Posted on 05/10/2015 9:36:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
It’s been called the “razor blade business model.” A company sells a product like a battery-operated razor blade handle at a relatively low price in order to sell a complementary consumable product later, like the astoundingly costly Gillette Power Fusion Proglide cartridge, $18 for four blades, which then get thrown away.
But it could also be called the Keurig “K-Cup” business model. Once a consumer buys the coffee machine, the coffee drinker may spend as much as $50 to $60 per pound on the coffee contained in the K-Cups, considerably more than the cost of even Starbucks’s breakfast blend, which goes for about $11.95 per pound.
Some years back, thousands of Keurig single-serve machine fans found a cheaper alternative, however — refillable, non-disposable K-cups, little plastic coffee grounds holders, which the company graciously sold under the brand of “My K-Cup.”
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I just got one of those Hario coffee filter holders. It’s great.
I saw filters for those little 1 cup brew independent units in the grocery store Friday when I did my groceries right next to the units.
Just love it when some ingenious person comes up with a simple solution to an expensive habit.
We have a 12 cup Cuisinart with a separate hot plate temp control. We have hot coffee until we finish the pot. And the 2 of us drink all 12 cups of REAL coffee. Kroger’s coffee taste better than Folgers. You can grind your own or buy pre-ground at 1-2 dollars less per big can than you do the name brands.
I hate all of this “2.0” business.
What’s next? “Keurig/2: Now with Micro Channel Architecture”
Already net capable coffee makers are available...just gathering market info you know.
Far be it for me to tread on your civil liberties.
45 LC, I’m a M&A lawyer with a MBA from Harvard U and I shopped at a Shop-Rite today.
I love my Capresso Burr. The stainless carafe keeps the coffee hot for most of the day. Now that we’re in the warmer weather....makes great iced coffee too.
I’ve been known to acquire a sizable stash of whole beans from Carrabassett Coffee, in Kingfield, ME. The best roaster I’ve found in NE.
59, 62, 70 Thanks for the sharp answers.
A little alcohol on the blade with a Q-tip helps.
Got any munchies for goats?
Old Goats?
I guess they’re middle-aged now: 6 1/2 yo.
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