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27. Return. The cost is built into their business model. They get good will with the public.

Tue May 26, 2026, 07:24 AM

May 26

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I'm learning new ways to coffee. The rec is to buy light roast beans, grind fresh weekly, to max chlorogenic acid. Not sure the hardware I'll use. Boiled water over grounds is my low-tech method for years.

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What would you do? My Keurig died last week. It lasted a measly 2 1/2 years. I bought it at Costco so they'll take it [View all] Floyd R. Turbo May 25 OP

Nope...Costco stands behind the things they sell.... MiHale May 25 #1

I do and I will! Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #10

Get all your money back, and buy a french press. FoxNewsSucks May 25 #2

Too much work! Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #11

Yes and no, FoxNewsSucks May 25 #22

I like Chemex. Pour over method... legallyblondeNYC May 25 #3

Can't wait for my fix! Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #12

Pour over cone, $10.99. Fresh grind. I can take it cachukis May 25 #4

Yes. This has been my ideal solution for years now. Makes great coffee without waste. hlthe2b May 25 #7

Too complicated! Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #13

I just returned an air fryer to Costco that was purchased 1 1/2 years ago. Intractable May 25 #5

True that! Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #14

Screw the wasteful Keurig style coffee makers Bobstandard May 25 #6

Exactly. Those capsules are full of plastics and other environmental contaminants...Pour over works great. hlthe2b May 25 #8

You can take my Keurig when you pry it from my cold dead hands! Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #15

That's how I feel about my gas stove, FoxNewsSucks May 25 #21

Just like me! Wasteful and expensive!😁 Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #25

u can get a reusable thingie. mopinko May 25 #23

I have one! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #24

Nothing beats an electric kettle and instant coffee for convenience. hunter May 26 #39

For small batches I use a Coffee Gator. VGNonly May 25 #9

Praise K-cups!😈 Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #16

Stop beating around the bush! True Dough May 25 #17

The first thing I'm going to do is raise the price of the hotdogs! 🤗 Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #18

Ha! True Dough May 25 #19

😬 Floyd R. Turbo May 25 #20

Melita ceramic coffee dripper. no_hypocrisy May 26 #26

I'd break it! 😬 Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #31

They make them in plastic too. Jes sayin' no_hypocrisy May 26 #45

I'd break it! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #46

Return. The cost is built into their business model. They get good will with the public. bucolic_frolic May 26 #27

Good point! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #32

I would stop wasting my money on Keurig, and buy a cheap Emile May 26 #28

I love my Keurig! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #33

Just get a good drip coffee maker or a French Press then find a local person who roasts his or her's own Botany May 26 #29

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #34

Those plastic prefilled coffee things are made from oil and non recyclable Botany May 26 #37

Thanks but I gave up grinding twenty years ago! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #41

My friend can ship the beans ground. Botany May 26 #44

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #47

Just An Add-On ProfessorGAC May 26 #51

Return the broken one to Costco, return the new one and then buy one at Costco. What dem4decades May 26 #30

Costco doesn't have the model I bought! The most inexpensive one at Costco is $70.00 more than what I paid! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #35

Costco doesn't buy the lower end models, that's how they can stand behind their products. dem4decades May 26 #36

The one I purchased normally retails for $180. to $210. depending on the retailer. Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #48

So Costco gives you $100. The new one costs $170 TexasBushwhacker May 26 #42

I bought a $180. + for $100. Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #49

Oh bummer on the change TexasBushwhacker May 26 #52

Can't wait! 😛 Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #54

I did not know that about Costco...makes me like them even more. maptap22 May 26 #38

Wow! The longest I ever had one was five years! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #40

2 Words.... Sane1 May 26 #43

😬 Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #50

Take it back Figarosmom May 26 #53

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #55