I must offer the world an apology.....
I happen to live in the same town (armpit of the MidWest) where this
"technology" was created.
I found out that the packaging company that is responsible for the
design of this device is located here - another reason to hate them
(they also help create the impossible plastic packages that surround
everything from CDs to telephones).

I have had experience of drinking a Kuerig tea (the resto had to make it
a couple of times before they got it right and even then that was
inferior to a simple Tea Bag let alone fresh tea leaves).
I refused the offer of a coffee seeing all of the "wonderful flavours"
they were offering

* Note the "" marks are there to denote sarcasm