We woke up this morning to discover our coffee maker is broken. I have no idea how or why, but it won’t brew or heat the pot. We had it set to “delay brew” for 6:00 AM and when we got up at 6:30, it was on, but nothing was happening. I can’t figure out how to fix it or what went wrong with it and I want to cry! This is my favorite coffee maker. It’s a beautiful cherry red color. I loved it from the minute I set eyes on it in Big Lots, and I just had to have it, even going so far as demanding their shelf model when they couldn’t find any that were in boxes.
Our coffee makers never seem to last long. They always seem to crap out after about a year. I don’t know if it’s because we drink so much coffee in this house or the quality of the water or what. Thankfully, we had another coffee maker in the front closet I dragged out to make coffee with this morning, but I want to cry over my baby! I love this coffee maker!
It seemed to be working perfectly just yesterday. I had just decalcified it with a 50/50 solution of distilled white vinegar a couple of days ago. I was determined when we got this machine that it would last forever, so I tried to make sure I kept it working. Honestly, though, I don’t think it’s calcium build-up that broke it this time, since not even the little burner under the pot is working. This worries me, because it indicates it’s probably something broken on the little electronic card in the machine. I won’t even know where to start on fixing that.
So, we’re back to using our ugly black coffee maker. I have to admit, that coffee maker has lasted longer than any other one has. It just keeps trucking when all of the others break on us. That’s why I keep it around. It’s our “backup.” I don’t like the way it looks, and since the display features an analog clock instead of a digital one, I can’t program it, so that leaves my husband running it.
Which brings us to a fun fact: I can’t read analog clocks! I never have been able to, no matter how hard I try to figure them out.
This post is in response to the Daily Prompt.
Apparently Anna Has Some Explaining to do 
Oh no, that sounds terrible. Good luck! A trusty source of caffeine is a true friend indeed.
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Yes! Yes, it is.
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I understand it’s “just a coffee maker” but I feel your pain. #xocoffee
Saw this little red baby on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DIR32DO/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
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I have this one in red. http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Coffee-Cup-Programable-Maker/dp/B004YKCK14
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Sweet coffee maker!
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Me + analog clocks = fail
I keep loosing irons!! I just purchased another recently. Even my back up died 😦
Hope there’s a miracle for you and your cherry red machine comes back to life.
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LOL I don’t use my iron enough to lose it or kill it. I managed to go six months without it before my mom sent it to me, because I’d left it at her house when we moved out here.
I’m sad about my dear coffee maker…
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I feel your pain! I always have had two of the same coffee makers on hand in the even one goes out. I know that’s weird but I love coffee that much. We got married earlier this year so merging our stuff has been a chore. I got rid of my two Starbucks machine and my husband has a Keurig and we use that unfortunately no back up…yet. Im a digital girl too.
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