Eye catching with good potential, but needs some hacking to make a good cup of joe.
Positive Product Points
Cool looking, good quality, includes a gold mesh filter. Bought on clearance, so very low price. As simple a coffee maker as you can get.
Negative Product Points
MSRP too high ~$40 Difficult to keep clean & clear - neck is narrow and body prone to water spots. Mesh filter lets water through as fast as you can pour it - weak coffee!
Detailed Commentary
I loved the looks of this thing but didn't buy it because it was too expensive for a glorified dripper that can be found for $1. When I found it for $11 on a clearance rack, I snapped one up.
Keeping the carafe spotless is nearly impossible. The neck is too narrow to put your hand in to wash & dry well, and you'll need a bottle brush to clean the spout.
The biggest weakness is the gold mesh filter. Unless you have a very good grinder you will get cloudy coffee, and even then the filter has too big a surface area, and lets the water through too fast without extracting any flavor from the coffee. There's a reason those $1 drippers only have a couple tiny holes at the bottom -- extraction! Using a paper filter slows down the water flow a bit, but you may have to use twice or more the amount of coffee as usual to get a good brew. The only other option is reducing the water flow by blocking the filter somehow. I am working on this...
Buying Experience
I think this coffee dripper is a good value for the style -- if you can find it for $11 like I did. But if you're going to spend the MSRP, you'd be better off buying a $1 dripper, some paper filters, and loads of good beans, because it will taste a lot better.
