[Closed] Nespresso pods

surely the faff of that defeats the purpose of a nespresso machine?

...and a quick google reveals they get terrible reviews...

[I]"Nespresso what else"[/I] that's their current slogan innit?

Kettle and a Cafetière perhaps?

Do the world a favour hold back from giving the Evil nestle more money for a product you don't need. Apparently for every unit they shift the sales team get to pour acid on a child from a Brazillian slum by way of a celebration.

Why not spend the money you would have wasted on a machine for yuppie ****wits on some proper coffee instead...

[URL] http://www.hasbean.co.uk [/URL]

Or a Lavazza a modo mio. Slightly less politically incorrect, same ease of use and the pods are (a bit) cheaper and more widely available.

surely the faff of that defeats the purpose of a nespresso machine?

That's a fair point!! I'll have a look at lavazzas offering tomorrow.

So what exactly is wrong with nespresso.

From my point of view and having worked for a German coffee chain, I find them great. The coffee tastes nice and is quick. As much as I would love a cafetiere every morning to do it right takes far too long. I have an espresso maker for the gas hob, again takes far too long in the morning. Filter coffee is just shite.

Just wondering what the aversion is? Or hatred?

My thoughts exactly ashley. It falls into three camps:

1 - They dislike Nestle.
2 - They are highly trained barista.
3 - Standard STW pillock.

Tails 😀

What is wrong with nestle?

[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé_boycott ]i am obviously a standard stw pillock.....[/url]

Queue a riposte about there being 2 sides to the story blah blah 🙄

I've been using one of thr Krupp Nespresso machines for a few years. Excellent, used every day. tastes great, no problems

+1. I have a Magimix with milk frothy thingy. It's great, only downside is the side of the brew. I like a builder's mug of coffee so I have to double-tap my cappuccinos.

[i]Why not spend the money you would have wasted on a machine for yuppie **** on some proper coffee instead...[/i]

You said [i]yuppy[/i] hahahahaha. Hello this is the 1990's can we have our word back please.

I wouldn't bother with refillable pods just but the real thing from those nasty chaps at nestle. The nespresso machine really does make very nice coffee with no fuss. And agree that the magimix froth is fantastic.

Ohh. Nestle make Baby Formula to help mothers with Breastfeeding issues, Mother's can possibly abuse the Formula / it can be misused, therefore lets stop ordering Nespresso.

AKA

I fell off my MTB two years again and shattered my shoulder. I'm still having issues, so I've decided to sue Gary Fisher and stop buying anything bike releated again.

Sigh

Got one last year on STW reccomdation.

After using the orginal big box of pods, I ordered when buying the machine,I haven't bought any more. The machine has now sat on my work top gathering dust since the spring.

Nowt wrong with the coffee, just a pain getting/buying new pods for it.

4 - I just want to pick up my coffee, of varying brands, in the supermarket when I buy everything else, without having to have my coffee drinking profiled by the coffee equivalent of Apple/Facebook.

I believe the patent on the pods runs out shortly so choice should widen.

Having said that other than price I can't see why you'd look outside what Nespresso themselves offer. I order 2 or 3 hundred capsules at a time and don't pay postage.

Nowt wrong with the coffee, just a pain getting buying new pods for it.

Internet, click Buy, pods turn up the next day, recycle pods for free.

Whats a pain about it?

How much is 2/3 hundred pods ?

When the local supermarket stocks it, I'll consider it.

Assume the delivery ends up at the post office? If so... 20min queue and 10mins or so walk to the post office once a fortnight is certainly much quicker than picking up a packet of Lavazza or Illy, so I certainly could consider that. Saves me €7.30 (x2) for a trip to the local Nespresso store (on a Saturday, since they close too early for after work trip).

Fix that, and they'll have more sales.

[i]How much is 2/3 hundred pods[/i]

They're about 30p each.

[i]Nowt wrong with the coffee, just a pain getting buying new pods for it.[/i]

Ordered 250 pods on the nespresso site last week, took about 60 seconds.

Andytherocketeer, they use UPS to deliver to your door.

ordered loads of pods- they have an offer for a free milk froffer thing- worth a look

When the local supermarket stocks it, I'll consider it.

Edit: at approximately 24p a pod.

[i]walk to the post office once a fortnight[/i]

I ordered a 6 month supply. Ordering a two weeks supply would be daft.

Kry... I know but it'll probably mean logging in and therefore not knowing my password ..etc etc

+

See 30p a pod doesn't sound too bad and was one of the factors in me orginally getting it.... But shelling out £60 a go for coffee ... you can forcoffee... 😆

Hence why it's gathering dust... stupid, I know... but there you go, my experience with Nespresso.

ashleydwsmith - Member
So what exactly is wrong with nespresso.

From my point of view and having worked for a German coffee chain, I find them great. The coffee tastes nice and is quick. As much as I would love a cafetiere every morning to do it right takes far too long. I have an espresso maker for the gas hob, again takes far too long in the morning. Filter coffee is just shite.

Just wondering what the aversion is? Or hatred?

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Nothing [i]Wrong[/i] with it, but I personally wouldn't as I have time to make proper coffee. Its the coffee equivalent of a microwave dinner.

I ordered a 6 month supply. Ordering a two weeks supply would be daft.

[i]Its the coffee equivalent of a microwave dinner. [/i]

I prefer it to my previous 'proper' machine as the results are so consistent and the coffee itself doesn't go off before it's used.

Its the coffee equivalent of a microwave dinner.

Loving all these futile arguments, it's what STW is all about. I like to check in a few times a year to catch the latest 'hang them' thread.

back to the thread...I think they are ok, if that's what floats your boat. Not something I would bother buying myself as I could see it ending up in landfil, if it went wrong/I owned it!

Oops - double post

So the coffee is potentially 6-8months old when you get to use it?

Yes, but up until one second before you use it it has been vacuum sealed, unlike your (or my, for that matter) can of Lavazza espresso that has been sitting opened on our kitchen shelves for days or weeks before we use it.

I just want to pick up my coffee, of varying brands, in the supermarket when I buy everything else, without having to have my coffee drinking profiled by the coffee equivalent of Apple/Facebook.

So the coffee is potentially 6-8months old when you get to use it?

Internet, click Buy, pods turn up the next day, recycle pods for free.

Whats a pain about it?

I prefer it to my previous 'proper' machine as the results are so consistent

You can get pretty decent Nespresso-compatible pods in the supermarket too. Can't remember what the brand is called in English (same logo in France, different name) but it's one of the big coffee brands.

I reckon original Nespresso ones are better, but there's not a big difference.

The supermarket ones can work out slightly cheaper as well because (in France at least) there's always a "money off your next purchase" voucher in each pack.

I prefer to get a big load of Nespresso ones delivered, but if I've run out or didn't get round to it, I'll just grab the supermarket ones.

I've got a cafetiere, gaggia, senseo, stove top and a nespresso. The nespresso gets used by far the most as its easy and the coffee it produces is really nice. If I had the time at 6am to faff about with the gaggia then I would. But I can't be arsed because the nespresso is great.

I grow my own beans in the hydroponic chamber, I then hire a nun to pick the beans, then a priest to roast them in an oven fired by used 50 euro notes, the coffee is the ground between the bossom of a ex page three model before I brew it using holy water. it's sublime.

.......OR......

I slap a capsule into the machine and press a button, the biggest hassle is filling it with water.

😆 mrchrispy
yep getting the model into the house, past Mrs D, for option 1 was always tricky & I had friends who kept hijacking the hydroponic chamber for nefarious uses.

So she persuaded me that option 2 was better. Plus you get a recycyling bag for the empty pods. So far our average time from order to delivery of new pods is 24 hours.

I ordered 300 caps on Sunday afternoon (I'm after the free milk frother thingy)
arrived yesterday morning, crazy good delivery time

"free frother offer"

isn't that easy to say.

Nevertheless - can you point me at it please?

[edit] found it.

(I'm after the free milk frother thingy)

Get up approximately 30s earlier and make a proper espresso.

Bean2cup FTW.

The rate I drink coffee, I'd be surprised if a bag of beans lasted more than 4 days....
Plus.....I live 20 seconds walk from a local Coffee roaster 🙂
http://www.kendricks.co.uk/

winner = winning!

DrP

Get up approximately 30s earlier and make a proper espresso.

zilog6128 - Member

Get up approximately 30s earlier and make a proper espresso.
How is it not "proper" exactly?

Think I'll get some biscuits to go with my Nespresso based cappacino, while I watch the replies....

I've had a nespresso for the last 12 months and prior to that I had a Gaggia which was barely used. For all round ease of use and convenience, the nespresso wins hands down and I personally think that the coffee is every bit as good as I got from my Gaggia. It does help of course having a nespresso store 5 minutes from your house. (also means I can have a free coffee every time we're passing 8) .

[i]As much as I would love a cafetiere every morning to do it right takes far too long.[/i]

Eh? It takes as long as making a cup of tea, which plenty of people manage to find time to do of a morning.

Anyway, as I should offer an obligatory opinion, the coffee from Nespressos is fine, easily as good as your general punter would make from an espresso maker. If I have an objection it's the wasteful packaging (even recycling it means a lot of making, transporting, cleaning, refilling and re-transporting little plastic pots).

it's ok they're metal pots so they don't get reused by nespresso just melted down like cans 🙂

good delivery from our Swiss friends, ordered Monday lunchtime, delivered lunchtime Tues!- just hoping the froffer offer comes good!

I bought one of these Three years back
Love it and most of our friends have bought one since trying.
And just bought a good friend one for Christmas.

Totally quick instant quality coffee Bargain.

[url= http://www.johnlewis.com/231741501/Product.aspx ]John Lewis[/url]

I recommend the milk froth'er even for hot chocolate

Way hay, the milk froffer frrebie has arrived ! cue much faffing to create various caffiine related concoctions!

Where is the free milk frothier offer, I can't see it. 😳

rockhopperbike - Member
Way hay, the milk froffer frrebie has arrived ! cue much faffing to create various caffiine related concoctions!

Now your in Coffee bliss 😉

What about those Senseo things which took those round bags which were quite cheap?

Those Senseo ones use a poor liquid coffee capsule followed by a Condense milk capsule

Had tried both machines side by side and no
competition the Nespresso wins hands down.

I got Nespresso machine for xmas. I love. Already burned though all the freebie capsules though. 🙁

I've been doing some research on capsules.

Compatibles: [url= http://www.dualit.com/products/nx-capsules ]Dualit[/url] and [url= http://www.cafepod.com ]CaféPod[/url]. Only tried the CaféPod ones so far. They seem a little hit and miss in my Nespresso U. Not tried the Dualit ones but they look [url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFwwhlEPO4M ]promising[/url].

Reusable: [url= http://www.coffeeduck.com/en/cups-for-nespresso ]CoffeeDuck[/url] and [url= http://nexpod.com ]NexPod[/url]. Not tried either yet but I have the CoffeeDuck ones ordered from Amazon.

Hope that helps someone out. I'm still waiting for Nespressso to sort out my £40 free credit before I buy any real ones. 🙂

Similar story, got a maestria for Xmas, absolutely love it. Coffee all the time. However still waitingg for the £40 credit to buy the 250 pods so I genuine the storage solution.
Quality cup of coffee very time, so good that I have stopped using sugar as I used to in my instant.

Got my frother the other day, it is not the current model but great considering it was free! I've seen the compatible cartridges in a couple of places locally now. Not really any cheaper than Nespresso but you can buy them in smaller quantities so could be handy on occasion I suppose. Never heard anything good about the refillable ones you can get online though.

I've got a Dolce Gusto, am I evil too? We also have a filter machine for when large volumes of coffee are required.

been using a stove top billeti (spelling?) for years using Illy coffee.

the Missus bought me a Nespresso for Xmas.

and its great

love it

just ordered 200 vivalto lungo
200 ristretto

My Nespresso is soooo easy and quick.

I have an Aeroccino, but only use it for occasional cappuccino, as Latte is far easier to zap milk in microwave for 1 min.

The capsule delivery is so easy! iPhone app to order (password remembered - not had to re-login for years!), comes in 48 hrs and if I'm out, they leave it on the doorstep.

+1 Got a Krups Pixie for Xmas. What a great piece of kit.

Blasted through the supplied pods in a few days, so ordered 200 from Nespresso and they arrived next day.

Usual drink so far is:
1/3 cup of milk in microwave for 40 secs
Expresso size (45ml) of coffee

Got the aeroccino, like dantsw13 above, but only use for special times...

you bunch of fannies.....

it's just coffee. be true to yourself and brew yourself a proper mug of tea. none of this fart arseing about with "pods" and some fancy-dan machine that costs the earth (and creates a load of waste) just so that you can sit at your dinner parties and show how modern and middle class you all are....

WHERE IS THE MILK FROTHER OFFER, I CANT SEE IT?

Not seen a Frother offer, only we bought it together as a package for a friend.

But there is an £40 quid free offer on the coffee pods when you buy a Nespresso machine
This offer dies in February

They were getting rid of their old Aeroccino+ stock so the offer only lasted as long as the stock (which has now run out).

Thanks zilog

I think it was only till the end of dec or till they ran out.

How long has it taken for people's account to be credited with the £40?

If it's a few weeks I might have to try the CafePods that are sold in Waitrose!

Years possibly. 😆 Therefore you will need to try the CafePods and then report back.

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the 40 quid was maybe a month, cant quite remember as ut was a couple of years ago.
Just order some via the webby, they are not more expensive and you use them anyway.

We have a Sanremo Milano machine, great bit of kit and looks good too!

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Shism14 I think you Over Machined there
Do you own a Cafe

yeah I have a Restaurant in Cornwall 😉

Shism Nice one tell us all where you are

It's in Newquay called Ohana, we're shut for the winter right now but you can find us on trip advisor and twitter etc open again at Easter time.

How long has it taken for people's account to be credited with the £40?

If it's a few weeks I might have to try the CafePods that are sold in Waitrose!

I claimed mine on Boxing day. £40 credit in my account on the 1st. No email to tell me just noticed when I logged in.

IMHO the CaféPods aren't quite ready for primetime. Apparently they are working on a revised capsule which should help.

IMHO the CaféPods aren't quite ready for primetime.