Simple Changes that make life nicer

Tassimo / Bosch / Kraft ended their relationship with Starbuck Coffee recently.

I originally purchased the Tassimo single cup coffee maker because of the availability of Starbucks each and every morning without having to go to an actual Starbucks store.

After years of sticking with the Tassimo / Bosch single cup coffee makers strictly because I liked Starbucks coffee pods. I was faced with a choice. Continue on with the Tassimo and search through a pretty limited selection of coffees for something I liked… or look for something different.

Here’s what your faced with when you walk into Bed Bath & Beyond. The Tassimo format has a small selection of coffees and teas on a little end kiosk, and three or four models of coffeemakers all single sourced from Bosch.

Keurig® has two whole 10 foot tall shelves filled with different coffees, teas, and hot chocolate flavors.

They also have not only the Keurig machines, but other manufacturers like Cuisinart®, Breville® & Mr Coffee® have machines that use the Keurig® format coffee pods.

This is reminiscent of the Beta vs VHS war.

Uhh can you see the handwriting on the wall? I know I can…

… Goodbye Tassimo! Hello quiet, new machine and a wide variety of tasty coffees!

Here’s the new machine siting on my counter and Oh, by the way my two new favorite coffees are Caribou and Kona. The Green Mountain coffees are very tasty too.

Funny thing about this is, I’d never have changed or thought about changing if Starbucks hadn’t gotten hard to get.

So Starbucks, AND Tassimo /Bosch have lost a customer, never to return, and I get less expensive but better tasting coffee.

In comparison, the Starbucks coffees in the stores and from the Tassimo often taste harsh, or bitter and in some cases burnt. In retrospect this is why I loaded my cup up with sugar. I’m drinking a nice cup of Kona with no sugar and no cream and enjoying it very much.

Hummm, I think I’m going to go try the Organic Free Trade Sumatra blend…

Probably not a good idea, I’ll be up for the next week if I try everything today… Dang, this is good stuff!