<RJ> wrote:
> My "4-cup" cone-filter coffee pot
> has served me well for years.
> When it gave up the ghost,
> I went shopping for a replacement.
>
> Target, WalMart, Kmart, ( even SEARS ) No luck !
>
> While there are several 4-cuppers available,
> all use "basket filters".
> ( personally, I feel that a cone gets more out of the grains )

>
> Who decides these things ?
> Are American consumers anti-cone-filter ??
> ???

It may be the four cup spec that's limiting your choice.
My last two pots were both cone, both 8 cup.

gloria p