dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 12:49:35 PM UTC-10, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>> dsi1 > wrote:
>>> On Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 8:24:23 AM UTC-10, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>>>> jay > wrote:
>>>>> On 1/9/20 9:41 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>> On 2020-01-09 11:27 a.m., jay wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/8/20 3:55 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm kind of thinking about getting one.ÂÂ* Give me the pros and cons
>>>>>>>> please.ÂÂ* I would probably use the My K-Cup filter approach.ÂÂ* How do
>>>>>>>> you find the maintenance for the unit?
>>>>>>>> I don't like Mr. Coffee or percolator type coffee and want to avoid
>>>>>>>> something like that.
>>>>>>>> So far, we are a pot of coffee in the morning family.ÂÂ* I think with
>>>>>>>> the Keurig my husband would probably make coffee for himself more
>>>>>>>> often.
>>>>>>>> Are there places where you can get the pods more cheaply?
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 100% agreement on Mr. lousy Coffee.ÂÂ* I have several 30-60$ coffee
>>>>>>> makers and MC is the worst of all.ÂÂ* If you look at the grounds 3/4
>>>>>>> through the process they are not even all wet. The hot water delivery
>>>>>>> process misses the bullseye so the extraction is not what it should be.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have used Keurig many times traveling and at best it is OK.ÂÂ* Not
>>>>>>> something you may want on a daily basis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IMO, even that might be generous. I think it tastes more like instant
>>>>>> coffee than real, freshly made coffee.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe so. I do know that there is a big difference in taste based on the
>>>>> Kcup brand. One place we were staying had maybe 15 different brands and
>>>>> various roasts and some were far better than others. Still not "real"
>>>>> coffee.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think that may be true. DH likes one of the Starbucks k-cups so we mostly
>>>> buy those, but we also have Guatemalan and Ethiopian Yirgacheffe pods at
>>>> the moment that guests tend to gravitate to.
>>>>
>>>> The good thing is, most stores will take the Keurig back if you hate it,
>>>> especially Costco. If you do get one, I€„¢d recommend buying pods from coffee
>>>> brands you love, not necessarily the cheaper variety boxes widely
>>>> available. Otherwise, buying one of those separate refillable pods you can
>>>> use your own fresh ground beans in.
>>>
>>> I have returned a Keurig machine that had a faulty water metering system.
>>> I tried to fix it but fail so I dumped it. Someone suggested that I
>>> return it to Costco. This did not occur to me because the machine was
>>> nearly a year and I didn't have the receipt or the box. It was suggested
>>> that I might get a refund so I took it to the service desk and they gave
>>> me cold, hard, cash. What a deal!
>>>
>>> One could probably get free coffee by getting one of these machines with
>>> the intention of drinking all the coffee and then returning it.
>>> Currently, the Costco Keurig machines come with 15 K-cups. You pretty
>>> much have to do this at Costco though.
>>>
>>
>> The great about Costco is you don€„¢t even need your receipts, just your
>> Costco card. They can look up anything you purchase with just your ID card.
>
> It's a heck of a way to do business for sure.
>
They are on the mainland. everything is shitty there.