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Good. -- nm

Posted by Krusty (aka krustylu) Feb 4 '16, 11:24

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the 2.0 is going to make the marketing textbooks -- (edited) - ML Feb 4, 11:26 18
- That and they've basically hit saturation at this point. It's similar to Apple and iPhones, the market is only so big. -- nm - spamlet Feb 4, 11:39 9
  - Right. We have 1 in the house and 1 for the camper. Don't need anymore. -- nm - Jim Feb 4, 12:02 5
    - I have a feeling I know the answer to this but... - ML Feb 4, 12:03 4
      - Well, we were only able to squeeze in 2 trips before we had to winterize - but it was - Jim Feb 4, 12:04 3
        
        NICE - ML Feb 4, 12:05 2
        
        It really is. And our boys are bigger than me now, so having the double bunks is really nice. The extra space as well. - Jim Feb 4, 12:07 1
        
        *whimper* -- nm - ML Feb 4, 12:18
  - I'll admit it could be multi-factor, but that first graph in the article is damning about the 2.0 being the main cause - ML Feb 4, 12:00
  - what about the quality of the machines, I heard there was an issue of them not lasting long -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 4, 11:49
  - this was my thought. -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 11:39
- Seriously. It's also a terribly wasteful product with those cups. Is coffee so hard or tedious to make? - Krusty Feb 4, 11:31 6
  - Also, have a look at the bottom of that article. The pods may be wasteful, but they use a lot less coffee than drip machines (and probably every other - Roger More Feb 4, 11:56
  - There are places (the workplace, hotels, etc) where it's better for the user to make it quickly. -- nm - Roger More Feb 4, 11:51
  - You can buy a reusable pod and make coffee that way. I just bought one and I love it. -- nm - kelly Feb 4, 11:50 3
    - the reusable is all we ever used. i drink decaf, dave drinks regular. for us it makes sense (vs two pots of coffee.) -- nm* - Andie Feb 4, 11:52 2
      - We have a few boxes of kcups left for stuff like cider and hot chocolate (got them on sale). Once those are gone, no more kcups. -- nm - kelly Feb 4, 11:56 1
        
        I don't get the soup and hot chocolate ones. You...just add hot water. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 4, 11:58
- For sure. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:26

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