I saw it when I visited her, it was good for the purpose, but the materials looked like cheap plastic - which was to be expected for the price range so that was okay

Smells plastic

Rather than brewing the coffee, it now just gets incredibly hot, makes strange sounds, and smells like burnt plastic

The picture makes it look like it's metal, but it's really cheap plastic

Reality is its just cheap shiny plastic

One of them no longer moves the water through the machine; the whole unit gets extremely hot to the point where the plastic is coming apart, warping and leaking burning hot water all over the counter

Expensive for something that looks like cheap plastic and dies so quicklyNot recommended because of the short life span of this product (search online, this is common for this product).

I say it's cheap plastic, but will add that it's not such a bad thing because the coffee maker does work well

I smelled inside the water well, and it smells of slightly burned plastic.

should be standard, I paid way too much for this cheap plastic "machine" for the design to be so poor: over $30

The black and silver is so much nicer than the bright red plastic of my old one

This was cheap, the plastic is cheap but it does the job!

Plastic looks cheap

The plastic looks very cheap and it looks nothing like the color pictured

When I pulled it out of the box it was a dull, cheap plastic - more like a toy than a kitchen appliance

It is made out of durable plastic, has an adjustable cup holder.

Made off very flimsy plastic

Plastic is flimsy, but what do you expect from an 18.00 coffee maker

Cons: cheap plastic, the coffee grounds stick to the black water dispenser causing them to fall into the water reservoir, it's not easy to clean the reservoir, can't brew into a travel mug, coffee isn't very hot

It looks very cheap-plastic, which I know most coffee-makers are these days, but it just seems like a huge quality gap between this single-cup model and the larger model we already owned.

Reality is its just cheap shiny plastic

Rather than brewing the coffee, it now just gets incredibly hot, makes strange sounds, and smells like burnt plastic

This coffee maker is very cheaply made of flimsy plastic, But I have used it every day since I got it, and I love how instantly it makes a cup of coffee for me, without any special pods.

After cleaning it out and trying again, it started to smell like burnt plastic, at which point I officially gave up on it.

Surprised when I opened the box that this coffee maker looked like a childs toy - not shiny plastic, but rough, cheap looking.

cheap plastic.

* Sturdiness of the plastic seems like it could be improved; during cleanup, I feel like I could easily break/crack the plastic

This product was cheap plastic and broke after a month

Cons- Slightly flimsy plastic, No timer, typical brew quality of decent low end drip machines

Made out of poor plastic

This comes in a cheaper plastic housing than I would typically pick, but I was desperate to save money

Unfortunately what I paid for was a $20 coffee mug, and a cheap plastic paperweight.

I'm guessing it works as I am far too zombie in the morning to use the bloody thing

This is a nice one cup maker, the only draw backs are it doesn't make it as hot as

I have to say for as cheaply as it's made and the low

I'm concerned the permanent filter may break as it seems very delicateFor the money, I'm going to give this 4 stars

Didn't get water as hot as I likie,.

while stylish and is good for a quick cup of coffee, the coffee is not as hot as I like it nor does it keep it warm

I do use more than one scoop of coffee, as I like it strong