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Originally Posted by Puxlut
Just bought the Keurig Mini at Crappy Tire for $79. Did a pretty good cup (although it's only 8 oz's , I think would have prefered the option of a 10)
If I don't want to order the K-cups online, which store's are the cheapest?
And where could I buy the reusable/use your own discs?
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
From my casual looking K-Cups generally round out at about $0.50/cup. I don't generally buy them (in fact have only bought them once since getting the machine) but I got the bulk pack at Costco.
The reusable filter I've found to be the cheapest at Future Shop. They usually run $12.99-$14.99 or something like that. That's what I use. Way cheaper than the k-cups, plus you can get the coffee you really like.
I do have the 10oz option on my Keurig brewer but I'm thinking of picking up the 8oz for my brother and parents for Christmas.
PS: If you get the reusable filter, you may need to put a washer above the upper needle to ensure a tight seal around the filter. I think it's back a page or two that I go into detail about how to do it. If not, PM me and I'll explain (I can also mail you an extra washer as I have a few lying around here)
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I can't really help you at this point, but thought you might find this interesting and useful at this point next year. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters owns Keurig and the patents for the K-disc. That patent runs until Sept 2012 after which any company can produce these discs for that machine. You could have a huge supply at a variety of places. Potentially outlets like Safeway or whoever could get these white-labelled as well.
Obviously Green Mountain is trying to avert this. At this point they're doing a couple of things. One is fighting with the patent office. At this point that appears unlikely to work. The other is making a minor change so that they can get that patented and as a result people would have to buy new machines. This strategy is risky from a business perspective of course because the coffee has to be way better for you to want to buy another machine! Plus if you can buy k-discs from basically anywhere then why switch?
Hopefully this was interesting for you....and results in cheap discs next fall! (As a non-owner of the stock)