For a drip, there's nothing like the original Mr. Coffee. Does what it's supposed to do for a reasonable price.
I had one with the stainless carafe and the carafe was horrible. It was hard to clean, and it didn't keep the coffee hot for very long at all once you took it off the burner (it was supposedly a thermal carafe). We returned it and got the old fashioned glass Mr. Coffee instead, for around $25. If you don't drop the glass carafe and don't use brillo pads to clean the base, you can expect that $25 to keep you in drip coffee for around 15 years. Just make sure to do the vinegar rinse every once in awhile to keep the carafe from staining and the insides of the machine from gunking up.
I have a Keurig Cafe, and a re-useable filter. So I can use the expensive pods that are not especially eco-friendly (only certain brands of pods are recyclable), or I can buy coffee by the pound and fill the filter manually. The "Cafe" version also froths and steams milk. I enjoy a fresh cup of cappuccino every morning, for less than $1. It is my morning cup of joy.
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