Haha, I'm enjoying this. I just bought a 10-cup Technivorm in Pepper Yellow for the house. And after spending $329 for it on Amazon, my wife, after a brief moment of near aneurysm response said, "Okay, fine. With a maker that expensive, I guess I'll have to put high quality coffee in it."
"Damn right you will."
After much thought, I've decided I'll get myself a Technivorm for my lab in the next couple of years, whenever I have my own lab.
PS: I've also decided to get a coffee bean subscription service. Thereby eliminating my wife buying coffee beans. Why I didn't think of this like five years ago, I don't know.
PPS: Went with Atlas Coffee Club
Coffee ships tomorrow, Technivorm gets here on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, drip brewed coffee shall be vastly improved around here.