January 22, 2008 | Contests, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Senseo wants to hook you in to their single-cup-at-a-time way of life so badly, they’re willing to give you a nearly-free system to do it. Here’s what you do: Go on over to this survey and after filling it out, you may be emailed a chance to purchase a Senseo system for just $15 in shipping. (For reference: I believe the machine you receive is this one). Be patient—the email may take up to a week to arrive. If you get the email, you can then place an order.
The Senseo gets good reviews as a machine, but of course for us tightwads the main concern is that the “pods” it uses are, ounce for ounce, much more expensive than regular coffee. Plus, they’re not really the same as grinding your own beans, if you’re doing that. Should these concerns be on your mind, I’ll mention three options:
1) I seem to see the pods on clearance at Target quite often,
2) Reusable Eco Pads!,
and
3) This tutorial is both informative and hilarious.
Furthermore, my fellow frugals, I know that for some of us, even $15 seems like too much to spend. I feel you. In fact, I think we should come up with a better price. Hmmmm… let me think. Let’s see. How does free sound, instead?
One lucky Want Not reader will receive the Senseo system absolutely free because that’s how I roll, baby. To have a shot at winning, simply leave a comment on this post before 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 25th. One comment per person, please. Winner to be determined by random drawing, so sucking up will not help you. But don’t let that stop you. Heh.
And… go!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Do I get to be the first commenter? Yeah!! No need to suck up. You know we all think you’re great.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I’d love to win almost as much as I love WantNot!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
What do you think the chances are that three will be the number?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I’d love to win that! How about #4? Thanks!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I want that so much. Seriously. My husband & I are on our second coffee pot and they both suck greatly. Neither one can have water poured into it or coffee poured out of it in a manner that does not cover the counter and usually the floor with some amount of whatever liquid you’re pouring. And that is not a mess I want to deal with before I’ve had any coffee…however, since it is a mess made in the process of trying to get coffee it usually has to be dealt with before drinking any coffee…unless it is a particularly bad morning and I just leave the mess until after I’ve had coffee.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Coffee gadget…o fun!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I can’t resist a contest, and I certainly can’t resist visiting Wantnot. My husband (the coffee drinker) would love this. Thanks Mir for making my day fun!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Woo woo, what fun! I will suck up for an entry, oh beautiful Mir!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Love ya, Mir! You AND your magical coffee machine.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Yay.
I need a new coffee maker to support my caffeine habit.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:33 pm
So my MIL could stop complaining that she can’t have a cup of coffee when she comes to visit us non-coffee drinkers? Count me in! Thanks!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Oh how I love freebies! Thanks Mir.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
My caffeine addicted husband would love one of these.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Yippee. Coffe is good. We started using a new computer system at work yesterday and I surely would not have survived without coffee… thanks for all your tips and this contest!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I’ve been thinking of getting one of these for a while! My husband hates coffee, so one cup at a time sounds perfect to me!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Oh please pick me! Sounds great for a ’sometimes’ coffee drinker like me.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I really like free…throw some free my way. An needy - have twin boys that I am trying to potty train and two teenage girls. Caffeine should be infused into my veins!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
oh yes please pretty Mir. Make my DH stop whining about making his coffee!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I feel horrible that I’m delurking for coffee. I’m a caffeine whore, what can I say?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
yay a give a way that is not for little children lol
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Consider me sucking up to your loveliness, and keeping my fingers crossed. Yay, random number generators!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
sign me up!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Love the blog…oh and please, please pick me!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Oh I hope you pick me. I love love love love love love coffee!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Free! Free! Pick me!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Free coffee?!!! Please! Please! Please! Oh, pretty please.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Must. Stop. Buying. Lattes. Winning. May. Help. Save. Marriage.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Yay coffee! Double yay free coffee gadget-y machine! TRIPLE YAY FOR PRETTY GENEROUS MIR!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I was just pricing these on Amazon today, hoping for one of those drastic reductions! Free or $15 would be terrific!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
This would help my husband “fix” his coffee in the morning when I am already gone.
Love this site!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
My husband would love this!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Thanks for the tip on the eco-pads … they didn’t seem to tell you about that up front! A friend of mine got a single-cup coffee maker from a different brand that came with its own filter cups so you could use your own coffee, much easier!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Oh! Oh! Pick me!! I heart coffee! And want not!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I need this! Please pick me!!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
I’d like to try this too, thanks.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I bought a Senseo after Thanksgiving for $40.00 on Amazon and I love it. My favorite is the Paris coffee. It is a vanilla/hazelnut blend. I am the only one in my house that drinks coffee so it works great for me. I only make what I am going to drink.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I’ll give it a whirl!
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Woohoo!! I would absolutely LOVE one!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Very, very yummy coffee is on my daily menu. Pick me!! I want this!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
DH is the coffee drinker. Recently, the coffee maker died. The corner looks lonely. Can you help me fill the space with a new coffee maker pretty Mir???
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I would love to win. Thank you.
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Throwing my hat in the ring as well! Mmmm… coffee (which would go ever so well with my bacon (mmmm… bacon) in the morning.
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I love this site! Keep the deals a-comin!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Pick me!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Pick Me, Pick Me!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I broke my coffee pot during a bout of shoveling-related frustration. This would be a marvellous replacement!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:24 pm
You’re so pretty. Pretty pretty Mir. Did I mention pretty? I bet you’re even prettier after I’ve had a cup of single-serve Senseo coffee. Or at least my eyes and disposition are better which naturally makes my perception of you even prettier.
Um, pretty.
There. Did I suck up satisfactorily? Even if I don’t win?
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Since sucking up won’t be a factor, I won’t waste my time
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
first time commenter here!!!!
Mir…you are not only pretty but skinny too!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I would have more friends in for coffee if I won this! Heh!
Thank you, pretty Mir, for the opportunity to expand my horizons and my caffeine intake.
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Oh pick me!!! I have always been too cheap to buy a coffee maker since I didn’t used to drink coffee all the time, but now I am in nursing school and all has changed. I NEED coffee in order to function between taking care of 3 kids (4 if you count my husband), taking care of a house, and doing the endless amount of school work required for nursing school! No one else in my house drinks it so the one cup serving would be awesome!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I have been a Senseo user for nearly 3 years. This machine is great for when you want one or two cups of coffee without having to brew an entire pot. I use it alot with the Dark Roast pods to make homemade lattes. (Anyone know where I can get a steamer/frother cheap?)
I do not recommend the EcoPads or the one they sell at WalMart because I can almost guarantee you that you will get grounds where they should not be and it will clog up your machine.Not pretty. I must say that tutorial is HYSTERICAL and I may just have to try some of that stuff out! hee hee My husband already thinks I am nuts over my Senseo. This will simply confirm it! I don’t think I own a needle and thread, though!
Now, should you not want to wait to see if you win Mir’s contest, run and fill out that survey. I will give you a few pointers to help you get a Senseo: You have lots of friends and you entertain ALOT. People value your opinion. If you like something, you are very likely to tell all of your friends, neighbors, and passers-by.(That is what the LAST survey asked, anyway… They may have changed the questions but somehow I doubt it!)
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I would love to try out some free coffee
Love the site!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Oh I am sooooo excited to even have a chance! Thank you! Thanks for the wesite too.
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Senseo me, baby!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Oooooooh! yes please!
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
coffee anytime anyplace sounds good to me
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Nothing better than free coffee! Thanks!
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
sign me up!
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I loves me some coffee, yes I do!
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
that would be seriously awesome!
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
girlfriend needs some coffee!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
so telling you how pretty you are won’t help here? damn.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I want one too!!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Thank you! I need coffee!
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
yo! I wanna free Senseo! There is usually no time to make coffee for myself with two kids under three in the house. Perhaps this is my salvation.
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I love coffee and would love to try this out! I am so due to win a giveaway.
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Oh yes, enter me!
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Ohhhhhhhhh I would love to win one of those!!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Cool. Thanks, Mir.
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Definitely in for this one: I’ve been wanting to try this, but don’t want to spend even $15 on a “try,” just in case we don’t like it. (We can be pretty picky about our coffee around here.) Thanks for the offer, pretty Mir!
jess
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Ohhhh Coffee! I am so in. Thanks Mir!
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Oh boy oh boy oh boy! Thanks, Mir!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Pick me, pretty please pretty Mir.
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Coffee…mmm…I would love a Senseo machine!
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I have been incredibly jealous of the one my hubby bought for his office. It makes, bar none, the best coffee I’ve ever had from a home coffee maker. I neeeeeed to win it!
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I feel lucky!
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Me too!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I actually have one, so don’t enter me, and I LOVE it. I did the free with $15 shipping deal and it’s so worth it. If you don’t win one here it’s worth the $15. The pic you linked to looks just like the one I got.
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I’ll join the other 78 and see how I do.
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Free is my favorite price!
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Count me in! I love Free
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
We had a single-serve coffee machine, and we actually did make our own pods……it actually works and is much cheaper. We also loved the fresh-ground beans when we made our own pods.
Then our little pride-and-joy broke….alas…..I can promise a good, loving home for your little coffee maker.
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Woo hoo! Coffee!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:10 pm
You’re the best!! I’ve been wondering how Senseo is!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I want to “suck me up” some coffee! Woot woot!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I’m the only coffee drinker in my house! I use a 10-cup pot every day! This would be great!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:42 pm
We’re in the midst of a move to Seattle. I can’t decide if this would be completely apropos or insulting to the bajillion or so coffee houses that will be within walking distance of our new apartment, but I want it either way!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I love free stuff! And I love Want Not!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Oh, wouldn’t my mother just be emerald green with envy!!! Please pull my number!
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:15 pm
I’m tired of telling people to stop at 7-11 to get their coffee. I don’t drink it and I don’t own a coffee machine. So this would be a great prize for me!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Me! Me! Pick me!
You’re pretty.
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I am such a sad person….I make my coffee by the cup with the microwave coffee teabags. It would be nice to have an actual brewed cup….
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Winning would be great! Pick me!
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:04 am
Enter me please! Thanks.
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:08 am
Oooh, my hubby has been bugging me about getting one of these! He is a coffee freak, and someone at work has one. I think he covets it.=)
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:13 am
I don’t know that my dh would ever give up on our percolator. But it would be good to have one of these at the office, so I don’t have to drink the caffeinated dishwater my co-workers try to pass off as coffee.
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:13 am
Free stuff! I’m there!
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 am
Don’t want one– I got a $15 one already– but a tip! If you win, go to http://www.bettercoffee.com and order the pods b/c they have a MUCH better selection (and much better tasting pods) than senseo. Senseo pods, IMHO, taste like burnt dishwater.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:19 am
Free stuff is always good. Besides, I think I’ve seen tea pods for these things, too…
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:12 am
Count me in!!!
~K!
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:11 am
I would love to winn
Thanks ~
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:14 am
Hmm, would it be cheating if I wanted to win it as a gift for someone else, as I’m the one freako on the planet who doesn’t like coffee? Unless those pods come in tea flavors, or vanilla chai or somesuch.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:16 am
Hmmmmm, I’m not sure if I’m going to buy one of these, but FREE sounds more like my speed! Sign me up!
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 am
My husband would love you and Want Not almost as much as I do if we won this!
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 am
Mmmmmmmm . . . . coffee . . . . and WantNot . . .
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:01 am
Really need one for the office! I never win anything…but I thought I’d give it a shot. Thank you!!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:34 am
I LOVE these pod coffee’s. They save me from having to drink the free (and HORRIBLE) coffee at the office. I’ve resorted to using them like tea bags since my machine broke.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:38 am
I would love to win.
Thanks for all of your money saving tips!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
I would love to win one of those. What a neat system!!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
I can’t believe I didn’t find you until after the holidays! Since I discivered your blog I have been a mad internet shopper-my trunk is organized, my 7 year old has new clothes…This one could be for me!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 am
This contest makes you even prettier! Me, please.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 am
You are so gorgeous and amazing, did I mention?
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Does this coffee machine come with an IV option?
Enter me, please — and I’ve been noticing that you are rather pretty lately.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 am
I would love to have free coffee stuff! Especially since my work schedule is changing and my new start time will be 6 a.m. I neeeed this!
P.S. You are so pretty!
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 am
Choose me please! Read your site every day. Thanks for the deals!
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:11 am
Free…that sounds about right. Thanks for the daily tips!
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
free is gooood! Coffee is wonderful. WantNot and Mir are pretty and special.
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:39 am
I Love coffee and would love free coffee even more!
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:49 am
Love your site! You have made me into a frugal mama! Hope I win!
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
If it’s for free, it’s for me! I love coffee almost as much as wantnot.net.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
great excuse to start drinking again…coffee I mean.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
You are right! Free is better.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Here I am, not sucking up.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Post! And I don’t even drink coffee, but the spouse does.
And can I just say that scrolling up I read All Adither’s comment, “Enter me please!” and about choked on my iced tea. She’s asking so politely. Ahem.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
MMMMMMM - fresh coffee! I’d love to stop drinking instant, but since I’m the only coffee drinker in the house, brewing a pot would be wasteful.
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I am addicted to this site and caffeine..what could be better?
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
[waves hands] me! me! Thanks for all the great deals, Mir.
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Wow! I would love one of these for free!!! You are the Best, Mir!!
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I’m cheap and need one..for free
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:29 pm
A Senso would be nice…
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I can’t function without a cup of coffee first thing in the morning. A free cup of coffee would be even better!
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
me me me
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January 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Of course I’d love to win! I am still using the el cheapo coffee maker my mom bought as an emergency while visiting me 8 years ago.
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Coffee, nectar of the Gods to this busy working Mama of four.
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Frrrrreeeeee coffeeeeeee!
Love your site!
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Coffee good. Free even better. Happy hubby using free Senseo best of all.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Perfect for this underpaid single teacher!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Love this site!!! Thanks for all the great tips!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I would LOVE this!
January 24th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Thanks for another great offer Mir!
January 24th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
I am only entering because I love my husband.
And I know he would love to get rid of our other coffee pot.
Thanks Mir!
January 24th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
i’ve been wanting one of these since i tried a free sample at the moa!
January 24th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
pick me!
January 24th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Mmmm… want coffee! =)
January 24th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Coffee?? Sounds good to me. I’m the only coffee drinker in my house, so a pod system certainly makes sense.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Sign me up please, I just discovered your site today and I love it! Thank you for doing this!
January 24th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
We’re on the fence about a Nespresso machine. Comparisons to the Senseo? Anybody?
January 24th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
I’ll give it a try.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
How fabulous would that be….so fun.
Thanks Mir!
January 24th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Did someone say coffee? Considering out cruddy luck with coffee machines I’m definitely in on this one! We’re forever having trouble with ours…. so please pick my number oh pretty, wise Mir! It’d make a great slightly late birthday present for my hubby… his birthday is the 24th!
January 24th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
would be interested to taste the coffee from the senseo
January 24th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
I wanna try being a pod person
(love your site)
Alicia
January 24th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
You so rock, Mir! What a great giveaway.
January 24th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
You rock! Because we’re pretty enough, we’re good enough, and, gosh darn it, we like this website!
January 24th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Oooh, me! I drink a LOT of coffee to get me through school and work and life.
January 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
That would be lovely to have!
January 24th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Seriously, it is scary how you seem to just know my wanting whims. Lately it has been this coffee machine. Wierd!
I’m crossing my fingers.
January 24th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I have some friends who have this machine and they love, love, LOVE it! Believe or not, I CANNOT make a cup of coffee that tastes good — I have to go to Starbucks. I’d love this machine!
Carole
January 24th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Mir, You are so senseo-able, with all your great links & advice. I consider you a partner in my quest to save more. Thank you!
January 24th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I never win, but I’ll comment anyway….I love coffee, and the Senseo would be great for when hubs isn’t around to make my my pot, lol!
January 24th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
There are important cancer fighting properties in coffee that I apparently need more of.. so for my health.. you should pick me
January 24th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I LOVE coffee so I’ll throw my name into the hat, Pretty Pretty Mir!!! I do love my French Press though, but I could adapt.
January 24th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Pick me, pick me! I only have time for one cup of coffee in the morning, but I can’t for the life me figure out how to brew a small pot of coffee. So a whole pot of coffee (minus one cup) goes to waster. Or worse, I’m tempted by the Starbucks that’s right on the way to my son’s school
Oh well, he didn’t need that college fund anyways.
January 24th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
mmmmmmm coffee
Karyn
January 24th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
mmmmmm…. coffee!
January 24th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Me? Really?
January 24th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
I am a coffee addict and also do contract work from home so how awesome would it be to have the ability to make a cup of coffee at a time just when I need it
January 24th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I don’t drink coffee but hubby does…I won’t have to throw a half pot of coffee away…waste not, WANT NOT !!
January 24th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Oh, how fun! Please sign me up too!
January 24th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I want to be the weiner!pick me
January 24th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Oh Free is good! that is so nice of you to post this contest.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Ohhh Boy! Ohh Boy! A Coffee machine!!! That would be so exciting.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
It would be so cool to have one!
Love your site (and your wit!)
January 25th, 2008 at 12:30 am
I’m from Massachusetts, and am now in Alabama. Have pity.