It’s our second or third Keurig in as many years, and it’s about to bite the dust. So I decided we would de-Keurig our lives when this current machine dies.
After all, Earl does not use K-cups; rather he has a reusable plastic cup that he puts his Maxwell House decaf blend into and then inserts that in the Keurig machine where the K-cups go. Which is great for not stocking landfills with those little plastic containers that probably aren’t biodegradable.
So then why do we need a fancy Keurig? I’m not sure we do, although some of our friends like the variety of flavors it offers.
Still, this isn’t enough of a reason to keep buying a product with planned obsolescence written right into it. Which is why I purchased a Black & Decker one cup-at-a-time coffee maker that uses regular coffee (or decaf) ground in its own reusable basket for when the current Keurig is no longer with us. It came with its own fill-and-go mug too.
As a Realtor®, Earl is all about uncluttered kitchen countertops when he’s representing a seller or buyer. He says they make the work area look bigger. So the final selling point of this new “toy” is that it’s markedly smaller and sleeker than our current machine. It makes our countertop look practically gigantic.
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