Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money

Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by gruez on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:39PM (#31296150)

That's still much more work than a pod machine. With a pod machine you just pop a pod in, put a cup under, press a button, come back 1 minute later and you're done. With your setup you have to pour out beans, wait for it to grind, start boiling water, wait for it to brew, and then clean everything up.

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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by mirker on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:48PM (#31296250)

As another commenter said, if you don’t care for quality, you can get pre-ground. Then, you just boil water and brew, which is a few cups of coffee, so potentially less amortized work.

Cleanup is fair but it’s on the order of putting your hands in the grounds and throwing them in the trash. I suspect people think machines are easier because they don’t mind mold or scale building in their unclean tank.

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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by jseban on Saturday May 07, 2022 @02:09PM (#31296993)

Yep it's a lot more work. I think the "wait until it kinda looks like it might be ready before you press down" part is the most annoying step of the french press.

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