Dec 20 2005
Keurig Koffeemaker Kaput
We were so pleased with our purchase. The new appliance was the center of attention in the household, we gazed upon it with adoring eyes and it filled the house with the rich aromas of freshly brewed gourmet coffee at the push of a button. We even bought a tray table at Pier 1 Imports to set up a spiffy coffee station.
Unfortunately, the darn thing just gave up today. Simply rendered itself useless. It can boil a mean cup of hot water, man, but what good is a coffeemaker that can’t brew a cup of coffee?
It tries its darndest. It makes a sputtering noise, shoots out an ounce of coffee, and just stops in its tracks, resetting itself and proclaiming that it’s READY to brew yet another incomplete cup. What’s up with that? We wasted five K-Cups with vain hopes that it would miraculously self-repair after repeated attempts. I even rebooted it a few times. It works for PC’s. Why not coffeemakers?
Heck, we even RTFM’d. Okay, RTM’d. (”Read the manual,” that is.) We followed the troubleshooting steps. No luck. A day without freshly brewed coffee is like a day without sunshine. Well, alright, it isn’t that bad, but it sounded good and dramatic.
I am hoping that Best Buy will take it back and give us a replacement. After all, the bugger is only 8 days old. There has to be a lemon law for coffeemakers, too. Right?
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. A new mom to her miracle baby, born on October 4, 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
We have got to stop this parallel living, Donna! Our single cup maker (a different brand) also died this morning to our dismay. I called the manufacturer who couldn’t tell me anything except “return it to the store”.
Perhaps the technology is a bit ahead of its time? I’m curious if you are going to replace it with the same brand? We’re probably going to opt for the Senseo - seems they’ve been at this the longest.
That is simply amazing, April! How strange is that?? We’re probably going to stick with the Keurig brand since we already bought quite a stash of the K-Cups. We’re hoping that we just picked up a dud.
Let me know how your coffeemaker adventures go!
Merry Christmas, my friend! *hugs*
I think this is bachi for opening your Christmas gifts early. Don’t you know better?
That explains it! I hope Best Buy doesn’t have a “bachi” clause in their return policy or else I’m just gonna have to say “bah, humbug!”
Merry Christmas, Mitchell!
I have read that you can reset it. Have to do it a couple of times, but it’s like starting over. I just received one of these for christmas. hopefully, it doesn’t die too soon.