All made in the same garbage dump in China and marked up three thousand percent for sale to us dumb North Americans who think "standard of living" is measured in terms of how much crap we own. :roll:
I got sick to damn death of it, too. Last one I bought was a Saeco unit from Fry's for $100. Piece of crap broke/failed/leaked/flooded/did everything but make a simple damn pot of coffee. Turns out Philips owns the Saeco brand; I may live in Canada but I was born in America so I know how to throw a peeved-consumer temper tantrum, and that's what I did until they agreed to refund my purchase price. Not long after, I got my $100 back.
Then I bought one of these and a box of these. Total cost under $50. Filter unfolded and placed in top, coffee ground and put in filter, water boiled in pan on stove, poured overtop of grounds. Result: Coffee. Only way to break it is to drop the damn thing!