I use my older model Keurig every single day, but I buy regular ground coffee and use it in reusable pods. Super easy and convenient and I dont have to worry about generating all the pod waste.

Fun fact about printer ink. During the pandemic Canon couldn't obtain the microchips for their ink cartridges. So they had a tutorial on how to bypass their own drm so customers could still buy the ink cartridges without the microchips.

We stopped subscribing to HPs subscription for ink and they literally locked our printer so we couldn’t use it. We literally had to add our updated credit card to use it again. We had plenty of ink and that was never the issue. But the expired credit card was. That should be illegal.

A guy who filled the ink cartridges in a mall told me the proprietary cartridges had a chip that kept track of how many pages you printed. After a certain number, you are told the ink level is too low. It doesn’t matter how much ink you still had left

Microchips and microprocessors...it is absolutely incredible how we have managed to overcomplicate the simple act of pouring hot water over some ground, roasted beans.

Using a Keurig machine just made me realize how much easier it is just to brew a coffee myself

After years without a printer I finally got round to buying one again the other day. I was surprised that most companies had released an "eco" version with refillable affordable tanks. I think they're business practice came back to bite them when everyone stopped using home printers and now they're trying to stay relevant.

The first thing I bought with my Keurig was a reusable pod. Not for the money issue, but the environmental one.

The thing I hate about current ink cartridges is that after a certain time period they won't let you print either. The cartridge could still be half full but it won't let you print until you replace it.

When I moved into my apartment I said "I need a Keurig" and my boyfriend suggested a timer coffee maker instead, I felt so silly, why didnt I think of that? Better coffee, less waste, and my little coffee maker makes me 2 cups, one for breakfast and one to go! So happy with my 2nd hand coffee maker!

You should talk about disposable vapes vs the “traditional” vape, with refillable tanks and rechargeable batteries compared to the former without either of those things. Essentially throwing away lithium batteries on a weekly basis.

I was recommended a Philips Senseo from a German friend that is totally against those destined plastic pods.  This machine uses widely available cheap ESE pods that resemble tea bags and can go into the garden compost bin after use.

Those pods make great little seed starters in the spring. Had about 200 pods last spring with seedlings growing. And since a lot of the pods are straight plastic, they can be reused every year. If someone's gonna use Keurig, they should look for ways to reuse the pods.

They are convenient for the "I want A coffee" but they are absolutely more expensive than the alternative old school coffee makers. I have a Keurig and a standard coffee maker. I use both somewhat regularly.

The biggest irony is that Epson killed on the market with their eco tank printers that take any ink that you have. I buy a liter of every color for dirt cheap and use it on the printer flawlessly

When pod coffee makers first came on the market here in Australia, my reaction was:
"Why would I spend money on a machine that uses pods that cost me about FIVE TIMES  the price of plain ground coffee? Who's going to fall for that?!"
But instead, the machines (and all of those disposable pods!) sold like hotcakes...  🤨
Weird.

We went thru the kuerig thing. Then I heard about mold (I think it was) building up in the water tank and at that time you couldn't take it out and clean it. So we bought a fancy coffee machine on sale for $300-400. We ended up paying for it in 3 months because we no longer needed the pods. The coffee is way better, plus I can have a cold or hot latte whenever I want one. And as to the printers I just put new ink in. Told hubby when they were used up in about 4 months I'm getting a tankless Canon. I have used most all printers out there and Canon does the best for color photos, they are dependable, and their ink dispersion is the best out there.  Thank for the vid. .

There was a time (not sure if still possible) where ink cartridges cost like $30 for black ink and $30 for color but a new printer that comes with the ink cost like $45 so instead of buying new cartridges it was cheaper to just buy a new printer every time you ran out of ink. Insane.

I had an original Keurig. We liked it for sure. Bought a 2.0 and it tasted like melted plastic the whole time. Also the proprietary requirement for coffee pods was a deal breaker. Sent it back for a refund and bought a $20 coffee pot at Walmart. Haven't looked back since.

I was a Finance Controller at the factory in Ohio that developed the K-cup along with Keurig. When the patent expired in 2013, the company I worked for lost the Keurig business; however, quickly picked up on other brand K-Cups. There was only one machine left producing the plastic cups when I left the company. That machine put out around 200,000 cups per hour.