Our local Jewel-Osco had a re-opening sale this week and the prize machine was there today. Basically a giant slot-machine type thing where you pull the giant lever and win a prize if you get all three pictures to match. I won with three pictures of beer--the irony! I got to pick out a prize from a whole big tent full of kitchen-type prizes. There was a toaster oven, a mini-deep-fryer, a quesadilla maker, an electric griddle, a blender, etc. But I got....
...a fancy-schmancy coffee maker! It makes individual cups of coffee from pods! 
Of course, as soon as I we got home and I was filling the water reservoir, I dropped it on the floor and cracked it. Then I started to cry. But Mark saved the day and fixed it enough that it is usable. It still leaks, but it's at least usable.
So far, I've only tried the "capuccino" flavored pod, which was a little disappointing. I read online, though, that that is the least impressive of all the types of pods.
This is great--the pods are probably more expensive than just getting a coffee pot and coffee, but it makes one cup at a time, it doesn't require pain-in-the-ass cleaning of coffee grounds, and it is actual good coffee (not instant stir-in stuff). Plus, it's cheaper than, say, going to Starbucks. And I got the $90 coffee maker for free!
So, Mom, next time you come visit and stay with us, you can have coffee!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
I won!
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3 comments:
thank god you put something new on to get those awful pictures of me moved off the main screen!! that is an impressive prize!
Wow, way to win a free coffeemaker. Jewel Osco, oh, Jewel Osco!
Your blog needs some help- you much be studying too much, because it is boring on here now!
YOU WON!!!!
Too bad coffee is gross unless it is served blended with ice, milk, chocolate and all sorts of other desert-like things and topped with whip cream. Let me know when you win something that will dispense something like that for me and i'll get excited.
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