This unit seems to be the Mr. Coffee version of the Keurig MINI Plus unit I started out with. It served me well for a year, but I loved it so much my fiancee upgraded me to the Keurig B70 as a gift this past xmas and I passed the MINI on to friends. Anyway, this Mr. Coffee unit looks like it has the same basic features. Fill your mug with water. Open the top and pour it in. Insert a K-Cup. Place your mug on the tray. And hit brew. In a couple of minutes you have a fresh, hot beverage. Just dispose of the K-Cup and you’re done.

I love it because I don’t drink enough coffee or tea to bother making a full pot, but I enjoy it often enough that being able to brew a cup whenever I want makes me happy. Simple pleasures. And my fiancee likes it for a fast cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter’s day. It’s also nice for offering guests a cup any time.

This Mr. Coffee unit has an MSRP of $99.99, and sells new for $88.04, so this is a solid deal – 50% off MSRP. Join the Keurig Kult.

I own a conventional coffee pot, but I really never use it. I don’t drink enough coffee to warrant brewing even a partial pot, so it is just a waste and more hassle than it is worth. I don’t even bother keeping coffee grounds in the house anymore. Indeed, I prefer tea most of the time, coffee some of the time, and a variety instead of the same thing every time. Last xmas my fiancee gave me a Keurig MINI Plus Brewing System, which is the simplest of their brewers, to try it out. I love it. It is simple and easy to use. No mess, no clean up, a fresh cup of coffee or tea in a couple of minutes, and I keep a variety of K-Cups on hand so I can pick and choose what I want at any point in time. And no wasted coffee. I like it so much that I put its big brother, the Keurig B-70, on our wedding registry.

The Keurig Elite B-40 being offered by Sellout.Woot! is a mid-range model which Amazon sells new for $129.99, so this is a $60 savings – nearly half off. $69.99 is less than the basic Keurig MINI Plus that I have sells for. There is a huge variety of K-Cups – coffee, tea, herbal tea, hot cider, cocoa, even ‘brew over ice’ coffees and teas for warm weather.

It isn’t a DVR or a smartphone, but it is one gizmo I personally recommend.