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Bertha Venation

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15. Thank you, Wind. I can't wait!

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:28 AM

Jul 2012

And it's nearly seven months away yet!

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Coffee drinkers: how do you get your fix? [View all] Bertha Venation Jul 2012 OP

What are K cups? Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #1

HopeHoops can answer that for you! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #3

They're small cups full of coffee grounds that you use in this machine: Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #4

They now sell a refillable reuseable K-cup. Chan790 Jul 2012 #7

I need one. ohiosmith Jul 2012 #10

Soon to be followed by a refillable, reusable multi-serving K-cup? :) reformist2 Jul 2012 #35

Usually get my cups at Costco. Newman's is about $33.00 for 80. Also every month or so Kohls sends ohiosmith Jul 2012 #8

You're a senior? Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #12

Sure am! Our Costco doesn't stock Caribou. The have Starbucks but it's twice the price of Newman's. ohiosmith Jul 2012 #17

They're somewhat larger than DD cups. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #34

Boom-boom Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #37

I noticed. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #39

Love my Keurig! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #2

Other: "At home, but better" Chan790 Jul 2012 #5

I'd love to have an espresso machine Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #6

That's why I left. Chan790 Jul 2012 #18

on the road... handmade34 Jul 2012 #24

Oh, I definitely echo the need for filtered water. I use it for coffee, tea, ice--everything. hlthe2b Jul 2012 #14

I grind & brew at home. In_The_Wind Jul 2012 #9

Thank you, Wind. I can't wait! Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #15

The time will fly by. In_The_Wind Jul 2012 #16

I have a nespresso (one of the first manual models) that I love. hlthe2b Jul 2012 #11

Drip at home, local coffee stop when on the road... Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #13

K cups but not the kind pipi_k Jul 2012 #19

I ease into the day: 2 hours from waking to out the door, with help from 3 mugs of coffee Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #20

Brew at home HappyMe Jul 2012 #21

I am a caffeine-based Life Form pink-o Jul 2012 #22

burr grinder and french press at home. noamnety Jul 2012 #23

Old fashioned percolator with a clear thingie @ top. Just like the old commercial. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #25

Dark roast, grind my own, french press. And I don't adulterate. n/t Avalux Jul 2012 #26

Where is the IV option? whistler162 Jul 2012 #27

That was just what I was thinking. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #29

Yep. I was looking for the IV Drip option too. davsand Jul 2012 #42

I make my own lattes. 6000eliot Jul 2012 #28

Anyone do old school percolator? Taverner Jul 2012 #30

I have really considered a percolator in order to bring back great memories of childhood Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #32

I'm a tea drinker HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #31

I used to drink two pots of coffee a day. Now I don't even touch caffeine. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #33

2 cups of Martinson's in the morning. Graybeard Jul 2012 #36

Grind and brew my own espresso at home supernova Jul 2012 #38

40s era coffee percolator datasuspect Jul 2012 #40

Hey libodem Jul 2012 #41

I refuse to pay $6 for a cup of coffee (or more). I only drink 2 cups a day anyway shadowrider Jul 2012 #43

Two stage process tjwmason Jul 2012 #44

French press or (gasp!) SBUX fortyfeetunder Jul 2012 #45