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Lidl introduce Nespresso compatible capsules

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    #92
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,749 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Poster has been warned. Let's not take this any further off topic.

    Thanks,

    tHB


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    #93
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    Lidl capsule in my experience taste just as well as similar Nespresso branded offerings. Nestle have utilized one of the most amazing marketing approaches in relation to Nespresso one that has resulted in many people purchasing capsules at a very large premium for no real benefit IMHO.


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    #94
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,074 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Some people are happy with the Lidl pods and some people are not. Whatever floats your boat. Nobody's right or wrong here IMO. I happen to like them well enoughand consider myself lucky to be able to just to pick them up with my regular shoppping, particularly with this current 3 for 2 offer.


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    #95
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Where would you pick up the actual nespresso pods usually?

    And what would be the best one for cappuccinos?


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    #96
    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    Dr.Winston O'Boogie wrote: »
    Where would you pick up the actual nespresso pods usually?

    And what would be the best one for cappuccinos?

    Brown Thomas, you can try some before you purchase to see which you prefer as well.


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    #97
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,782 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    54kroc wrote: »
    Brown Thomas, you can try some before you purchase to see which you prefer as well.

    They have a huge dedicated Nespresso shop on Duke St. now, saves the trek up the stairs in BT. Still mystified why they don't open concessions in the likes of Dundrum and Liffey Valley though...


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    #98
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    So the supervalu capsules say they are nespresso compatiable. I presume then they are fine to use? They wouldn't make that claim otherwise as if they ****ed somones machine up there would be a bit of a backlash to say the least.


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    #99
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,074 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    There are lots of nespresso 'compatibile' pods in the supermarkets in France, and believe you me, that can get mighty stuck in your machine, despite claiming to be completely compatible with nespresso machines.


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    #100
    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    loyatemu wrote: »
    They have a huge dedicated Nespresso shop on Duke St. now, saves the trek up the stairs in BT. Still mystified why they don't open concessions in the likes of Dundrum and Liffey Valley though...

    Ah only have a BT's down in Cork.


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    #101
    jobbridge4life
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    Dr.Winston O'Boogie wrote: »
    So the supervalu capsules say they are nespresso compatiable. I presume then they are fine to use? They wouldn't make that claim otherwise as if they ****ed somones machine up there would be a bit of a backlash to say the least.

    I find this really surprising. I mean its not like the format of a nespresso machine is a secret. Any engineer could easily reverse engineer a workable pod. I mean I doubt you'd even need to be an engineer. Moreover it was the subject of a case at European level... The law decided Nestle could not stop people from making pods for their machines...


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    #102
    maxwell smart
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    jobbridge4life wrote: »
    I find this really surprising. I mean its not like the format of a nespresso machine is a secret. Any engineer could easily reverse engineer a workable pod. I mean I doubt you'd even need to be an engineer. Moreover it was the subject of a case at European level... The law decided Nestle could not stop people from making pods for their machines...

    Think it's something to do with the original Nespresso pods being aluminium and the rest plastic. The heat and pressure would show up any defective plastic pods (and there would be a small amount in each batch made thats the nature of plastic manufacturing) as against aluminium ones which would have more tolerance to the heat and pressure. That's what I think anyway!


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    #103
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,074 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    I wouldn't mind paying for the nespresso pods....it's the hassle of getting them that annoys me.....why do they want to know who I am? Not their business IMO. And BT's and the shop in Duke street strike me as being full of posers.


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    #104
    wiseoldelf
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭wiseoldelf


    Anyone coffeemania.ie would be interested to know?


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    #105
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,074 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    wiseoldelf wrote: »
    Anyone coffeemania.ie would be interested to know?

    Those Impresso pods look suspiciously like the Dow Egberts ones you can get in France, under the name of L'Or. What I didn't like about the L'Or pods was that the flat base was made of sellophone rather than foil and they often didn't pierce properly in my machine. They're everywhere in France, but I quickly abandoned them.


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    #106
    Frog Song
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    I see Aldi have a pretty large range of Nespresso compatible pods now, at least 5/6 including Decaf.


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    #107
    Allan45121
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    Frog Song wrote: »
    I see Aldi have a pretty large range of Nespresso compatible pods now, at least 5/6 including Decaf.

    Any reviews of these?


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    #108
    Melendez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭Melendez


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    #109
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,881 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Does it bother anyone that these produce massive amounts of non-recyclable waste that will still be hanging around decades after your death? I wouldn't be able to enjoy a coffee that's so wasteful tbh. Waste of money and resources. Really hope they get banned sometime or the company is forced to develop compostable ones. Its really not that much work to get a good cup of coffee without producing a mountain of plastic waste every week.


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    #110
    maxwell smart
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    Thargor wrote: »
    Does it bother anyone that these produce massive amounts of non-recyclable waste that will still be hanging around decades after your death? I wouldn't be able to enjoy a coffee that's so wasteful tbh. Waste of money and resources. Really hope they get banned sometime or the company is forced to develop compostable ones. Its really not that much work to get a good cup of coffee without producing a mountain of plastic waste every week.

    Another good reason to use the original capsules, they are fully recyclable! (and taste better)


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    #111
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    A good article on their sustainability and quality.

    http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/are-there-actual-benefits-using-coffee-pods.html


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    #112
    Sync
    Registered Users Posts: 587 ✭✭✭Sync


    Thargor wrote: »
    Does it bother anyone that these produce massive amounts of non-recyclable waste that will still be hanging around decades after your death? I wouldn't be able to enjoy a coffee that's so wasteful tbh. Waste of money and resources. Really hope they get banned sometime or the company is forced to develop compostable ones. Its really not that much work to get a good cup of coffee without producing a mountain of plastic waste every week.

    http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/04/why-the-man-behind-keurigs-coffee-pods-wishes-hed-never-invented-them

    The inventor of them is quite disturbed by it also, majority of people don't give a damn though as long as they get their fix! :pac:


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    #113
    maxwell smart
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    Sync wrote: »
    http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/04/why-the-man-behind-keurigs-coffee-pods-wishes-hed-never-invented-them

    The inventor of them is quite disturbed by it also, majority of people don't give a damn though as long as they get their fix! :pac:

    These are not the Nespresso capsules it's a different system. I drop my used ones into the new store when getting new ones. In work we get the used (commercial) ones collected. Must find out what happens to them as I think they are recycled in Ireland.

    Don't think there is any recycling programme for the compatible capsules?


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    #114
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,074 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    maxwell smart wrote: »
    These are not the Nespresso capsules it's a different system. I drop my used ones into the new store when getting new ones. In work we get the used (commercial) ones collected. Must find out what happens to them as I think they are recycled in Ireland.

    Don't think there is any recycling programme for the compatible capsules?

    Not being able to recycle the compatible pods is the only thing that bothers me....hopefully we'll be able to recycle at some stage.

    Super Valu pods are coming out best for me right now.


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    #115
    katydid
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    maxwell smart wrote: »
    Another good reason to use the original capsules, they are fully recyclable! (and taste better)

    We use lots. How can you recycle them?


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    #116
    nc6000
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    Allan45121 wrote: »
    Any reviews of these?

    I don't think they are very nice and I've liked everything else I've had from Aldi.


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    #117
    katydid
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    jobbridge4life wrote: »
    I find this really surprising. I mean its not like the format of a nespresso machine is a secret. Any engineer could easily reverse engineer a workable pod. I mean I doubt you'd even need to be an engineer. Moreover it was the subject of a case at European level... The law decided Nestle could not stop people from making pods for their machines...

    It's not the format, but the materials used that seem to be the problem. All I can say is that the Nespresso capsules have never got stuck but the Lidl one and other ones I've bought in Ardkeen Stores here in Waterford have. I'd love to use them as they're so much cheaper, but I'm afraid of wrecking the machine.


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    #118
    maxwell smart
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    katydid wrote: »
    We use lots. How can you recycle them?

    You can either drop them into the boutique or order a recycle bag online when ordering your capsules and then order a collection when they drop the capsules off


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    #119
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,717 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    katydid wrote: »
    We use lots. How can you recycle them?

    Nespresso collect them for free when they make your delivery, or else you drop them in to the shop...


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    #120
    katydid
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,351 ✭✭✭katydid


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    Nespresso collect them for free when they make your delivery, or else you drop them in to the shop...

    Ah, I didn't know that. I buy them online, but they are delivered by a courier. I must investigate.


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    #121
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,074 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    Nespresso collect them for free when they make your delivery, or else you drop them in to the shop...

    Now that's impressive.


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