On 1/12/20 4:37 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 1:07:19 PM UTC-10, Daniel wrote:
>> On 1/8/20 2:55 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm kind of thinking about getting one. Give me the pros and cons
>>> please. I would probably use the My K-Cup filter approach. 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. 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
>>>
>> Everyone I know who owns a keurig complains that, over time, the output
>> begins to decline. What starts as a full cup of coffee whittles down to
>> half a cup and sometimes less. They give up and get a new machine after
>> a while. Considering the premium involved in procuring these machines,
>> it sounds like much too high a cost than is worth.
>>
>> I've had many keurig cups from various locations (friends houses,
>> theaters, work) and I've never had a cup of any variety where I simply
>> had to have it again. They were all average.
>>
>> For me, a regular old drip coffee maker with good beans will make an
>> excellent cup of coffee provided the amount of beans is appropriate for
>> my taste.
>
> That's the problem I had with my Keurig - the water metering was pretty sketchy. It's a major problem with these machines - or, at least, it used to. OTOH, the availability of the pods is a major consideration. It seems that everyone makes K-cups.
>
well yeah, the profit margin is higher because they're selling far less
coffee for far more. The cost is coffee, the little plastic cups they
come in are very cheap and bought in bulk out of china.

If I were a coffee producer I'd make kcups too and would market the
ease. It's a brilliant business model if you ask me.

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Daniel

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