It’s Time to Ditch the Coffee Pods

It is no secret that coffee pods are terrible for the environment. But as it turns out, coffee pods are just one part of a much bigger problem. The latest consumer product strategy is to sell an item for a loss or very cheap and then make most of the money on the back end through selling refills for something people need to use the item. Carly Fiorina started doing this with printers at HP. Rather than make money on printers and cartridges, she decided to sell the printers for very little and make all the money on cartridges. This has now infected the entire consumer ecosystem, and it’s terrible for us and the environment.