This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Over the years the nation seems to have become less and less interested in instant coffee.
Perhaps it's the invasion of the high-street coffee chains that's spoiled us, but we're now pretty hooked on the posh stuff. The trouble is, filter coffee is a bit of a faff. To do it properly, you've got to grind the beans, measure out the correct amount of coffee, wait for it all to percolate, and that's before you've added your frothy milk , sugar, or chocolate sprinkles - if that's the sort of thing you do.
It's little wonder, then, that sales of the oh-so-simple pod-based coffee machines have absolutely boomed. And with surging interest usually comes some tasty deals. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield has been eyeing up these deals over a steaming cup of Americano , and these are the pick of this week's bargains Was: £249, now: £125 - saving 50% This premium pod machine is about as posh as it gets, which is probably why it's normally £250. But Amazon's doing a half-price deal , so you can currently get it for £125 , which is pretty good going. You load up your coffee pods like a rifle round, let the digital interface take over the process of frothing the milk and mixing in the .