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The Vertuo Pop+ is the Nespresso that fits a studio kitchen. It is about the size of a loaf of bread, reads a barcode on each capsule to set the brew, and makes everything from an espresso to a 12 ounce mug with the one button on top. The Vertuo spinning extraction puts a thick crema on a plain coffee, which is the thing people notice first.
It is a wedding or housewarming gift for a couple who are buying lattes they could make at home, a Christmas present for a graduate in a first apartment, and the office gift that ends the bad drip pot. The capsules are recyclable through Nespresso's mailer bags.
It comes with a starter set of capsules and a 25 ounce water tank, and heats up in about 30 seconds. Pods cost roughly a dollar a cup after that. It is the cheapest way into the Vertuo system and the one most people should start with.
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