I've never had to purchase a coffee maker. I tend to wait till Gevalia has a deal you can't pass up for a free one with an order. I'm on my last coffee maker from them, got it 3 years ago and finally opened it up. I cancelled my automatic orders as they have discontinued so many of the flavors, it just wasn't worth it anymore. I have enough coffee to last me a year anyway. I add one scoop of the flavored coffee to 2 scoops of regular coffee for each pot. I run thru a pot every other day as its just me here now. I cut myself off after 2 cups a day as I get the jitters too bad and afraid I'll cut the fabric wrong.