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05Venturer

12/03/2014 07:54 AM
Just an FYI, for those of you who do not know. If you are looking at purchasing a new Keurig machine the new versions will use ONLY Keurig K Cups. The new K Cups have an RFID chip in them and if you try to use anything else the machine will show error. Glad I found this out yesterday from my boss as I was looking into buying a new one with the carafe'. Guess I will shop for another brand now because 90% of the time I use a reusable K cup with my own coffee and that is not an option with the new Keurig models.
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12/03/2014 08:00 AM
So you buy a box of K Cups with the RFID chip and then cut it off and tape it to your reusable K cup.
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12/03/2014 08:00 AM
Geez....they figured out people like to have choices, so they figured out a way to only use their product.

That one is going to bite them I bet.  I have a Hamilton Beach that uses the K-Cups, but like you Kent, I use my own coffee the vast majority of the time.  I wouldn't even consider replacing with a Keurig with that being the case.
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12/03/2014 08:05 AM
My good ol' fashioned percolator allows me to use any coffee I want, and it's easy to clean...and I prefer DD cups anyways!!  :shy:  :angel:
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12/03/2014 08:08 AM Last Edit: 12/03/2014 08:13 AM by 05Venturer
QuoteStogieDad - 12/3/2014  10:00 AM

Geez....they figured out people like to have choices, so they figured out a way to only use their product.

That one is going to bite them I bet.  I have a Hamilton Beach that uses the K-Cups, but like you Kent, I use my own coffee the vast majority of the time.  I wouldn't even consider replacing with a Keurig with that being the case.

My bosses wife actually called them and the customer service rep agreed that people would be upset and then added " but they will get over it". That is quality honest customer service.
But I should also add that they asked for the box code on the older K cups they had and sent them replacement boxes for all of them. Worked out sweet because we got a s**t ton of decent K cups for the coffee maker at work. Because the boss brought in all the old style K cups they had.  :biggrin:
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#5
12/03/2014 08:10 AM
Another reason not to go to K cups. Seems more are going to them but I won't invest in a machine that requires you to use their k  cups only.  Last 2 coffee makers I bought I spent big $ on them only to break in a years time. French Presses don't have RFID chips, and they don't break unless you do it,  just saying!

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12/03/2014 08:12 AM Last Edit: 12/03/2014 08:19 AM by DonM
Quote05Venturer - 12/3/2014  11:08 AM

QuoteStogieDad - 12/3/2014  10:00 AM

Geez....they figured out people like to have choices, so they figured out a way to only use their product.

That one is going to bite them I bet.  I have a Hamilton Beach that uses the K-Cups, but like you Kent, I use my own coffee the vast majority of the time.  I wouldn't even consider replacing with a Keurig with that being the case.

My bosses wife actually called them and the customer service rep agreed that people would be upset and then added " but they will get over it". That is quality honest customer service.

The best way to get over it is don't buy their machines, that will bite them right in the profit side of their business. Here is a hack for it:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jI1n5lJCzHs



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johncw

#7
12/03/2014 08:20 AM
Thank God I don't like coffee so I don't have to worry about this mess.

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12/03/2014 08:25 AM
Quotenirab - 12/3/2014  11:05 AM

My good ol' fashioned percolator allows me to use any coffee I want, and it's easy to clean...and I prefer DD cups anyways!!  :shy:  :angel:

 :lmao: DD cups are much better.

Jackal

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12/03/2014 08:32 AM
QuoteThe Burn Ward - 12/3/2014  9:25 AM

Quotenirab - 12/3/2014  11:05 AM

My good ol' fashioned percolator allows me to use any coffee I want, and it's easy to clean...and I prefer DD cups anyways!!  :shy:  :angel:

 :lmao: DD cups are much better.

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#10
12/03/2014 08:41 AM
I was actually looking into buying the newer version and had heard about this so I am waiting. I currently have about 20 boxes of dunkin donuts k cups and a bunch of others to burn through first. Not sure it's a chip, I heard it's looking for the black circle on the lid so I was wondering if I took a marker could I duplicate that mark.
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bmac7754

#11
12/03/2014 08:43 AM
Another thing to be careful about that I hear is the newer machines have a higher wattage consumption and this may blow your fuses. I think the one I have now runs at 1500 and I know people that have issues with that.
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ItalianGuido

#12
12/03/2014 09:00 AM
We love our Keurig, I didn't think it would brew great coffee, but it does. The issue here is that the K cup patent has expired and Keurig has to find another way to monopolize your coffee buying, hence, a new system. I will stay with the old system, especially since prices on the original K cups should keep coming down and offer third party alternatives.
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#13
12/03/2014 09:16 AM
Here is a easy hack I hope will work for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68DtMuorDMk

I have only used the Keurig system a handful of time when I was working late nights at work and wanted a cup of coffee but not a whole pot. My go to coffee maker is a old stovetop perk pot.
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#14
12/03/2014 09:33 AM
Here's another set of reasons to ponder...

http://getbetterwellness.com/?p=6503
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Joelala

#15
12/03/2014 11:27 AM
I use the work around every day on my new brewer, works fine.
Joe

Joelala

#16
12/03/2014 11:33 AM
Quotenirab - 12/3/2014  11:33 AM

Here's another set of reasons to ponder...

http://getbetterwellness.com/?p=6503

o boy...to keurig or not to keurig.
Joe

DonM

#17
12/03/2014 11:36 AM
QuoteJackal - 12/3/2014  11:32 AM

QuoteThe Burn Ward - 12/3/2014  9:25 AM

Quotenirab - 12/3/2014  11:05 AM

My good ol' fashioned percolator allows me to use any coffee I want, and it's easy to clean...and I prefer DD cups anyways!!  :shy:  :angel:

 :lmao: DD cups are much better.

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 :lmao:  X 3

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#18
12/03/2014 11:37 AM

Quotejohncw - 12/3/2014  10:20 AM  Thank God I don't like coffee so I don't have to worry about this mess.

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#19
12/03/2014 12:34 PM
Yup...love my k-cups...not gonna buy a 2.0!
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12/03/2014 12:55 PM
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#21
12/03/2014 01:27 PM
Glad I didn't buy the new version when I brought mine I really like it. I use my own coffee by using one of those little replacement k cups you can by for it, works great.   :biggrin:
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#22
12/03/2014 02:09 PM
espresso stove top for the weekday mornings, espresso machine for week-ends.

But when it comes to cups, I like a nice B myself but could do with a C. Would not know what to do with DD but maybe it's just my hands that are too small  :biggrin:
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12/03/2014 03:45 PM
QuoteMojo66 - 12/3/2014  5:09 PM

espresso stove top for the weekday mornings, espresso machine for week-ends.

But when it comes to cups, I like a nice B myself but could do with a C. Would not know what to do with DD but maybe it's just my hands that are too small  :biggrin:

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12/03/2014 05:55 PM
Interesting. We are big Kureg users. Will need to find out more
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