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Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by TillE » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:33 PM UTC

joshuapants wrote: post #7

dbot wrote: post #2

I didn't drink coffee until a few years ago. Starting off with K-Cups, I now alternate between AeroPress and french press. Using freshly ground beans, there's really no comparison in the taste. People say K-Cups are easier, but it's more like a different drink altogether.

I'm a big fan of the aeropress. Tastes amazing. I think K-Cups taste like Nescafe.

Yeah, if you just want some quick coffee, buy a jar of Jacobs Krönung or another decent instant coffee. If you want nice coffee, you have to either do a bit of work or buy a fancy machine that grinds beans and everything. At least in Europe, you can get those for under $400.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by deitcher » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:35 PM UTC

The bigger issue with the DRM is that Keurig is fighting their own customers. Great for competitors, not for Keurig. "never Fight Your Own Customers" http://blog.atomicinc.com/2014/12/15/never-fight-your-custom...

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by brandon272 » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:35 PM UTC

xemoka wrote: post #5

w1ntermute wrote: post #3

San Francisco Bay Coffee sells biodegradable K-cups (they call them OneCups). They're also cheaper than the official K-cups. The only catch is that they don't work on the new Keurig 2.0 DRMed brewers.

Except it looks like OneCups are now including the "Freedom Clip" with each box: https://www.gourmet-coffee.com/Keurig-DRM-Freedom-Clip.html

Couldn't Keurig sue them for selling that?

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by bane » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:42 PM UTC

My work burns through K-Cups, but we also have a 100% no-landfill corporate policy. Everything gets recycled, or if it's not recyclable, is processed by a waste processing company and turned into feed for local incinerators.

Where possible, even "plastic" items like forks and spoons in the cafeteria are made out of recyclable materials.

But the K-Cups won't die. They're everywhere. They must make up a significant fraction of our incinerated trash every week.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by joesmo » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:48 PM UTC

brandon272 wrote: post #13

xemoka wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except it looks like OneCups are now including the "Freedom Clip" with each box: https://www.gourmet-coffee.com/Keurig-DRM-Freedom-Clip.html

Couldn't Keurig sue them for selling that?

Seems like the most ridiculous DMCA issue yet.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by jsprogrammer » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:49 PM UTC

bane wrote: post #14

My work burns through K-Cups, but we also have a 100% no-landfill corporate policy. Everything gets recycled, or if it's not recyclable, is processed by a waste processing company and turned into feed for local incinerators. Where possible, even "plastic" items like forks and spoons in the cafeteria are made out of recyclable materials. But the K-Cups won't die. They're everywhere. They must make up a significant fra…

So, instead of burying the carbon (or just not incentivizing its production), your company burns the plastic into the atmosphere?

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by Dylan16807 » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:50 PM UTC

Category 7 plastic means 'other', please stop referring to it as if the mix used in K-cups is the only kind.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by callmeed » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:52 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #3

San Francisco Bay Coffee sells biodegradable K-cups (they call them OneCups). They're also cheaper than the official K-cups. The only catch is that they don't work on the new Keurig 2.0 DRMed brewers.

Yeah, these are awesome. Our Costco sells them.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by jmgrosen » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:53 PM UTC

brandon272 wrote: post #13

xemoka wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except it looks like OneCups are now including the "Freedom Clip" with each box: https://www.gourmet-coffee.com/Keurig-DRM-Freedom-Clip.html

Couldn't Keurig sue them for selling that?

IANAL, but I would think the Sega v. Accolade case [0] would make this legal (unless the DMCA applies, but I don't think it would here, due to the more physical nature of the product).

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Enterprises_Ltd._v._Accol....

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by Dylan16807 » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 9:55 PM UTC

jsprogrammer wrote: post #16

bane wrote: post #14

My work burns through K-Cups, but we also have a 100% no-landfill corporate policy. Everything gets recycled, or if it's not recyclable, is processed by a waste processing company and turned into feed for local incinerators. Where possible, even "plastic" items like forks and spoons in the cafeteria are made out of recyclable materials. But the K-Cups won't die. They're everywhere. They must make up a significant fra…

So, instead of burying the carbon (or just not incentivizing its production), your company burns the plastic into the atmosphere?

Is the little bit of carbon in the plastic anywhere close to the biggest issue here? Lookup up the carbon offset price gives me under $20 per ton.