Gen Z and Coffee Makers (sigh)
We recently hosted a lovely couple in their early 20s. They left the place looking great.
BUT... when I checked the coffee maker (Black+Decker drip, with thermal pot) I noticed discoloration through the window of the reservoir.
Turns out that they dumped dry ground coffee into the reservoir with their water and then ran it. Crazy thing: there are filters sitting right next to the bags of coffee.
It took about 45 minutes to clean the machine - coffee grinds and coffee "mud" were everywhere they shouldn't have been.
So I guess there's a generation of coffee drinkers that have only used K-Cups up to now (or Starbucks drive thru).
But still, really?
FWIW: we're in the US, and the guests were Americans - so no cultural thing.
And of course: they just left it for us to deal with.
And in my personal defense: yes, I know a lot of people like K-Cups. But it's my own personal particularly to not use them due the amount of waste they create, globally. So perhaps this is the price I will have to pay from time-to-time.