Although it is true that the capsules are very expensive, but I like to take into account, because the coffee or the cappuccino actually tastes really good. The milk tastes really tired after milk and not to dilute the water with milk flavor, the foam is filled and fat, the coffee strong and yet not bitter, and all tastes one iota worse than at Starbucks where I would loosely pay double. After latte cappucino from the DG's my absolute favorite variety. For coffee lovers highly recommended, would have never imagined that such a machine can do such a good cappuccino.