I bought my first Keurig coffee maker five or six years ago. It lasted two or three years ago, then failed in a big way. It began by making all kinds of grinding noises, then it began taking something on the order of half an hour to get ready to brew. By the end, which was three or four months after the trouble first began, it would brew only about a quarter of a cup, even when set to brew the largest cup. "Anyone can make a mistake," I said to myself when I bought my second Keurig coffee maker. Unfortunately, within about two and a half years it was doing the same as the first one. I contacted the Keurig people, and they told me, in effect, "tough luck." They pointed out, correctly I'm sure, that the warranty period was only a year. Well, I think any kitchen appliance worth owning should last more than and a year, and in fact more than three years. The Keurig coffee makers are sturdy and not likely to break, but that's the end of the good news. Otherwise they're an inferior product, not something you should spend your hard-earned money on.