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0 pointsprotomyth8y ago0 comments

They do have one nice advantage over the office or home coffee pot, forgetful people and no warming surface. It does prevent some fires because you have people who forget the basic things.

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Pigo8y ago

That is something to be concerned about, but even rudimentary coffee pots have automatic shutoffs and most have other safety measures. Plus even with the long running heating element, they draw much less power than Keurigs. They bother me, but I usually keep my opinion to myself because people get emotionally invested in strong purchases (which coffee has become thanks Keurig).

ghaff8y ago

In an office setting (especially outside of the morning rush), it can also make sense to have an easy and mess-free way for people to make individual servings. I suppose there are scenarios at home too but they make mediocre coffee and are expensive and wasteful. Maybe in a non-coffee drinking house where guests occasionally want one cup.

Pigo8y ago

I think it's the mounds of used single cups I see in our trash every day that bothers me, not to mention how much the company spends for them.

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nommm-nommm8y ago

Keurig can't be described as "mess free." We have one and work and the machine spews coffee all over itself and, of course, the place you put the pods and the spout gets all gunked up and nobody cleans it. It's pretty gross. Same thing happened with the old one so it's not just one model.

>Maybe in a non-coffee drinking house where guests occasionally want one cup.

I have a $20 drip pot that makes 1-2 cups and takes up a quarter of the counter space. French press is even cheaper and I have one that makes only a single cup. Then there's aeropress...

nommm-nommm8y ago

If that's such a concern a weight sensor with automatic shutoff would be much cheaper and just as effective. My $20 pot has an automatic timed shutoff.

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Pigo8y ago

ghaff8y ago

Pigo8y ago

I think it's the mounds of used single cups I see in our trash every day that bothers me, not to mention how much the company spends for them.

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nommm-nommm8y ago

>Maybe in a non-coffee drinking house where guests occasionally want one cup.

I have a $20 drip pot that makes 1-2 cups and takes up a quarter of the counter space. French press is even cheaper and I have one that makes only a single cup. Then there's aeropress...

nommm-nommm8y ago

If that's such a concern a weight sensor with automatic shutoff would be much cheaper and just as effective. My $20 pot has an automatic timed shutoff.

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