I don't think the pods are expensive. At 70-80 cents each, that's under a fourth the cost of having an espresso of comparable quality made for you outside of your home.
But it is still much more expensive than the alternatives.
If you compare Nespresso pods to raw coffee you pay a lot of money for 500g of coffee.
For me throwaway razors last years.
But thank you for the tip !
So it's not always even saving you money. Certainly compared to driving out of your way to a Starbucks and paying US (or god forbid, UK) prices. But like everything, it depends.
On the other hand, coffee brewed in your $10 stovetop espresso machine will run you $2.50 for a bag that lasts 2 weeks, and will add roughly four minutes to your morning coffee ritual.
I'm curious about these machines, but the thing that keeps me on the fence is that it would suddenly make coffee drinking expensive.
Or €2. Or €2.50...
But I don't really get why people are comparing Nespresso to having coffee outside the house. I need an expresso the moment I wake up, before I wash, before I dress.
It's really not about the money; it's about convenience, reliability. Peace of mind. Nespresso makes uncertainty go away. Your morning coffee becomes one less thing to worry about. It's going to be perfect. Every time.
Nespresso doesn't try to hide the fact that they're ridiculously expensive; their stores look like jewelry shops and are tended by weirdly handsome individuals with perfectly manicured hands, and one or two guards at the front will open the door for you.
Or if you prefer, you can have capsules delivered at home, in a 2-hour window, by a special messenger on a scooter... for free!! (nobody else does this, not Amazon, not anyone).
They can afford all this and more, and people pay for it, and can't get enough of it. It's like iPhones.
I can roll out of bed and walk down to said cafe without showering, perfectly coiffing myself, or even wrapping a scarf around my neck (seriously! leaving the house with no scarf!!!) and know that I won't actually lose any more status in anybody's eyes for my shabbiness. When you've got nothin' you've got nothin' to lose, and all that.
I think you're right in this though. Check back with me in a few months and I bet I'll have one of these machines in my house.
No, I'll take the device in my home which instantly produces a cup of coffee at the press of a button.
Also, maybe you live in LA or Phoenix, but here most of the year you really need trousers and a coat and actual shoes before you go outside; not because of style but because of the temperature.
That number definitely doesn't apply to large parts of Europe. I'd pay around 2.00£ (2.81 EUR) here. Nespresso capsules are ~0.30£.
It was cheaper in Spain, I recall. More like €1.80 for a 250g bag (cheaper still for Bonka, which you need to buy at least once just for the awesome name).
Where?