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Keurig’s K-Cup Screw-Up And How it K-pitulated Wednesday to Angry Consumers
Washington Post ^ | May 7 | Fred Barbash

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: angrycustomers; coffee; kcup; kreurig; marketing; proprietarytech
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To: ansel12

I just got one of those Hario coffee filter holders. It’s great.


101 posted on 05/11/2015 6:55:39 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: nickcarraway

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.


102 posted on 05/11/2015 6:59:59 AM PDT by GailA (IF you fail to keep your promises to the Military, you won't keep them to Citizens!)
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To: nickcarraway

I hate all of this “2.0” business.

What’s next? “Keurig/2: Now with Micro Channel Architecture”


103 posted on 05/11/2015 7:20:35 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Already net capable coffee makers are available...just gathering market info you know.


104 posted on 05/11/2015 7:22:58 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; .45 Long Colt

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.


105 posted on 05/11/2015 11:37:57 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: tflabo

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.


106 posted on 05/11/2015 11:44:55 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Pelham

59, 62, 70 Thanks for the sharp answers.


107 posted on 05/11/2015 12:08:30 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: tflabo
Dry the razor blade off with the towel to help it last longer.

A little alcohol on the blade with a Q-tip helps.

108 posted on 05/11/2015 12:10:01 PM PDT by donna (I am confident that we can create a Kingdom right here on Earth. - Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: All
This is the way to enjoy coffee...

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109 posted on 05/11/2015 3:09:56 PM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Utah Binger

Got any munchies for goats?


110 posted on 05/11/2015 3:19:35 PM PDT by Elsie (I was here earlier!)
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To: Elsie

Old Goats?


111 posted on 05/11/2015 6:36:00 PM PDT by Utah Binger (To keep order in Orderville everyone pulls his own weight.)
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To: Utah Binger

I guess they’re middle-aged now: 6 1/2 yo.


112 posted on 05/12/2015 4:26:36 AM PDT by Elsie (I was here earlier!)
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