I am a huge long term fan of my Dolce Gusto coffee machine (in fact I have two!) but I am getting massively frustrated by the narrow, very bland selection of Gusto pod blends available in UK supermarkets.
Why is this?
The best pod blend ever IMO was the "New York Morning" but it is now banned from sale in the UK. Other lovely blends like "Miami Morning" & "Milano" are not available in the UK at all. Why?
It seems to me, when I go to the supermarket today, unless I want the bland tasting "Americano" or super sweet "Macchiato Latte" (you banned the nicer skinny version!) or the sickly "Café Au Lait" I am stuffed & left wanting for the really best pod blends! I can buy "Nescafe Gold" pods, but why put this in pods when I can buy a jar of it much cheaper?
Dolce Gusto pod blend marketing in the UK appears to be done by someone who actually hates coffee.
These silly marketing policies forces fans like me & other consumers to buy the best but banned in the UK blends at grossly inflated prices online (I am enjoying a New York blend as we speak) which is unsustainable & appears to be discriminatory against British coffee lovers. It is an absolute myth that Americans have a more disenable coffee palette, yet USA consumers have access to a huge range of Gusto pod blends that the UK is not.
PLEASE rethink these policies!