I have an old el cheapo Mr. Coffee maker. I had Mr. Coffee Maker before this one and it lasted fifteen years. Under the counter thing. This one is on the counter and I crawl to it every single morning and push the button. It has an automatic timer so that it shuts off after a while in case one should forget to turn it off (who would do that? And you are???)....so I love my coffeemaker and I've never had one bit of problems with it. My mom has one of those expensive BUNN's and this is her second one. It has given her more problems than you can imagine.

She also has a perk one and loves it. Swears by it. She uses it now more than the Bunn.