I love coffee. None of that pricey Starbucks stuff or the daily assortment of fru-fru flavors at the Gen Z coffee house up the street. I simply enjoy a cup of Folgers Classic Roast (with a little cream & sugar).
In fact, I enjoy about 3 cups daily. I would probably drink more, but I use a Keurig machine and these k-cups aren’t cheap. For the past couple years, I’ve had a “coffee subscription” to Amazon.com (then Keurig.com). Every 4 weeks I get 72 k-cups of Folgers Classic for around $40.00.
$40.00 / 72 = 55 cents a cup.
Then several nights ago I was watching an assortment of Tik-Tok videos (ugh they’re addictive) and in one, a young man was standing in a Wal-Mart in front of a display of Tim Horton’s K-cups and saying “Why do you keep wasting your money on these? Plus they’re not good for the environment. Buy a reusable k-cup, the metal ones are best. Save your money and save the environment.”
Well, I am all about saving money and frankly I feel guilty everytime I toss one of these plastic k-cups in the garbage. I’d love to reduce my carbon footprint too. But I’ve heard so many negative stories about those refillable k-cups, difficult to use, watery coffee or grounds getting into your machine (and people complain about the Keurig refillable k-cup most) so that’s why I never bought one.
But that young man inspired me, so I went on Amazon found these and was intrigued. Made exclusively for the K-Supreme, what I have. (Click on photo for link.)
I placed my order (even though they seem a little pricey) and after they were delivered, I was anxious to try them.
Ran to the market, bought a can—I mean plastic tub—of Folgers Coffee. When did they stop selling coffee in metal cans? Where’s the transparent lids? I’ve been using k-cups for too long!
Anyway, the loose coffee was $12.43. On the container it says it contains approximately 240 tablespoons, and 1 tablespoon equals a 6 oz serving.
But I like my coffee strong, plus I like 10 oz. servings. So let’s say I use two tablespoons per cup of coffee, making this container last 120 bigger cups.
$12.43 / 120 = 10 cents a cup. TEN CENTS A CUP VERSUS 55. Mercy!
I’m happy to say I’m on my second day with these & they’re working wonderfully. (Just don’t try to take it out of the machine right away, they get hot and stay hot!)
I think I’m going to start enjoyng a cup of coffee in the evenings again, to hell with the caffeine. I fall asleep too early anyway!
