Coffee Maker Conundrums
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
United States
January 15, 2021 4:42pm CST
After about 5 years of service - my coffee maker broke. Actually it was the power switch that broke. No way to fix it. Mine was an off brand $20 cheapy. It was red and could take a large mug. Only took coffee grounds, not the K cups. Well, 20$ for 5 years, not a bad investment. So I thought I would simply order the replacement. Not so fast.
I wanted a coffee maker for 1 cup that could take either K Cups or grounds, under $40, and fit large mugs, and was ready to ship right away.
Oh my goodness that was difficult. The one I wanted fit all of those specifications - but was on back order. My mom has the same one and it is a nice unit. So I researched in stock ones - and either they wouldn't fit big mugs, would only make 8 Oz. at a time, either only took grounds (which would have been alright) or only took KCups (not alright with me since my favorite coffee comes only in grounds) ...
So, I decided it was worth it to wait for the one I really wanted.
And it came a day early! 
Sometimes it is sure tough to get what you want.
Photo : Pixabay user AnnaliseArt
Sometimes it is sure tough to get what you want.
Photo : Pixabay user AnnaliseArt13 people like this
15 responses
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
16 Jan 21
The last time I even owned a coffee maker was before I married my first wife. She couldn't stand to smell coffee brewing. The smell would make her throw up. So she threw out my coffee maker. I learned to do without coffee. After I started getting divorced from her I tried drinking some coffee at a friend's house. I didn't like it. Once in a while I try drinking some when some friend or other offers a cup while I'm visiting with them. I just don't like it anymore. *shrug*3 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
22 Jan 21
@FayeHazel I make my own flavored water. I buy the bottles of flavoring made for cake icing. I add half cup of sugar to a gallon of warm water and then dribble in some flavoring until it smells right. I then put it into the fridge until cold and enjoy it. (The water must be warm or the flavoring won't mix with it right.)
I make my own flavored water. I buy the bottles of flavoring made for cake icing. I add half cup of sugar to a gallon of warm water and then dribble in some flavoring until it smells right. I then put it into the fridge until cold and enjoy it. (The water must be warm or the flavoring won't mix with it right.)1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
29 Jan 21
@DaddyEvil Flavoring made for cake icing? What is the magic of which you speak? lol. Interesting idea. I'm sure the 1/2 C of sugar to the gallon of water isn't all that bad for a person either
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Oh wow. I think that's the first time I've heard of that. Sometimes I've heard the opposite - someone who doesn't like drinking coffee - but likes the smell of it. But not someone who gets so nauseated by coffee smell to the point of getting ill. Well that's a bummer for her and you too needing to go without. I wonder if that instant coffee would have worked.
Ah well anyway - If I go long enough without sugar then I don't find that I crave it.
Do you do something else? Coffee? Tea? Me? (just kidding) Soda?
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
15 Jan 21
When our Jura Bean to Cup Barista machine met is maker it took us a while to get a good replacement.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Ooo, is that one of those fancy ones that grinds your beans and steams milk and stuff?
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
22 Jan 21
@FayeHazel
Yes,
About £1000 to replace
Couldn't afford that
So bought one that does not grind the beans or froth the milk
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
@JimBo452020 Oh ow! That's a good chunk of change. I hope the one you got does well anyway
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
15 Jan 21
Oh boy it is always something, when my last coffeemake bit the dust I ran out and bought another only to find I had a spare one in the cupboard...oh well...now I know I have one should this one break!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Oh dear! But you're right at least you have a back up now :-)
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jan 21
Glad you finally got the one you really wanted enjoy it
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Sort of disappointing, but... thankfully I found a good replacement
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
16 Jan 21
I am glad you waited for exactly what you wanted. Otherwise you would never be satisfied.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Thanks, that's a good point, I'm happy I waited for what I wanted too
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
If you drink black coffee it's not that bad .... depends on how much stuff you like in there. Like me, I like a little coffee with my creamer . Doh.
Oh, I totally don't blame you. There is something nice, crisp and refreshing about a Coke
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
True, I'm happy I went with what I really wanted
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@xander6464 (40875)
• Wapello, Iowa
29 Jan 21
I forgot to mention how much I like the title Coffee Maker Conundrums----If I had thought of it first, I would have started drinking coffee,bought a coffee maker and then I would have broken it so I could have to buy a new one just so I could write Coffee Maker Conundrums.
So Thank you, for thinking of it first!
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@xander6464 (40875)
• Wapello, Iowa
29 Jan 21
@FayeHazel Those are all great ideas...Now we just need to figure out a way to do them that doesn't require me to drink coffee. If I weren't a Saint, it would be easy cause I could just say I drink coffee.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
29 Jan 21
Thanks! Occasionally I come up with something clever. See ... there you go - maybe you can still pull it off. Like "Coffee Maker Conundrums Vol. 2" or "Coffee Maker Conundrums : Greatest Hits" or something... I just would get the biggest kick out of recruiting you to the ranks of the coffee drinking :-)
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@xander6464 (40875)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Jan 21
How long did you have to go without a coffee-maker?
Is the moral of this one that you can always get what you want? And sometimes it even comes a day early?
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@xander6464 (40875)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Jan 21
@FayeHazel That song is exactly what I was thinking...How did you survive 3 or 4 days without coffee?
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Ugh, a whole 3 or 4 days! Can you imagine. How deprived.
I like how you always find a moral to the story , but then again, being a Saint....
I like yours better but my train of thought was that - you can't always get what you, but if you try sometimes you just might find that you get what you need. Hmm, I should call up my old pal Mick Jagger cause that could almost fit in a "Rolling Stones" song
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
@xander6464 I know right? Like what's up with that? I mean, I suppose I could have made red eye gravy and drunk that....
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
16 Jan 21
Our daughter and husband love their Kurig, our granddaughter has some weird kind of coffee maker, but we still like our old coffee maker. Glad you found one like you wanted.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Thanks! Ah the Kurigs look nice, but I've never been on board with just buying the KCups. Ive heard a lot about French Press too. But.... I like a single serve regular old drip coffee makers. What kind do you have?
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
22 Jan 21
@FayeHazel we have a regular 10 cup auto coffee maker. I can make it as strong or weak as we like. Couldn't do that with a Kurig.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
@1creekgirl True. Plus it seems like so many more grounds come as grounds rather than cups
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
24 Jan 21
@FayeHazel I have actually tried that. For me in didn't work so well.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
28 Jan 21
@HazySue Ah bummer, I thought that might work
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Jan 21
Ah good point. I'm happy I waited. But boy was it difficult. lol. I thought about steeping the coffee grounds like you would with tea...
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
29 Jan 21
Glad you were able to find something that worked out for you and met all of your desires. I can't go a day without a coffee pot personally, so I would have had to have made a quick decision...
Well, I do have a couple of old ones I could use in a pinch.
