Keurig is EVIL!!
Not because of the semi-DRM thing, but because the sneak into your house and slowly take it over, causing you to spend WAY more on coffee then you used to, even if you used to use starbucks in many cases.
That was the excuse for me originally getting our first machine. I would usually pick up a starbucks coffee for my wife on average once a day. We used a french press generally at home for coffee, but if we were running out fast etc, it was starbucks we usually went to.
Well a 70 cent or so Kcup seemed like a more convienent and better deal then a $3.00 cup of coffee.
Problem is, you don't just have one cup. My wife, on average, has at least 3 a day. We live with 2 friends, who between them have 5 more. I am a tea drinker myself (no, I don't use a microwave and never did). I used to brew my tea, but....I eventually succumbed to the evil machine and started using tea kcups as well. They taste quite good, it's instant gratification and less work. I usually have 2 a day.
Between all of us, we go through a full 6 box order in 3 weeks (a bit faster, but thats how often we get our deliveries sent out). That is just about $100 every 3 weeks, or $140 a month. That is significantly more then we used to spend, even factoring in Starbucks...and since it's so convienent, it's not like we are going to stop anytime soon.
I could stop mind you, but good luck getting my wife or my friends wife to stop. Not gonna happen.
So a warning to all you husbands (or wives) of coffee drinkers. Don't go for Kurieg to save money ...in the long run you'll do the opposite. I probably spent $20 a month on unground coffee (ground it myself before making it), and maybe $50 a month on starbucks (max) for my wife. So basically I doubled the amount I spend on coffee by getting a Kuerig.
Add in the fact the machines break down so much especially with so much use. We have gone through like 6 or them at this point, and they are not very cheap. Over 3 years or so, that is another $500 spent on coffee.
Not because of the semi-DRM thing, but because the sneak into your house and slowly take it over, causing you to spend WAY more on coffee then you used to, even if you used to use starbucks in many cases.
That was the excuse for me originally getting our first machine. I would usually pick up a starbucks coffee for my wife on average once a day. We used a french press generally at home for coffee, but if we were running out fast etc, it was starbucks we usually went to.
Well a 70 cent or so Kcup seemed like a more convienent and better deal then a $3.00 cup of coffee.
Problem is, you don't just have one cup. My wife, on average, has at least 3 a day. We live with 2 friends, who between them have 5 more. I am a tea drinker myself (no, I don't use a microwave and never did). I used to brew my tea, but....I eventually succumbed to the evil machine and started using tea kcups as well. They taste quite good, it's instant gratification and less work. I usually have 2 a day.
Between all of us, we go through a full 6 box order in 3 weeks (a bit faster, but thats how often we get our deliveries sent out). That is just about $100 every 3 weeks, or $140 a month. That is significantly more then we used to spend, even factoring in Starbucks...and since it's so convienent, it's not like we are going to stop anytime soon.
I could stop mind you, but good luck getting my wife or my friends wife to stop. Not gonna happen.
So a warning to all you husbands (or wives) of coffee drinkers. Don't go for Kurieg to save money ...in the long run you'll do the opposite. I probably spent $20 a month on unground coffee (ground it myself before making it), and maybe $50 a month on starbucks (max) for my wife. So basically I doubled the amount I spend on coffee by getting a Kuerig.
Add in the fact the machines break down so much especially with so much use. We have gone through like 6 or them at this point, and they are not very cheap. Over 3 years or so, that is another $500 spent on coffee.
