Talk:K-Cup

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I hereby submit my humble vote to keep this page. I started a new job and discovered one of these types of coffee makers in the kitchen; this page helped explain what those little packs are for. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.233.52.215 (talk) 11:25, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I don't understand how to edit this page, I just wanted to say I'd like to see the article separate -- especially if k-cups can be used in any other brewing system. Does anyone know if there are some other coffee makers that could use these cups? 216.119.214.193 (talk) 14:30, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Merge to Keurig
I don't see K-Cup needing a separate article. Keurig only makes K-Cup machines; K-Cup machines are made only by Keurig; K-Cups are made by or under license from Keurig. Best to treat it all in one article. Thoughts? Objections? — DragonHawk (talk|hist) 23:28, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me Zr2d2 (talk) 04:45, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Keurig is not the only company that makes a K-Cup machine. Breville does as well, with many more companies coming out with machines currently.  Keurig is not the only company that makes K-Cups.  Dozens of companies produce K-Cups, including Gloria Jeans and soon, Folgers.  K-Cups need their own page.  They are not the same as a Keurig Machine or the Keurig/Green Mountain Company.  Please keep this page and allow it to expand.  Thank you.  -Coffee Forever (talk) 02:14, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Keurig owns the patents and trademarks on K-Cup. Every other company which is manufacturing K-Cup machines or K-Cup packages has to license it all from Keurig.  So, no, those other companies aren't doing something on their own.  Keurig owns K-Cup, from start to finish.  At the same time, the *only* thing Keurig does is K-Cup.  So an article on Keurig is basically an article on K-Cup.  — DragonHawk (talk|hist) 04:39, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Hmmmmm..... Still can't agree with that assessment. You mentioned yourself that other companies make K-Cups, not just Keurig.  License or not, that's one entity producing a component for a product made by an other entity.  So in truth, K-cups are not made by just Keurig, and Keurig is not the only company that makes K-Cup Machines.  Some other examples might be


 * Senseo invented the coffee pod - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senseo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_pod


 * Apple invented the iPhone and iPod. No other company even has a license for these - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod


 * McDonalds invented the Big Mac - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mcdonalds - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac


 * Nintendo invented the NES Game Console - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_games


 * Are these references irrelevant in the light of keeping article length within a certain realm? My question would be, what does it hurt for K-Cups to have their own page?  It will grow and flourish, especially after the K-Cup patent expires in 2012.70.178.128.166 (talk) 06:29, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Patent Expiration
It should be mention that the K-Cup patent is expiring soon http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-12/business/32197886_1_keurig-single-serve-coffee-k-cups Dtaylor05 (talk) 13:11, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

ReCyclable?
Are k cups recyclable? What are they made of? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.31.253.151 (talk) 19:23, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Photo request
I'd like to see more technical details, such as a photograph (top & bottom) of a used K-cup to see the puncture pattern. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.213.76.24 (talk) 00:49, 1 December 2013 (UTC)