No 03
Teacher's lounge coffee is a punishment, and the walk there eats half a planning period. The Keurig K-Mini is the escape route: a full Keurig that measures less than 5 inches wide, which means it fits on a classroom shelf, a bookcase corner, or the sliver of desk beside the monitor. It brews any cup size from 6 to 12 ounces from K-Cup pods in minutes, and the one-cup reservoir means you add fresh water for each brew, so there is no tank going stale between uses.
The touches suit a room that is not a kitchen. The cord tucks into the back for tidy storage, the drip tray pops out to fit a travel mug up to 7 inches tall, and the auto-off feature shuts it down 90 seconds after the last brew, so nobody spends the weekend wondering if they left it on. For the teacher running on caffeine and goodwill, this will be the most-used gift on the list. Hot coffee, fourth period, no walk.
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