100ct Flavored Variety Pack for Keurig K-cups®, 10 Assorted Flavored Single Cups by Bradford Coffee

I buy all of my k-cups on Amazon and I've tried SO many different brands. I usually get a variety pack because I like to change it up frequently. I am NOT a fan of berry-flavored coffees but I do like the 'normal' flavors like hazelnut and caramel. This variety pack has a great balance of regular coffee- From bold / strong to light and a couple of flavored. And the strong actually is fairly strong. Every once-in-awhile the coffee takes 45 or so seconds more to 'finish' dripping into the cup but its more of an annoyance than anything. Especially when it's my first cup of the day...

I tried these cups for the same reasons everyone else is using them. Cost. I want a more cost-effective alternative to the k-cups I'm buying in the store. I've used Keurig for years, and I've purchased k-cups from their site, food stores, amazon, walmart, you name it, all in efforts to reduce my cost-per-cup. If you're willing to buy Green Mountain coffee in bulk of 72, then you can come close to $.50 per cup. If you're like me, I enjoy different flavors of coffee and don't want to buy 300-400 k-cups up front and then find a place to store them.With all of that aside, here is my review so far.Packaging:Coffee shipped loose in a cardboard box. Not a big deal for me. I didn't get an even number of flavors in my variety pack. It wasn't a one-sided distribution, so for me it wasn't an issue either.The packaging of the k-cup itself is the best I've seen so far. Normally K-cup filters are glued and you know this if you've tried to take them apart for projects or to recycle them. These however are not glued and easily pop out of the k-cup. I like to use the old cups for seed starting, and I'm always looking to recycle my k-cups somehow.Coffee:The coffee is good. I tried the Colombian first because that is a taste I know, and should be similar if your coffee is branded "Colombian". I set my K200 for 8oz, and wasn't disappointed. It tasted like Colombian coffee, and wasn't watered down that I could tell. I have many more flavors to try, so take this review as INTRODUCTORY. I decided to see if the claim of 20% more coffee could be tested since I wanted to see what was inside the k-cup anyways. See the photos I took. I tried to make the grounds the same height so the size of the grounds mound could be somewhat accurate. Without all the measuring fuss, I saw that there were more grounds in the Bradford k-cups than Green Mountain Nantucket. I'm not an expert on coffee, beer is my preference, but more grounds should mean a stronger cup per brew.Pros:$0.38 per k-cup is the best price I could find with quality coffee. I took a chance on a brand I've never tried before and it was good.The reusable/ recyclable factor is a huge bonus for me.Cons:I didn't get an even number of cups.

This is a good grouping of mixed flavors.

I wanted a good variety of coffee at a reasonable price, I could use in my regular coffee maker! The love the variety. I cut the top off the cup, pour yhe coffee into my coffee maker with a paper filter, and great coffee in the morning! I wasn' t sure how this would turn out, but I am extremely happy with the results, I have adjusted the amount of water for each cup to my taste. Highly recommend.

greaat price

My other subscription order increases the price by 10%!! So I give this a try at $39 for 100. Now two days in a row I have tasted French Vanilla and Colombian ones. At first, I could barely smell the coffee. Then the taste is also plain. The expiration day says Feb 29, 2024. Not sure about all the great reviews. Am I getting the bad batch or is it because of the lower price? To be fair, I will try a different one each day, and I will modify my review if it changes.(added 10-24-22)If you brew a smaller cup (I normally choose the large cup), it does taste stronger. I guess it all depends on individual taste. Also, my wife tried it and thought it was okay. Perhaps I was a little picky?(added 10-31-22)Kudos to their customer service for trying to make things right. I received a new batch even though they don't have to. I did realize that the variety is for me to sample different types. Although it seems lighter, but I find it comparable to other brands. I am definitely NOT a coffee expert, so I will say Bradford brand offers good value and nice quality for this variety pack. Will likely to reorder after this run.

Update: I change my rating to 5 stars because, after contacting Bradford about the problem with the pods, they said we are terribly sorry that you received some crushed cups. I can assure you that this is not standard for our products at all. We have not changed anything with the production or the materials going into making our pods. We are going to have a brand new order of our 100ct Variety Pack, from our newest, freshest batches packaged up and shipped out to you today.This is excellent coffee, but..... It appears the owners have switched to a cheaper pod. This is the 4th box of coffee that we've gotten The first 3 were fine. This box has at least a dozen pods that are crushed, one so bad that it split the side. The first coffee that I made this morning started to overflow from the top & it wasn't one of the damaged pods. I believe the owners bought cheaper pods & have now ruined a good product. I sure hope the owners read this & go back to the better pods they used to use.