On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:20:27 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 8:06:27 PM UTC-10, Daniel wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> Daniel
>>
>> Visit me at: gopher://gcpp.world
>
>When I had my business, it really seemed to be the only way that I could make the occasional customer a fresh cup of coffee. I offered coffee to everyone that came in. If they wanted one, I could provide it fast! That's pretty brilliant.

Man has business.
Man serves customers coffee from cups.
Man no longer has business.

Think about it.