Dolce Gusto Mini-Me machine + 3 boxes of pods + pod holder Tesco £45

Cottage_Economy

Just come across this. With Christmas coming up thought this might be a useful gift:

Nescafe® Dolce Gusto® coffee-machine bundle

Click and Collect is free or delivery starts at £3.00.

Official MoneySavingExpert insert Tue 17 Oct: You can get this Dolce Gusto Mini-Me machine, three boxes of coffee pods and a pod holder online at Tesco Direct for £45 (delivery is £3 or you can collect in store for free). We’ve asked Tesco Direct how long this will be at this price, and whether stock is limited - we’ll update you here when we know. The next cheapest we found for the same bundle was £49.48 at eBuyer.com.

Online reviews of this bundle are decent, with people suggesting it’s good for students.
Big thanks to Cottage Economy for the spot!

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moonshine

are the capsules expensive? That's always what puts me off these sort of machines.

Cottage_Economy

Can be. It depends where you buy them from. I tend to buy in bulk either when they go on offer in one of the supermarkets, or I keep an eye out online and see if I there is a discount code or voucher to use with a retailer that sells them. Some places on amazon and ebay sell big bags of loose pods, but not sure if these are seconds or knock-offs. You also have to be careful with the low price per pod they 'claim' - especially if you have to add postage on.

There are 16 pods in a box, although if you buy the milk-based drinks such as latte and cappuccino you have to use one milk and one coffee pod, so you only get 8 drinks.

I tend to only have one cappuccino a day as a mid-morning treat, but if you like having five a day then it will get expensive!

Mrembo

The pods are going for £2.49 in Lidl

Cottage_Economy

Mrembo wrote: »

The pods are going for £2.49 in Lidl

I'm not sure they are compatible pods. The ones in my local Lidl are for Nespresso machines, which are different. The Nespresso pods appear to be smaller. I'm not sure though whether bigger branches or Lidl sell Dolce Gusto compatible pods?

Former_MSE_Andrea

Does anyone else have any good, cheap sources of compatible pods?

greyfox

Cottage_Economy wrote: »

I'm not sure they are compatible pods. The ones in my local Lidl are for Nespresso machines, which are different. The Nespresso pods appear to be smaller. I'm not sure though whether bigger branches or Lidl sell Dolce Gusto compatible pods?

The large Lidl near us has Dolce Gusto compatible pods (brand is Bella Cafe) at £2.49 for 16 pods. Three varieties: Lungo (long black) + 2 milky ones. (Not sure which these are as I only drink black coffee.) It takes longer for the water to go through the pods than it does with genuine DG pods but the coffee itself is good.

The smaller Lidl branch a few miles away only stocks Nespresso-compatible pods.

lossiequine

why buy compatible pods when you can get better coffee and be eco friendly too - check these out for dolce gusto machines! greenhoopcoffee.com

I have and they work, and best of all you can use whatever coffee you like!