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K-Cups are expensive, especially if you drink several cups per day or need to keep an office full of coffee drinkers happily caffeinated and productive five days per week. Buying them in bulk online will save you not only money but time.
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Where to Shop
K Cups can be purchased in bulk in places you might not expect. Some websites don’t require a special membership, while others do (but may allow you to use a guest pass to for a short period of time so you can try the experience before committing to it).
CoffeeRocket.com
Coffee Rocket carries K-Cups from the following brands:
- Barista Prima
- Café Bustelo
- Café Escapes
- Caribou
- Cinnabon
- Diedrich
- Eight O’Clock
- Emeril’s
- Folgers
- Gloria Jean’s
- Green Mountain
- Newman’s Own
- Peet’s
- Starbucks
- Timothy’s
- Tully’s
When you buy in bulk from them, you’ll get a case of four boxes. You can save up to almost 20 percent on some K-Cups. Not all brands and types have the same savings across the board, but chances are good that you can save at least eight percent off of the normal MSRP when you shop for bulk K-Cups here.
In addition, if you wish to set up a subscription, you can save five percent more. Choose from biweekly, monthly, or bi-monthly subscriptions (every 14, 30, and 60 days, respectively).
If you like branching out and using your Keurig for drinks other than coffee, this is a good place to shop because they also offer teas by the case.
When you set up an account with them, reordering what you love will be even easier, thanks to the Easy Reorder button. For quick ordering of a specific product you may not have ordered before, you can go to Quick Order and type in the product name or SKU, choose to order once or subscribe, and enter the number of boxes you need.
Sam’s Club
Get up to 100 K-Cups in a box when you shop online at Sam’s Club. If you’re not a member there, you can sign up for a guest membership and shop online for your K-Cups anyway. Make sure you don’t sign up until you’re ready to buy because the guest membership only lasts for 24 hours. From there, you’ll need to decide if the savings are worth signing up for a membership or if you’d like to move on and keep looking elsewhere for K-Cups in bulk. So what brands can you find there?
- Folgers
- Maxwell House
- McCafé
- High Desert Roasters
- Member’s Mark
- Gevalia
- Victor Allen’s
- Starbucks
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Green Mountain Coffee
- Newman’s Own
- Café Bustelo
- Eight O’Clock
- Tim Hortons
- Tully’s
- Donut House
- Community Coffee
- Copper Moon
- Boyer’s
- Bright and Early Coffee
- Westrock
- Nanland Organic Collection
- Alder Creek
- McCullagh Coffee Roasters
You could pay over $20.00 for a 36-count box of Folgers Classic Roast, a best seller at Sam’s Club, somewhere else. At Sam’s Club, you’ll pay about $40.00 for 100 K-Cups. You’ll also get free shipping.
Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Believe it or not, you can get great deals on large quantities of K-Cups at Bed, Bath, and Beyond online. Prices are already reasonable on the boxes that have 40 or more K-Cups in them, but they also offer 20 percent off coupons almost all the time. Sign up for their mailing list and/or to receive text messages and you’ll almost always be able to save a substantial amount on your bulk K-Cup purchases.
To narrow down the selection once you get to the site (and weed out the smaller boxes of 12), shop by price range. Most of the larger boxes will fall into the $20.00 to $50.00 range, meaning you can exclude the majority of the K-Cup selection by leaving the box next to $0.00 to $20.00 blank. You can also search for the number of K-Cups in the box or choose your favorite brand and taste. Brands they offer include:
- Barista Prime Coffeehouse
- Caribou Coffee
- Community Coffee
- Donut Shop
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Gloria Jean’s
- Green Mountain Coffee
- Keurig
- Nifty Home Products
- Starbucks for Keurig
Office Depot
Whether you’re stocking the breakroom or your kitchen, Office Depot is another place to look for K-Cups in bulk. You can choose how many you’d like in a box by narrowing down the search on the left side of their website. Sizes range from 12 K-Cups to 120, but most selections fall into the 24 to 50 range. There’s a surprising range of brands here, including:
- Barista Prima Coffeehouse
- Café Bustelo
- Café Escapes
- Cafejo
- Personalised birthday cakes delivered by Anges de Sucre
- Caribou Coffee
- Cinnabon
- Club Coffee
- Coffee People
- Copper Moon
- Diedrich Coffee
- Donut House
- Donut Shop
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Eight O’Clock
- Emeril’s
- Folgers
- Gevalia
- Gloria Jean’s
- Green Mountain Coffee
- Guy Fieri
- Java Factory
- Kahlua
- Krispy Kreme
- Margaritaville Coffee
- Martinson
- Maxwell House
- McCafé
- My Cup Counts
- Newman’s Own
- Peet’s Coffee
- REVV
- Sessions Coffee
- Snack Box Pros (assortments of K-Cups)
- Starbucks
- The Original Coffee Shop
- The Original Donut Shop
- Tim Hortons
- Tully’s Coffee
- Westrock
- Wolfgang Puck Coffee
The website allows you to compare up to four types at one time. If you want to save even more on your purchase, you can set up a subscription. Get five percent off and choose from weekly, every other week, every three weeks, monthly, every other month, quarterly, or annually. When you subscribe, shipping is free.
Amazon
If you love variety, Amazon may be one of the best places for you to look when you’re considering buying K-Cups in bulk. You can always find large boxes of a single type of coffee, but exciting variety packs aren’t as common.
On Amazon, however, you can find options like the 96-cup variety pack (no decaf) from Beantown Roasters for under $40.00. If you’re unsure about making that type of commitment, Amazon often has hundreds, if not thousands, of reviews to sift through to assist you in making your decision. This variety pack, for example, has almost 2,500 reviews. Some variety packs also offer a few hot chocolate and tea options to mix it up the beverages and taste options.
Get brands like:
- Starbucks
- Donut Shop
- Beantown Roasters
- Peet’s Coffee
- Green Mountain Coffee
- Maxwell House
- Folgers
- Gevalia
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Emeril’s
- McCafé
- Gloria Jean’s
- Tully’s
- Barista Prima Coffeehouse
- Café Bustelo
- More
If you’re looking for a gift, there are some options that are already packaged up to look the part, like this one from Donut Shop (only the 20-count option, though).
One note about shopping at Amazon: Once you’ve searched “K-Cups Bulk,” be sure to narrow down your selection to “Single-Serve Cups” on the left side of the screen once you’ve chosen “Single-Serve Capsules & Pods” under coffee, or shopping could still feel overwhelming.
Costco
Like Sam’s Club, you’ll need a membership to shop in the store. However, you can purchase K-Cups in bulk without a membership if you’re shopping online. You may pay slightly more than the member’s price listed on the site when you don’t have a membership number, but check the price per K-Cup compared to where you normally shop and you’ll probably still come out ahead by shopping at Costco.
Here, you can get 180-count boxes of coffee, so if the 40-counts or even 100-count boxes weren’t exciting enough, these may be just what you’re looking for. Choose from brands like:
- Green Mountain Coffee
- Tully’s
- Starbucks
- Donut Shop
- Caribou Coffee
- Cup-O (Protein Coffee Pods)
- Newman’s Own
- Dunkin Donuts
- Kirkland
- San Francisco Bay
- Peet’s Coffee
In some cases, variety packs are available. You or the people in your office may enjoy the variety.
| Brands you can find | Benefits | Suscription information | Cons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoffeeRocket.com | Barista Prima, Café Bustelo, Café Escapes, Caribou,, Cinnabon, Diedrich, Eight O’Clock, Emeril’s, Folgers, Gloria Jean’s, Green Mountain, Newman’s Own Peet’s, Starbucks, Timothy’s, Tully’s | - You can save up from %8 to %20. - They have an Easy Reorder button on their side. | You can save five percent more. Choose from biweekly, monthly, or bi-monthly subscriptions (every 14, 30, and 60 days, respectively). | Not all brands and types have the same savings across the board |
| Sam’s Club | Folgers, Maxwell House, McCafé, High Desert, Roasters, Member’s Mark, Gevalia, Victor Allen’s, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Green Mountain Coffee, Newman’s Own, Café Bustelo, Eight O’Clock, Tim Hortons, Tully’s, Donut House, Community Coffee, Copper Moon, Boyer’s, Bright and Early Coffee, Westrock, Nanland Organic Collection, Alder Creek, McCullagh Coffee Roasters | You could pay over $20.00 for a 36-count box of Folgers Classic Roast, a best seller at Sam’s Club, somewhere else. At Sam’s Club, you’ll pay about $40.00 for 100 K-Cups. You’ll also get free shipping. | You can sign up for a guest membership and shop online | The guest membership only lasts for 24 hours |
| Bed, Bath, and Beyond | Barista Prime Coffeehouse, Caribou Coffee, Community Coffee, Donut Shop, Dunkin’ Donuts, Gloria Jean’s, Green Mountain Coffee, Keurig, Nifty Home Products, Starbucks for Keurig | They offer 20 percent off coupons almost all the time plus the normal saving of the total price. | You can sign up for their mailing list and/or to receive text messages and you’ll almost always be able to save a substantial amount on your bulk K-Cup purchases. | - |
| Office Depot | Barista Prima Coffeehouse, Café Bustelo, Café Escapes, Cafejo, Cake Boss, Caribou Coffee, Cinnabon, Club Coffee, Coffee People, Copper Moon, Diedrich Coffee, Donut House, Donut Shop, Dunkin’ Donuts, Eight O’Clock, Emeril’s, Folgers, Gevalia, Gloria Jean’s, Green Mountain Coffee, Guy Fieri, Java Factory, Kahlua, Krispy Kreme, Margaritaville Coffee, Martinson, Maxwell House, McCafé, My Cup Counts, Newman’s Own, Peet’s Coffee, REVV, Sessions Coffee, Snack Box Pros (assortments of K-Cups), Starbucks, The Original Coffee Shop, The Original Donut Shop, Tim Hortons, Tully’s Coffee, Westrock, Wolfgang Puck Coffee | The website allows you to compare up to four types at one time. | If you want to save even more on your purchase, you can set up a subscription. When you subscribe, shipping is free. | - |
| Amazon | Starbucks, Donut Shop, Beantown Roasters, Peet’s Coffee, Green Mountain Coffee, Maxwell House, Folgers, Gevalia, Dunkin’ Donuts, Emeril’s, McCafé, Gloria Jean’s, Tully’s, Barista Prima Coffeehouse, Café Bustelo | You can find 2,500 reviews to help you make the right choice. | No need. | Be sure to narrow down your selection to “Single-Serve Cups” on the left side of the screen once you’ve chosen “Single-Serve Capsules & Pods” under coffee, or shopping could still feel overwhelming. |
| Costco | Green Mountain Coffee, Tully’s, Starbucks, Donut Shop, Caribou Coffee, Cup-O (Protein Coffee Pods), Newman’s Own, Dunkin Donuts, Kirkland, San Francisco Bay, Peet’s Coffee | You can get 180-count boxes of coffee | You’ll need a membership to shop in the store. | You may pay slightly more than the member’s price listed on the site when you don’t have a membership number. |
When to Buy in Bulk
Should you order online and purchase your K-Cups in bulk? It makes sense in a lot of cases, like:
- You’re shopping for more than one or two people
- You’re shopping for one or two people who drink several cups of coffee per day
- Your budget is flexible enough to allow a large coffee purchase at one time
- You know what you like and are pretty confident in saying you won’t be interested in switching in the next several months
- The price per K Cup when you buy in bulk vs. when you buy regular boxes is worth reorganizing your storage space so you have room to house so many K-Cups
- Enough people in your office like the same types of K Cups
Not everyone needs to buy in bulk. Not everyone who buys in bulk needs to buy that way every time. Skip the massive orders when:
- You’re trying a new brand, flavour, or roast
- You know you like variety and can’t find variety packs (if you’re shopping for an office, you can certainly benefit from purchasing several types of coffee in bulk and creating your own variety, but it will depend on your budget, of course)
- You work alone and/or from home and don’t have the storage space for all the K Cups your heart truly desires (in this case, you may still choose to buy in bulk but you may need to be more selective than someone shopping for an office with a full breakroom with lots of cabinet space and not a lot of items to store)
Whether “bulk” means 40 cups or 180, there’s a solution for your kitchen or office. Stick with what you know and love or branch out with a variety pack. No matter what your situation is, there’s no reason you have to pay the high price per cup that comes along with smaller boxes at your average store.
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