OK, reading this really has me thinking. My wife and I are just now really enjoying coffee... We always had some beans around and a coffee maker available in case family arrived for a visit but never really used it. Lately there has been at least 1 pot brewed every day and I am considering upping that amount. Here is my questions. 1. We have been buying quality beans at Sams club. Surely these are not the freshest available but they are high quality and 1/4 the price for the same beans in the coffee shop of the same name. Using beans like this, will it still be a benefit to use a FP? 2. Due to a broken pot a few weeks back we bought a $20 drop coffee maker made by GE I think. How much better will the quality be from a FP using the beans I discussed above? 3. We have been using flavored soy creamers. Am I a serious wannabe now? I use enough to just take the edge off the coffee and my wife uses way too freaking much of the stuff. What are the alternatives for flavors? 4. How do I stop this before it gets carried away like my razors?