Breville New Nespresso Vertuo Plus Deluxe Coffee & Espresso Single-Serve Machine in Piano Black

My ex-husband was a coffee nerd. He handcrafted pour-overs like a fastidious scientist in a lab. He favored the coffees that tasted like twigs and pears and I favored chocolate notes. He retrofitted our foodie Fellow coffee grinder with an even better blade so the whole grinder cost as much as a car payment. A really nice car payment. I'm so over it. I'm so over him. So, pulling shots in my espresso maker lost its luster when my whole life became hustle to get out the door while running my busy, newly single life and caring for my family. Enter the Nespresso Vertuo Next: Tasty. Fast. Foamy crema. Beautiful design. Efficient. Literally, screw pretentious coffee culture. Good-bye to the self-obsessed narcissistic pursuit of being the most interesting man in the room because you like coffee that tastes like apricot pits and gravel and it takes a chemistry lab and half an hour to make one cup of coffee. The Nespresso works for my new peaceful life of freedom and pleasure. It's easy and lovely and the coffee tastes great. Actually, I gave up caffeine to regulate my cortisol after the year of divorce process so the decaf pods are perfect. I choose me. I choose peace. I choose liberation of everything from my time to my mind to my pleasure. Thank you, Nespresso.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this as a housewarming gift. I love how easy it is to use. The quality of the coffee/espresso is good, I do wish there was more variety; or that some seasonal flavors were permanent (pistachio vanilla, coconut vanilla).