I bought my boyfriend this Dolce Gusto coffee machine for Christmas as we are both enjoy a good coffee. He and I both love it, it is so handy to have in your home. The coffee and hot chocolate that you can buy for this machine is expensive but they are lovely, and you don't need to have excessive amounts anyway they are too expensive to have on a 2-3 times a day basis, they are nice as a treat after a long hard day at work! The machine itself is very easy to use, you just fill the water up, put the pod in of what coffee you want and slide the little joystick to the left until your mug is filled. Now it would be nice if the machine would automatically stop after filling the mug but unfortunately we have to do this ourselves. All in all, great product which offers excellent coffee in the comfort of your own home!