often do you drink coffee at home?

  • Less than once a week
  • 1-3 times a week
  • 4-6 times a week
  • Once a day
  • Multiple times a day
Q04
Multiple ChoiceRequired

In a typical month, about how much do you spend on coffee (beans, grounds, or pods) for home use?

  • $0 - $10
  • $11 - $25
  • $26 - $40
  • $41 - $60
  • More than $60
Q05
Message

Here's a concept we're testing: (Replace with your subscription concept description, e.g., 'A subscription that delivers freshly roasted, single-origin coffee to your door on a schedule you choose, with the ability to adjust roast, grind, or quantity anytime, and skip or cancel with no fees.') (Template note: replace with your actual concept and value proposition before launching.)

Q06
Opinion ScaleRequired

Based on that description, how likely would you be to subscribe to a service like this?

Scale: 010
Min:Not at all likelyMax:Extremely likely
Q07
Multiple ChoiceRequired

If you subscribed, which delivery schedule would fit your household best?

  • Every week
  • Every two weeks
  • Once a month
  • Every six weeks or longer
  • I'd want a flexible/on-demand schedule, not a fixed one
Q08
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)Required

When choosing a coffee subscription, which of these matters most to you, and which matters least?

  • Price per bag
  • Freshness / recent roast date
  • Variety of origins or roasts to choose from
  • Ability to customize grind and quantity
  • Flexibility to skip or cancel anytime
  • Quality guarantee or replacement policy
  • Sustainable or ethical sourcing
  • Free or fast shipping
Pick best & worst per setBest:Matters mostWorst:Matters least
Q09
Price Sensitivity (Van Westendorp)Required

Now think about pricing for (Replace with your product format, e.g., 'a 12oz bag of whole bean coffee delivered monthly'). (Template note: replace the format/quantity to match your actual offer.)

  • At what price would you consider this coffee so cheap that you'd question its quality?
  • At what price would you consider this coffee a bargain — a great buy for the money?
  • At what price would you consider this coffee starting to get expensive, but you'd still consider buying it?
  • At what price would you consider this coffee too expensive to buy at all?
Q10
AI Interview

Probe the reasoning behind the respondent's likelihood-to-subscribe score. If the score was low (0-5), find out specifically what's holding them back — price, commitment/flexibility concerns, satisfaction with their current source, or something about the concept itself — and what change would move them to 'likely'. If the score was high (8-10), find out what specifically convinced them and whether their stated cadence and price expectations actually match what would make them subscribe in practice. Anchor on their current buying habits from earlier answers rather than hypotheticals.

Q11
Multiple Choice

Which age range do you fall into?

  • 18-24
  • 25-34
  • 35-44
  • 45-54
  • 55-64
  • 65 or older
  • Prefer not to say
Q12
Multiple Choice

How many people in your household regularly drink coffee?

  • Just me
  • 2 people
  • 3 people
  • 4 or more people
  • Prefer not to say
Q13
Message

That's everything — thank you! Your answers will help shape whether and how we launch a coffee subscription, including pricing and delivery schedule.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

How it compares

We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.

Why this template

  • Combines current buying-habit and cadence questions with a Van Westendorp pricing block, so demand and price sensitivity are tested in the same flow
  • An AI interview step probes the actual reasoning behind each respondent's likelihood-to-subscribe score, going beyond the numeric rating
  • MaxDiff prioritizes what matters most in a coffee subscription (price, flexibility, curation, etc.) alongside stated delivery-schedule preferences
  • Built specifically for coffee brands/DTC teams validating a new subscription or repricing an existing one, not a generic concept test

QuestionPro

Concept Evaluation and Pricing Study Survey Templates

This is a genuine concept-and-pricing research template category from an established survey platform, covering similar ground to ours (concept reaction plus price testing). It's a static, generic template meant to be adapted to any product category rather than one purpose-built for coffee subscriptions, and it doesn't include an interview-style follow-up on reasoning.

What it does well

  • Established, broadly applicable concept-and-pricing template structure
  • Backed by a large, mature survey platform with extensive template library
  • Likely includes standard pricing-sensitivity question formats

Where it falls short

  • Static questionnaire with no adaptive follow-up to probe why a respondent gave a particular likelihood or price response
  • Generic concept-and-pricing template, not tailored to coffee purchase habits, cadence, or subscription-specific delivery preferences
  • No published methodology for how question wording or scoring was determined

Frequently asked questions

What questions are in the “Coffee Subscription Concept and Pricing Fit Survey” template?

The template includes 13 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Thanks for taking a few minutes on this! We're exploring how people buy coffee today and whether a subscription would fi…” · “In the last 30 days, where did you MOST OFTEN get your coffee?” · “How often do you drink coffee at home?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.

How long does this survey take to complete?

Respondents typically finish the 13 questions in about 7 minutes.

Can I customize this template?

Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.

Is this template free to use?

Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.

Ready to launch?

Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.

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