Help......coffee pot is dead

[55fairlane]

So jumped in my truck, ran to the wally-world and found the exact same MR. COFFEE that has greated me for the last 10 years.....
there were cheers from the wife (and dear friend staying with us as he recovers from surgery)
I guess $85 is a small price to pay.....and yes I will be getting a back up coffee pot......I don't know what I was ever thinking, I have a back up truck, a back up hand gun,a back up rifle, a back up set of tools, and I even keep my lawyer on retainer as a back , So Why didn't I have a back up coffee pot.....what kinda man am i???

 

[halfmileharry]

So jumped in my truck, ran to the wally-world and found the exact same MR. COFFEE that has greated me for the last 10 years.....
there were cheers from the wife (and dear friend staying with us as he recovers from surgery)
I guess $85 is a small price to pay.....and yes I will be getting a back up coffee pot......I don't know what I was ever thinking, I have a back up truck, a back up hand gun,a back up rifle, a back up set of tools, and I even keep my lawyer on retainer as a back , So Why didn't I have a back up coffee pot.....what kinda man am i???

WTF are you thinking? Did you pick up a back up when you went out today?

 

[red_zr24x4]

WTF are you thinking? Did you pick up a back up when you went out today?

No ****! what happens if you get home and the new ones ****ed up??

 

[Dead Duck]

So jumped in my truck, ran to the wally-world and found the exact same MR. COFFEE that has greated me for the last 10 years.....
there were cheers from the wife (and dear friend staying with us as he recovers from surgery)
I guess $85 is a small price to pay.....and yes I will be getting a back up coffee pot......I don't know what I was ever thinking, I have a back up truck, a back up hand gun,a back up rifle, a back up set of tools, and I even keep my lawyer on retainer as a back , So Why didn't I have a back up coffee pot.....what kinda man am i???

You forgot back up girlfriend.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Electric options are convenient, but have a serious drawback. Only works where there are extra electrons and still has a heating element that can fail.
French press is good coffee but if you're breaking out the tea kettle, what exactly did we accomplish tossing all those crates into the harbour?

https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Stainless-Steel-Percolator-Cup/dp/B0009PUQSM
or for some old-timey style
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PSDQ1M/ref=psdc_289746_t3_B0009PUQSM

Works with any heat source
requires only water & grounds
One-pot (less/no cleanup)
travels well -- Take this on your camp-out and make friends with EVERYONE

I've used my stainless camping percolator when I've had coffee makers die. Beats the heck out of driving to Walmart at 3:30 a.m. to buy a new one.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Sorry to hear of your loss.

Do yourself a favor and replace it with a French press.... low tech, long lasting, very reliable.

LOVE my french press. 2 cups of water in the microwave for 3 minutes, pour it in and wait a few then pour your coffee.

And I dont have to remember to turn it off, either.

https://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Chambo...1549143109&sr=1-14&keywords=french+press&th=1

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

I've had horrible luck with Mr. Coffee. Can't get 2 years out of one. Best thing I've bought is a Bunn. Totally serviceable and makes a pot in 3 minutes.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I've had horrible luck with Mr. Coffee. Can't get 2 years out of one. Best thing I've bought is a Bunn. Totally serviceable and makes a pot in 3 minutes.

^ this right here^
This guy gets it
I remember growing up my aunt had a Bunn, She had the same one for about 20 yrs. and if they were awake there was coffee going

 

[chocktaw2]

 

[Dead Duck]

I've used my stainless camping percolator when I've had coffee makers die. Beats the heck out of driving to Walmart at 3:30 a.m. to buy a new one.

But Walmart at 3:30 a.m. is when you get the best parking AND there's entertainment too.

 

[chocktaw2]

But Walmart at 3:30 a.m. is when you get the best parking AND there's entertainment too.

You my friend, aren't right. I know you know this. but, it is, entertaining. I have seen things at Walmart at 0330, that some people couldn't handle. Be careful in your travels.

 

[Sigblitz]

You my friend, aren't right. I know you know this. but, it is, entertaining. I have seen things at Walmart at 0330, that some people couldn't handle. Be careful in your travels.

So he is right?

 

[55fairlane]

Wal-Mart at 330 am with out coffee.......I thought the things I was seeing were my brain playing tricks on me cause of a lack of coffee

So the couple I saw wearing a trash can isn't normal?

 

[KellyinAvon]

Wal-Mart at 330 am with out coffee.......I thought the things I was seeing were my brain playing tricks on me cause of a lack of coffee

So the couple I saw wearing a trash can isn't normal?

It depends, Oscar the Grouch trash can or something in a Devo look?

 

[KellyinAvon]

I've had horrible luck with Mr. Coffee. Can't get 2 years out of one. Best thing I've bought is a Bunn. Totally serviceable and makes a pot in 3 minutes.

True dat!! We've had a 10 cup Bunn for years. Our first one had a recall, maybe late-2005. We replaced that one sometime after we moved to this house in 2008, can't remember exactly when.

I run a Mr Coffee or a Black and Decker at work. Makes a lot fewer pots than the one at home, replace every two years if I'm lucky.

 

[DRob]

Sorry about the loss of your friend, OP.

Coffee pot failure...........Speedway, McDonalds, etc., etc.

 

[dprimm]

LOVE my french press. 2 cups of water in the microwave for 3 minutes, pour it in and wait a few then pour your coffee.

And I dont have to remember to turn it off, either.

https://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Chambo...1549143109&sr=1-14&keywords=french+press&th=1

I bought a double walled glass one from William Sanoma for my wife. 50ish. She says keeps coffee hotter. Just s FYI.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I bought a double walled glass one from William Sanoma for my wife. 50ish. She says keeps coffee hotter. Just s FYI.

Uhhh.... last count I had, the coffee isnt supposed to sit in it. Causes the grounds to keep steeping long after they shouldnt.

But if that's her thing, more power to her.

 

[wtburnette]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Prayers sent.

 

[chezuki]

We have a French press just in case. Gotta be prepared!