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Post by magggzzz on Jan 3, 2019 13:42:33 GMT
The boys have bought us a Nespresso machine and a box of 150 pods for Christmas. The coffee is fabulous and I love it but with 4 people drinking coffee in the house we're going to go through these pods pretty fast and the cost of buying more is definitely going to be an issue.
I've heard that Lidl do compatible pods and there is one nearby but is the coffee any good? There's also alternatives on Amazon but I'd like to know what the quality is like. We're fussy about our coffee in this house.
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Post by annad on Jan 3, 2019 19:35:06 GMT
Let's not talk bout coffee..... As I am the "queen" of the morning brew...…
Cut back on something else... (4 people in the house)… A jar next to coffee pot … everyones change can go to the cost of coffee..
U n hubby put some paper money in 2every week....
(Check on line to see if they have Nespresso pods you can put coffee in and you refill constantly...)..
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Post by magggzzz on Jan 3, 2019 19:41:04 GMT
We've already told the boys they'll have to contribute and they're ok with that as it was a Christmas present for their dad. I though about refillable pods but they're £25 each on Amazon and I'd definitely need more than that one plus it would be so fiddly I probably wouldn't bother.
I really want to know if anyone else has tried cheaper pods and what were they like.
We generally drink Tesco Colombian but when I get the chance I stock up from Costa as I love their blend.
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Post by trisha on Jan 3, 2019 19:50:21 GMT
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Jan 3, 2019 21:19:04 GMT
My OH has a Nespresso machine. He starts the day with a cappuccino but will drink my instant laterin the day as it is expensive. His dad buys some cheaper version online and once got bogged down with too many, it must have been one of those buys where you get an amount sent each week. FIL gave some to OH who said it was rubbish and gave it back to his Dad! Trial and error perhaps or maybe limit the amount you drink each day.
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Post by Bellatrix on Jan 4, 2019 15:29:27 GMT
I love Colombian Magggzz, Equadorian coffee makes me dizzy.
We had a coffee pod machine but found it too expensive to run. That's the problem, everyone else wants to use it too and you get through the stuff really fast and it costs a bomb. In the end we bought a machine that looks like one you see in a coffee shop with the frother attached, found it more cost effective as you fill the little cup thing with your favourite filter coffee. Use it everyday.
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Post by magggzzz on Jan 4, 2019 17:15:22 GMT
I still use my Cafetiere once a day but that's just for me and OH. I get one cup out of it and he gets 2 first thing to get us going. My husband hates instant and it makes me ill.
It's possible that oh could even make himself one as long as it was all set up ready ( he has very limited mobility) . I can see so many advantages to it but the coffee that we got with it is gorgeous and I worry that a cheaper version may be rubbish.
I'll have a look for the groupon. That may really be worth trying. Thanks. xx
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Post by 6herry on Jan 13, 2019 15:12:22 GMT
Let's not talk bout coffee..... As I am the "queen" of the morning brew...… Cut back on something else... (4 people in the house)… A jar next to coffee pot … everyones change can go to the cost of coffee.. U n hubby put some paper money in 2every week.... (Check on line to see if they have Nespresso pods you can put coffee in and you refill constantly...).. really did make me smile.  |
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Post by magggzzz on Jan 18, 2019 16:46:21 GMT
The one thing that makes me feel bad about using the pods is the packaging. I put them all into our recycling bin but is that enough?
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Post by Beckyboo on Jan 29, 2019 18:10:20 GMT
Number 2 son grinds coffee beans by hand every morning and makes one tiny cup for himself before going off to work - by contrast, we have instant Kenko... 😁
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Feb 8, 2019 13:51:36 GMT
My son does that too Beckyboo, grinds his beans each morning. Then he makes ‘drip coffee’. His step father in law is big into roasting his own coffee beans. Seems a lot of effort to me - give me an instant any day!
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Post by magggzzz on Mar 9, 2019 15:22:55 GMT
To me, instant coffee is a completely different drink and I don't like it. Also it makes me feel ill, as if I've got a hangover.
We've found some lovely compatible pods but we go through so many. I do feel guilty about it but I've reasoned with myself that I'll cut back on other types of packaging to balance out the waste.
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Post by Bellatrix on Mar 10, 2019 9:54:28 GMT
I wonder what's in it or been done to it, so it makes you feel ill Magggzz. Wonder what they add to the processing of instant coffee or is it the chemical changes during processing?
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Post by magggzzz on Mar 10, 2019 16:08:47 GMT
I really don't know. I don't think it's something they put in as I also have the same reaction to tea.
I find as I've got older that I can no longer eat just anything I want. A lot of processed foods make me feel ill. Takeaway pizzas are out as well. There's a trend for clean eating but I've been doing that for a long time mostly. I've been trendy without knowing it. I'm sure that also applies to most of us.
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Mar 10, 2019 21:57:56 GMT
In reply to an earlier question Magggzzz, you can get a recycling bag from Nespresso. I drop them off at the shop in the Trafford Centre once in a while. I think they will collect them when you get a home delivery of pods but I’m not 100% on that
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