On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 11:34:16 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> 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.

I was not in the food service business and my wife got cancer.

Think about it.