nick205
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| posted on 20/1/22 at 10:01 AM |
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Nespresso coffee pods - where to get mail order?
Morning all,
Can anyone direct me to a good low cost mail order source for Nespresso compatible coffee pods please?
I'm after normal and decaf and happy to buy in reasonable volume if the price is better than supermarkets.
Thanks all
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 20/1/22 at 12:25 PM |
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I watched a vid on these things, where the manufacturer was trying to make other suppliers pots not work with their machines but people found that if
you put an old lid on the new pot the machine would still read the pod as compatible 
I had one of these machines myself but found it a really expensive way to get a coffee and I also tended to both drink too many and was going for
increasingly stronger and elaborate coffee's. It's no wonder my blood pressure reached (literally) off the chart levels! tbh I was very
lucky not to end up dead 
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Russell
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| posted on 20/1/22 at 12:47 PM |
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Keep an eye out on yankeebundles. They haven't got any in stock at the mo but I've been buying short-ish dated Costa aluminium Nespresso
pods from there for between £10 and £12 per hundred delivered.
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nick205
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| posted on 20/1/22 at 02:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I watched a vid on these things, where the manufacturer was trying to make other suppliers pots not work with their machines but people found that if
you put an old lid on the new pot the machine would still read the pod as compatible
I had one of these machines myself but found it a really expensive way to get a coffee and I also tended to both drink too many and was going for
increasingly stronger and elaborate coffee's. It's no wonder my blood pressure reached (literally) off the chart levels! tbh I was very
lucky not to end up dead
Noted
A couple of decaf coffees in the morning for me at home or at work.
Never much like instant coffee.
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nick205
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| posted on 20/1/22 at 02:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Russell
Keep an eye out on yankeebundles. They haven't got any in stock at the mo but I've been buying short-ish dated Costa aluminium Nespresso
pods from there for between £10 and £12 per hundred delivered.
Noted and will take a look - I hadn't come across that one before so thanks.
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chillis
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| posted on 20/1/22 at 05:28 PM |
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We get ours direct from Nespresso usually turn up within 24hrs and all done online. Have tried various supermarket ones most of which don't seem
to be any cheaper or are just plain crap.
[Edited on 20/1/22 by chillis]
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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ReMan
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| posted on 20/1/22 at 11:01 PM |
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Have you tried the Aldi ones?
www.plusnine.co.uk
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Russell
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| posted on 21/1/22 at 08:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Have you tried the Aldi ones?
I have, and they tend to taste like I've licked an ashtray 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/1/22 at 01:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Russell
quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Have you tried the Aldi ones?
I have, and they tend to taste like I've licked an ashtray
how do you know? have you tried this??? 
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Russell
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| posted on 21/1/22 at 03:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by Russell
quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Have you tried the Aldi ones?
I have, and they tend to taste like I've licked an ashtray
how do you know? have you tried this???
Ooh yes! Deep rich notes of Benson and Hedges hit the palate, then wheelbarrows full of Rothmans, followed by a delightful lingering aftertaste of
stale Camel.
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nick205
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| posted on 21/1/22 at 05:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Have you tried the Aldi ones?
Yes, usually ok tasting and work fine in our machine. Often reasonably priced, but I'm always on the lookout for a bargain.
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Rallychris
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| posted on 21/1/22 at 09:11 PM |
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Not as cheap as the Aldi ones, but we have a subscription from Moving Beans largely for the compostable capsules - https://www.movingbeans.com/
The ‘reserve espresso’ is particularly nice. Works out at just under £20 for 6 packs of 10 delivered.
Chris
Robin Hood 2B Mazda Project Started March 2021
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nick205
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| posted on 21/1/22 at 11:04 PM |
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Thanks Chris, will take a look.
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 22/1/22 at 03:10 PM |
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Life's too short for cheap & bad coffee. And this is Locostbuilders!
https://www.instructables.com/Rancilio-Silvia-PID/
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nick205
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| posted on 23/1/22 at 08:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sebastiaan
Life's too short for cheap & bad coffee. And this is Locostbuilders!
https://www.instructables.com/Rancilio-Silvia-PID/
Agreed, I don't want to drink bad coffee!
SWMBO bought our Krups Nespresso coffee pod machine a while back. It works fine and I'm not about to spend more £££ on another machine.
I'm just looking for alternative (hopefully cheaper) sources to buy the pods. I feel the sellers possibly cash in a bit.
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Russell
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| posted on 23/1/22 at 02:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Russell
Keep an eye out on yankeebundles. They haven't got any in stock at the mo but I've been buying short-ish dated Costa aluminium Nespresso
pods from there for between £10 and £12 per hundred delivered.
They're back. £13 for 120 Costa pods delivered
YankeeBundles
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nick205
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| posted on 24/1/22 at 09:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Russell
quote:
Originally posted by Russell
Keep an eye out on yankeebundles. They haven't got any in stock at the mo but I've been buying short-ish dated Costa aluminium Nespresso
pods from there for between £10 and £12 per hundred delivered.
They're back. £13 for 120 Costa pods delivered
YankeeBundles
Yep - spotted them or rather SWMBO did!
I put her on to https://www.yankeebundles.com/ and she's now looking at what's on there. Under
very strict guidance NOT to fill our house with needless junk.
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