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Finances keeping you from taking a vacation this summer?  Then it’s time to create your own affordable backyard alternative: bring out your lawn chairs, kiddie pool, sunscreen, plastic flamingos, and let your taste buds whisk you away to exotic places with the latest Brew Over Ice K-Cup® portion packs for your Keurig® brewer.

We are introducing two new varieties of Brew Over Ice Perfect Iced Teas from Celestial Seasonings® to help you choose your destination. First is Sweet Berry Lime Iced Green Tea—a sweet and citrusy fusion of smooth green tea and juicy berry flavor with a splash of lime.

Second is Sweet Tropical Breeze Iced White Tea—a refreshing fusion of delicate white tea and the tempting tropical flavors of passion fruit and papaya.

If you want to go for something a bit less tropical, then our Perfect Iced Tea Variety Pack might just be the ticket. This pack lets you try our four classic iced teas: lemon, raspberry, peach, and unsweetened black tea, all in one place. Sample them all and find the one you love!

Whichever one you choose, you will find a paradise of flavor, right in your glass. And with our limited time price discount, you can afford to travel to both places, as long as you remember to enter the keycode BREW-ICED in your shopping cart when booking your iced getaway.

This just in: we are extending our discount for $1.00 on ALL boxes of Brew Over Ice K-Cups through 10/4/10! Stock up and save!

Remember, Brew Over Ice is simple: Fill a tall (16 oz.) cup (do not use glass) with ice and place under brewer. Shake K-Cup and place in brewer. Choose your brew size (6 or 8 oz.) and press “brew.” Add additional ice as needed. To see how easy it is to brew these coolly refreshing beverages, click here:

Our Perfect Iced Teas are a convenient way to serve up the quintessential summertime beverage—one cup at a time. Click below to see our entire selection of Brew Over Ice products.

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You’ve heard the old adage “good things come in small packages.” We think this is aptly describes the K-Cup® portion pack, the little wonder that fills your cup to the brim with hot or cold refreshment. However, there is another small wonder, the driving force behind the K-Cup that also fits the bill: the Keurig® Mini Plus brewer.

This little guy is the next generation personal brewer. The Keurig Mini you once knew has been overhauled and made-over into a more technologically advanced unit that gives you more bells and whistles, while still creating the perfect cup of coffee.

So what are some of these improvements? For starters, the Mini Plus lets you choose between three brew sizes: 6, 8, or 10 ounces. It heats and brews in under two minutes; it has a removable and easy-to-clean drip tray; it can take a mug up to 5 inches in height when the drip tray is removed; and it has in-unit cord storage! It comes in three snazzy colors to boot: black, red, and platinum. And if you are new to the Keurig revolution and aren’t familiar with the broad selection of K-Cups that are available, we even throw in a 22-count variety pack of coffees and teas for you to try!

If you are looking for a Keurig brewer that’s compact, easy to use, and travels well, then this is the one for you!

Never used the Mini Plus?  Here’s how it works: Step 1: Turn it on!  Step 2: The Add Water indicator will flash blue–lift the Cold Water Reservoir Lid to open.  Step 3: Fill the water reservoir to the desired fill level and close the reservoir lid.  Step 4: Place mug on the drip tray.  Step 5: Lift the Brewer Handle to open–water will exit the reservoir and enter the brewer.  Step 6: Place selected K-Cup into the K-Cup Assembly.  Step 7: Lower the Brewer Handle completely and firmly to close.  Handy Operating Hint: before you lower the brewer handle to begin the brew cycle, make sure that all of the water has left the reservoir and drained into the brewer (you’ll be able to hear it draining). If you lower the brewer handle before the water has drained into the brewer, it will think it doesn’t have enough water in it, and will prompt you to add more. That will cause your cup to overflow and create quite a mess! (You’ll thank me later for this tip—trust me, I’m speaking from experience.  It even gives these instructions in the operator’s manual, which obviously I didn’t read.  That’ll teach me…).  Step 8: The Brew button will flash blue–press it; it will then flash red while the water is heating.   Step 9: The water will reach the correct temperature in approx. 2 minutes; the Brew Button will turn solid red and your beverage will start to dispense.  Step 10: Enjoy!

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Back in March, we broke the news to you Café Express members that all four of the items in our Café Escapes® K-Cup® collection could no longer be added to your recurring club orders, due to heavy demand that created serious out of stock issues for us.

Well, as of today, I am happy to report that is not the case any longer:  three of the four Café Escapes products can now be added back to your recurring club orders!  We have plenty of Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa, Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa, and Café Mocha on hand and are ready to send them your way.

The one bit of bad news is for all you Chai Latte lovers:  this one is still out of stock, and it looks like it’s going to be a few more weeks before it will be available.  We will certainly keep you posted on this, so watch for future updates to this blog entry.

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Coffee lovers and tech-junkies, convenience hounds and kitchen wizards – look what’s showed up at GreenMountainCoffee.com today: the new Cuisinart® single-cup brewer.

We heard about it this time last year and now it’s finally here: Cuisinart® and Keurig® have teamed up to bring us the Cuisinart single-cup brewer!  Pretty, no?

Ah, but this isn’t just about looks. The Cuisinart has many of the features you’ve come to love about Keurig brewing technology, with a few more bells and whistles:

• It has an extra large, removable 80 oz. water reservoir that offers impressive capacity, eliminating the need for frequent refills.
• The hot water button is great for instant coffee, soup, tea, or hot cereal.
• There is a rinse button that instantly cleans the inside of the brew chamber to keep every cup as delicious as the first.

And, of course, there’s a few more extras: Included with the brewer are a 12 K-Cup starter variety pack, the reusable My K-Cup filter (which has its own storage area in the brewer), and one charcoal water filter. Click here to read up on all of the brewer’s features and specs.

With over 80 varieties of coffee, tea, and hot cocoa to choose from at www.ShopAllKCups.com, its easier than ever for you to enjoy a wide array of hot and cold beverages from your Cuisinart brewer!

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Iced Coffee is considered by many a summertime staple, a necessity for squelching the heat and quenching your thirst.  Starting today you can beat the heat in the comfort of your own home, using your Keurig® brewer and our new Brew Over Ice™ K-Cup® portion packs, available in two new tantalizing varieties: Green Mountain Coffee Nantucket Blend® Iced Coffee and Green Mountain Coffee French Vanilla Iced Coffee.

Our iced coffees are specially blended to brew directly over ice.  Because coffee performs differently at different temperatures, we made adjustments to the recipes to achieve the perfect balance of flavor and refreshment. Brew Over Ice K-Cups also contain more coffee in each K-Cup, so you get strong, full flavor, even with the addition of cream or sugar.

And now, for these deliciously chilled brews:

Based on the hot version of one of our most popular blends, Nantucket Blend® Iced Coffee is specially roasted and blended to be brewed over ice. Wherever you brew it, Nantucket Blend Iced Coffee offers the relaxing taste experience of summer afternoons at the shore. The iced coffee version of Nantucket Blend is just as full, hearty, and complex as the original, but it’s not an identical twin. Consider it a close, colder cousin.

Our French Vanilla Iced Coffee captures the essence of exotic vanilla, and offers a sweet, round, and creamy body, too. This isn’t your every day vanilla. When we developed this lusciously smooth flavor, we were shooting for something sophisticated. More crème brulee than candy. A rich, custardy vanilla that’s deep, exotic, and geared for grownup tastes. Now you can enjoy this richly satisfying flavor as an iced coffee, brewed at the touch of a button.

In just a few minutes time, you can be enjoying a refreshing cup of iced coffee. All you do is follow these simple steps:

Fill a tall (16 oz.) cup with ice and place under the brewer. (We suggest you avoid using glass, the hot liquid may cause glass to crack.)

Place the K-Cup in brewer.

Choose the brew setting (6 oz. or 8 oz.) and press “brew.”

Add cream and sugar if desired, additional ice as needed, stir, and enjoy!

Go to www.IcedKCups.com to see just how easy it is! And for the perfect way to take your iced coffee on the go, be sure to pick up one of our new Brew Over Ice Tumblers.

[Lookout for two new additions to the Brew Over Ice family coming this summer!]

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How many times has this happened to you: it’s a hot day, and you head to the fridge to pour yourself a refreshing glass of iced tea—only to find that someone (and you know it wasn’t you) put the practically empty pitcher back in the refrigerator, thinking it will miraculously refill itself once the door closes and the light goes out. Frustrating, indeed.  Well now you can say sayonara to that scenario—we’ve come up with the perfect solution: Brew Over Ice™!

Brew Over Ice is a way to quickly make cold, refreshing iced beverages using your Keurig® Brewer. All it takes is a few simple steps: 1. Fill a tall (16 oz.) cup with ice and place under the brewer. (We suggest you avoid using glass, the hot liquid may cause glass to crack.) 2. Shake the K-Cup and place in brewer. 3. Choose the brew setting (6 oz. or 8 oz.) and press “brew.” 4. Add additional ice as needed and enjoy!  For a step-by-step visual, make sure to click on the “See how easy it is to brew” icon when visiting the product pages for each Brew Over Ice product.

Many of you may already be familiar with our Perfect Iced Teas™,  (the first Brew Over Ice products we introduced last year) available in three all-natural, lightly sweetened fruit flavors: raspberry, lemon, and peach, as well as a full-bodied unsweetened black tea. Beginning this month, we are pleased to be adding two new flavors to the Perfect Iced Tea family: Southern Sweet Tea and Half and Half. Southern Sweet is a robust and smooth black tea, sweetened with a generous helping of natural cane sugar for a distinctively Southern approach to sweet tea. Half and Half (a.k.a. an Arnold Palmer) is a refreshing combination of lemonade and iced tea.

Whichever flavor iced tea you choose, we’re confident that you won’t find an easier way to enjoy this classic beverage than with our Perfect Iced Tea K-Cups®.   Just remember to have plenty of ice on hand!  When shopping our site, remember to use keycode BREW-ICED in your cart, to get $1.00 off all Brew Over Ice K-Cups.  This is a limited time offer that expires on 8/16/10.

Be on the lookout for other new Brew Over Ice™ products that will be introduced this summer. And if you really want to show off your cool, be sure to pick up one of our new Brew Over Ice Tumblers, at GreenMountainCoffee.com.

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Need an extra boost in your day but don’t care for all those foreign, sugary ingredients in an energy drink? Green Mountain coffee has you covered with the introduction of revv™ K-Cup® portion packs for your Keurig Brewer.

revv packs more coffee in each K-Cup to offer a stimulating, richer, smoother cup of coffee. Whether you’re pulling an all-nighter or grinding through the third shift, revv will get you where you need to go.  If you’re looking for an extra kick in your coffee, try revv pulse™. Nature’s original energy drink, revv pulse™ boosts alertness without compromising on taste. Ginseng and Guarana are natural additives to revv’s high- performance power.

For a limited time,  get $1.00 off any revv or revv pulse K-Cup purchase when you use IGNITE-REVV in your shopping cart. Cafe Express members automatically receive the discount.

Check out www.revvcoffee.com for a chance to win a Burton snowboard, a Keurig brewer or an Apple ipad.

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