Keurig Single Serve Coffee Maker

It happened last Thanksgiving too. When it came time for coffee after dinner, our Keurig coffee maker decided to stop working. My husband was able to get it going again last year, but not this time. So we looked for a replacement. We rarely use it to make coffee; rather, we use it to make hot water for tea bags. So we searched around for a replacement and found the Keurig one cup coffee maker in a seafoam color. We moved to a new condo in northern Virginia nine months ago from Capitol Hill and a pop of color would go along with the new kitchen and overall color scheme in the house. The old Keurig sat on a platform that contained K cups, but it was larger and looked right. The new “skinny” one cup appliance didn’t. So we moved the platform that contains the k cups - and rolls - under the kitchen counter and put the coffee pot on that along with the cookie jars. So the new Keurig stands alone on the island and looks and works just fine. In the end my husband was disappointed with the color (too dark) but has since gotten used to it. He really wanted a larger device, but we don’t need a larger one. Hopefully this one will last as long as the last one - especially whenever we have guests for dinner. 

 

Cuisinart K Cup Keurig Replacement Via UPS

I can't remember exactly when we got the Cuisinart K cup single tea and coffee maker, but it is not more than two years. A couple days ago we noticed the lights blinking on the front of the panel. We turned it on and off, then unplugged it and left it overnight. When we replugged it, the lights were still blinking. It didn't affect the ability of the machine to make tea or coffee,  but we didn't want the thing starting a fire if we forgot to unplug it. So my husband called the support line.  I had registered the thing so they had all our information. Without any issue, they said they would send a replacement, and we should pack ours in to the same box and return it to Arizona. They guy didn't seem surprised about the problem, so it must not be unusual. Within a couple days the new coffee maker arrived from New Jersey. We followed the directions, put the packing slip inside the box, and wrote the notification number both inside and outside the box. It is kind of a hassle- especially when you need to spend $22.00 at the UPS store to send the thing back. Is it worth it? I'm not so sure. Do you think they should have paid for postage? Aside from that, we have a regular old Braun coffee maker that has worked every day for many years without a hitch, although I have to say we had to replace the carafe after it broke. It makes you wonder if it is worth the convenience of the single K cup and individual choice about what to drink from a variety of options, or forcing everyone to drink whatever you happen to be making with one big pot of coffee. But it doesn't make tea. Plus, we have to order K cup decaf tea because we can't find it in any store. Is this really the best way to go? I suppose it depends who wants the tea or coffee.