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Series of Savings: Ways to save more on coffee K-Cups, Pods, and other stuff (Installment 1 of 3)
Posted by Andrea on 05/15/12 at 11:00 AM
If you’re like most of us out there, you like to get a good deal. Whether it be for a house, a car, dinner, or maybe the most important…. coffee! We can’t help much with the big-ticket items, but we certainly know a few tricks to save you big bucks on what we know best: coffee. (Coffee K-Cups, Coffee Pods, and Flavia packs included.)
Our first tip in this series of savings:
Don’t invest before you test! There’s nothing worse than buying an entire box of one flavor K-Cup and finding out that you don’t like it. That’s why at Coffee King we offer K-Cup 6-Packs. For only $5.25 (sometimes lower when they’re on sale) you can purchase a sampler pack without the risk of filling your carousel with a blend that won’t make your morning brighter.
Here are a few suggestions that are worthy of testing:
Mahogany K-Cups by Caribou Coffee
A satisfied customer recently wrote: “This blend is absolutely the best coffee available if you like full flavor but no bitterness. After trying many other k-cup flavors and manufacturers, this rose to the top immediately.”
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Does all this yummy flavor in my K-Cup mean more calories?
Posted by Andrea on 04/24/12 at 10:52 AM
Coffee beans on their own contain next to zero calories. Each cup of coffee brewed by the typical K-Cup may result in two or three calories as a result of traces of bean oil, but these calories are negligible. But what happens to that calorie count when you brew your favorite flavored K-Cups like Hazelnut, French Vanilla, and Southern Pecan?
Not much, is the answer. Because of the way the flavors are extracted from the original source, and then added to the coffee beans (after roasting) the flavors add virtually no calories to your favorite K-Cup brew. How’s that for permission to indulge?! The Coffee King team gives you permission to go for it! But wait…
Why does flavored coffee sometimes SMELL so aromatic but then taste much milder?
Posted by Andrea on 04/17/12 at 11:20 AM
We’re putting great K-Cup flavors like these under a microscope this week:
Gloria Jean’s Butter Toffee K-Cups
Green Mountain Chocolate Glazed Donut K-Cups
Green Mountain Island Coconut K-Cups (Limited Edition - shop soon!)
Many coffees are flavored by extracting the flavor or aromatic component from its natural source (cinnamon from a cinnamon plant, hazelnut from the hazelnut plant). The manufacturers then use a spectograph to identify the precise molecular structures that comprise the flavor. Many times the molecular structures are then duplicated scientifically…. Hence the phrase “Natural and Artificial.”
Caffeine study relieves nursing moms of one worry
Posted by Andrea on 04/03/12 at 09:47 AM
A new study out of Brazil concludes that “caffeine consumption during pregnancy and by nursing mothers seems not to have consequences on sleep of infants at the age of 3 months.” In other words, moms who need help staying awake can feel free to sip their favorite espresso without worrying that it will also keep their nursing babies awake.
Given the recent relaxation on pregnancy and caffeine, this news doesn’t seem quite as shocking as it would have 3 years ago. The thought is that infants may not be able to metabolize caffeine like older children and adults do. So coffee lovers who are also new moms may not have to add caffeine-withdrawal to their list of ailments during these demanding times, which many many folks are sure to cheer about.
What the study doesn’t touch on is when children do start to metabolize caffeine, and could all of the recent findings…
Are you looking for a discount on Coffee K-Cups?
Posted by Andrea on 03/21/12 at 08:31 AM
[THIS SALE HAS EXPIRED.] At CoffeeKing.com, we offer more than 100 varieties of K-Cups, and if you’re looking to SAVE on K-Cups, now is your chance. This week only, take advantage of our spring sale and save $5 - $10 on your K-Cup order! Use code FIVE2SAVE to save $5 on orders over $50, or use code TEN2SAVE to save $10 on orders over $100. The sale is site-wide so don’t miss out on your chance to save on K-Cups, Coffee Pods, Flavia/Alterra packs, all snacks, creamers, and more! Also don’t forget to register and log in when you order because you can save even more with our loyalty program. Earn crowns with every purchase and product review and use them on future purchases to get more discounts! You can’t beat that.
Sale ends on Saturday, March 25th at midnight.
Coffee Lesson - What does “Fair Trade Certified” mean?
Posted by Andrea on 01/17/12 at 01:19 PM
Many of the coffees you’ll find on our site say “Free Trade Certified” on the label, and we advertise them as such. But what does it mean? Something about trading freely, of course. But here is a more official definition: Fair Trade is a movement aimed at helping small farmers around the world by setting minimum product pricing on goods. This promotes healthier trading environments in developing countries and improves sustainability. (All good things!)
In regards to coffee, this is what the Fair Trade USA Organization says…
Where are the Green Mountain Hot Cocoa K-Cups?
Posted by Mike on 01/11/12 at 12:20 PM
We’ve had the Green Mountain Hot Cocoa K-Cup marked as “out of stock” for quite some time. Unfortunately, Green Mountain has discontinued the distribution of this product to us and other distributors. We are no longer able to purchase Hot Cocoa K-Cups from Green Mountain to sell to our customers.
We do offer a few substitute hot cocoa products which work nicely with Keurig brewers and offer exceptional flavor and more variety…
What does a Keurig brewer sound like?
Posted by Mike on 12/29/11 at 03:31 PM
One of our Twitter followers - @maderradio - asked what a Keurig brewer sounds like in operation. To answer his question, I recorded the sounds a Keurig B155 Platinum Home Brewer makes while it is starting up and while it is brewing a K-Cup - Tully’s French Roast, if you were wondering.
New to the Keurig System? What K-Cups to Try?
Posted by Mike on 12/12/11 at 03:35 PM
Today on Twitter, someone asked for K-Cup recommendations. I asked them what they liked; flavored? Dark roasts? Teas? They responded that they were new to the game and open for suggestions. I knew I would need more the 140 characters to reply appropriately so here is a short list of recommendations for anyone new to Keurig brewers and the wonderful world of K-Cups.
Discontinued K-Cups - The List Grows Longer
Posted by Mike on 12/08/11 at 10:58 AM
The latest casualty of Green Mountain’s K-Cup consolidation efforts is Celestial Seasonings Earl Grey Tea. Unfortunately, we no longer have any in stock and will not be getting anymore. Fortunately, there is an alternative option…
Notice Regarding Timothy’s K-Cups
Posted by Andrea on 09/06/11 at 12:04 PM
It’s a sad, sad day here at CoffeeKing.com… Effective September 9, 2011 Timothy’s K-Cups will no longer be available for distribution in the United States. The owner of Timothy’s World Coffees – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters – is regionalizing it’s K-Cup distribution. Effective September 9, 2011 Green Mountain products will be available exclusively in the United States and Timothy’s products will be available exclusively in Canada.
We will continue to distribute Timothy’s products until current inventories are depleted. Click Here to see what’s available.
Contest Announcement
Posted by Andrea on 08/17/11 at 09:45 AM
Win a Keurig Brewer and Two Boxes of K-Cups!
Coffee King has partnered with WickedLocal.com to bring you an exciting chance to win a Keurig B31 Brewer and two boxes of K-Cups! Winner will be chosen by WickedLocal.com on September 9th. Tell your friends and neighbors! Enter HERE
Trading K-Cups? No Way!
Posted by Andrea on 07/12/11 at 09:26 AM
We’ve blogged about this before, but it’s worth a reminder. Lately we’ve noticed a lot of folks on the web attempting to trade their K-Cups for different flavors. Some people are so desperate that they’ll trade for any other flavor than the one they have on hand. How does this happen?! Read on for Coffee King’s easy solution!
K-Cup Collections
Posted by Mike on 04/19/11 at 10:56 AM
Variety is the spice of life and makes for a very popular box of K-Cups! CoffeeKing.com offers variety packs from major coffee roasters Green Mountain, Coffee People, Timothy’s and Diedrich. These k-cup samplers have always been a big hit with our customers and are often back-ordered due to their popularity. To feed the need for variety, we are proud to introduce the CoffeeKing Collections!
More K-Cup Count Options
Posted by Mike on 04/08/11 at 01:51 PM
One of the benefits of buying K-Cups on CoffeeKing.com over your local grocery store or big box discount chain is the box size. The boxes we sell contain 24 K-Cups which often results in a large per K-Cup savings over the smaller grocery store boxes. Yet these bigger, 24 count boxes are still a convenient size designed to be used as a display/dispenser which is a benefit over the large count, big store boxes which don’t easily fit in your kitchen or coffee break room. But what if 24 K-Cups is still not enough of your favorite K-Cup? Or what if you want to try a new flavor but don’t want to invest in 24 K-Cups? CoffeeKing has the answer: 96 count cases and 6ct packs!
More Green Mountain Discontinuations
Posted by Mike on 03/18/11 at 05:18 PM
Due to constraints in the availability of Fair Trade/Organic green coffee beans, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has been forced to temporarily discontinue products which are affected by this bean shortage. K-Cups affected are Green Mountain’s Colombian Fair Trade Select K-Cups and Espresso Blend Extra Bold Fair Trade Organic K-Cups.
Green Mountain Discontinues Kona K-Cups
Posted by Mike on 03/02/11 at 12:33 PM
Due to an industry wide shortage of Kona coffee beans, Green Mountain has ceased production of all Kona blend k-cups. This affects only four k-cups sold by CoffeeKing.com; Green Mountain’s own 10% Kona Blend Extra Bold K-Cups, Timothy’s Kona Blend K-Cups, Tully’s Kona Blend K-Cups and Coffee People’s Kona Blend K-Cups. All other K-Cups are unaffected by the shortage of Kona coffee beans.
K-Cup Brand Consolidation
Posted by Mike on 10/08/10 at 06:27 PM
Green Mountain, having acquired the majority of K-Cup roasters, is beginning to evaluate the product lines of each brand and eliminating some duplication. They are even trimming their own line back. See the attached list of K-Cup carried by CoffeeKing.com which have been ear-marked by Green Mountain for elimination.
K-Cup Prices on the Rise
Posted by Mike on 10/01/10 at 04:26 PM
Unfortunately, CoffeeKing.com, as well as every other retail/wholesale outlet and internet distributor have been notified by Green Mountain Coffee of an increase in K-Cup pricing effective October 11, 2010. Beginning soon after that date CoffeeKing.com will be implementing a price increase on all Green Mountain K-Cup as a result of Green Mountain’s actions. This increase affects all K-Cup brands.
Summer Seasonal K-Cups
Posted by Mike on 06/25/10 at 04:50 PM
2 summer favorites return for another season!
“Summers in Vermont are short, but glorious. That’s why Green Mountain does everything they can to celebrate the season’s sweet intensity.”
- Summer Safari
Sweet-toned and light-bodied, refreshing and remarkably balanced. - The Perfect Peach
Deliciously refreshing. Bursting with the flavors of a ripe, juicy peach.
