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Sherman A1

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29. Agreed

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #28)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 02:47 AM

Aug 2014

However those gadgets (filter baskets) exist for regular coffee makers as well. With the K-cups packaging I still find them overprices and wasteful, but everyone makes their own determination of what they like or do not in our market based economy.

As for the expresso, you are certainly correct.

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New Keurig designed not to work with private label pods [View all] Sherman A1 Aug 2014 OP

I suspect that this will dampen sales of the new model mythology Aug 2014 #1

You could very well be correct Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #3

Maybe That's The Real Plan.... global1 Aug 2014 #13

I think they get more revenue from the coffee than the coffee makers karynnj Aug 2014 #25

How hard is it to grind some coffee and scoop it into a 4-cup coffee maker? brooklynite Aug 2014 #2

In my case a 12 cup maker-I am a caffeine-based lifeform. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #5

Not hard - Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #11

Keurig is great at work jmowreader Aug 2014 #30

hmmm... price per serving should keep ANYONE from buying these things ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2014 #4

Not if you use a re-usable filter Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #12

well, I was talking about the K-Cups specifically ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2014 #15

I might do that if I could actually make coffee that tastes good. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #19

That's what I do mcar Aug 2014 #16

Bah spinbaby Aug 2014 #6

This will probably backfire on them. MANative Aug 2014 #7

I think you may very well be right Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #8

I'll stick with my Bunn. nt conservaphobe Aug 2014 #9

Keurig - The BetaMax of the 21st Century. MineralMan Aug 2014 #10

We have a very basic Keurig LibertyLover Aug 2014 #14

Huh? What? hunter Aug 2014 #17

No, you are not LOL, I guess some people are really picky about their coffee LOL snooper2 Aug 2014 #20

I wrote a paper in marketing class how that was the killer of the Starbucks/Kraft partnership. haele Aug 2014 #18

Meh, I'll never buy their disgustingly colored water. Xyzse Aug 2014 #21

I love my Keurig tabbycat31 Aug 2014 #22

I agree they do appear to be wasteful Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #23

To each his own I guess tabbycat31 Aug 2014 #24

Brilliant! eShirl Aug 2014 #26

Go big or go home Not Me Aug 2014 #27

there are so many gadgets DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #28

Agreed Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #29

though Kueirg is comign otu with the Rivo DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #32

Well that sucks. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #31