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Does anyone have a coffee machine that uses the pods. I'm thinking of getting a Seseo machine but the pods for that one seem to be expensive. I would to buy the latte, cappuccino & chocolate ones. OH is using 1ltr rice milk a day & I thought that by using one of these it could cut down how much he uses.

They are just a Christmas gimmick, if they standardised on the pod shape, then the price would fall.
It's a captive market, so the price will remain high.
Stick to a cup, spoon, kettle and instant coffee, as you will go back to that in a couple of weeks when the novelty wears off.

They are very expensive to use.  We have a Nespresso at work (provided by a kind doctor) but the pods cost approximately 30p each - in packs of 10 from Selfridges.

I suppose it depends how much you like coffee. My sil has a nespresso which makes great coffee - very tempting for an expresso addict like me. On the other hand it costs a bomb. I think the machine is over £200 and then you have to buy the pods. So I've resisted so far.

I looked at them a couple of years ago and did not want to be tied to one coffee producer or the environmental effect of the little pods.
I bought a delonghi coffee maker which makes superb coffee and I can buy the Fairtrade coffee which I like. That said they do make nice coffee! I did not realise the pods were that expensive now.

Here in France they are all the rage. I got a Dolce Gusto for my birthday last year. It does make good coffee but it's expensive so we save it for best. I buy a box or two each month, as they cost 4 euros each! It's pricey! But good cappucino (I am told as I can't drink it) and I like teh expresso, I must admit.
BUT do try the Senseo! I would have preferred that to be honest, they make very good coffee....

And is it Goerge Clooney that does the advert on TV,  I wonder why? :)

As I type Lady Gaggia is rattling and hissing away in the kitchen with the smell of lovely expresso drifting through the house. Do these cheap imitations have a nice aroma when in use?

I love the smell and taste of fresh coffee, I've tried all the other traditional ways caffatiere, perculator, straight from the jug. Lady Gaggia is the only way. I might be a tiny bit biased though, having a parcel of Blue Mountain beans sent every year as a crimbo pressie. Lubbly jubbly