The coffee maker is great and, even better, it was basically free. I paid for the introductory coffee samples (about $10.00) and the coffee maker was the free gift. Not a bad deal. I did enjoy the coffee that I had to order, but opted out after the first trial shipment. The coffee was good, but not worth the $7 - $9 for each 1/2 pound of coffee. I can get equally good coffee for about half that price at local stores.