Starbucksby Nespresso Original Line Blonde Roast Espresso 50-count Espresso Pods

As a daily Nespresso user, I'm always looking for quality pods, and the Starbucks by Nespresso Original Line Blonde Roast Espresso truly delivers. This 50-count pack provides a consistent, wonderfully smooth, and mellow espresso shot. The blonde roast is perfect for those who prefer a less intense, more rounded coffee flavor, without any bitterness. It creates a beautiful crema and pairs exceptionally well with milk for lattes or cappuccinos. The convenience of Nespresso pods combined with the familiar taste of Starbucks makes for a perfect morning ritual. If you enjoy a lighter, more approachable espresso experience, these pods are definitely worth stocking up on.

Blonde is the best! I used to be a Starbucks barista. I was addicted to their blonde espresso but since I don't work there any more I no longer get it for free. Getting these is way cheaper than going to Starbucks and tastes the same! With the right syrups and milks I can remake all my favorites.

I have an "original" line Nespresso machine. Because of the high cost of the Nespresso capsules, I decided to try some other brands. My husband doesn't care for really intense varieties of coffee. So, I was also looking for something with less of a sharp, acid taste. I was curious about this particular type, but concerned that the "blonde" variety might not have much flavor. I also worried that, since it's not made by Nespresso, the quality wouldn't be as good. As it turns out, this was great tasting! It has a smooth, full-bodied, and rich taste with a medium intensity and mild sweetness. It also functions just as well as the Nespresso capsules do. Finally, we often use our regular size capsules with the "lungo" setting, which essentially makes a small cup of coffee, rather than an espresso. This Starbucks blonde capsule also lent itself very well for this purpose and was very flavorful. Of all the varieties and brands we have at our home, this is now our favorite.

With this economy I’ve been trying to make my coffee drinks at home more often. These pods fit in my ninja coffee station and taste amazing! Exactly like I picked up a Starbucks espresso drink. Great price!

Update: I love the coffee and this is by far the cheapest place to get them. I am changing my rating from 2 stars for poor shipping to 5 stars for the actual pods. I contemplated how to force Amazon to ship it better and came up with a plan - buy more than will fit in a mailer to make them use a box and make sure you don't order anything heavy that they can put in the box with them. To be safe, I didn't order anything else that week to make sure my pods came alone. It worked! For the first time in 3 shipments we did not have a single crushed pod and now we have enough pods to last a few months. We ordered 3 of the 50 packs (total of 150 pods) and that was perfect. Dates were all good and none expire in less than 10 months.Update: we gave them a second chance and another set of pods came crushed (even worse than the first ones). I don’t understand why they can’t figure out how to put these in sleeves that don’t crush or ship them in a hard side package. We will no longer be buying them from Amazon because I’m tired of throwing away pods. The last pic with the completely crushed pod in the center was our newest batch. That one will have to be thrown away and some of the other ones are questionable as to whether they will work. Takes away from the cost-effectiveness of buying them through Amazon if you have to throw away almost a whole sleeve. very disappointed.This is our third or fourth order of these pods and we’ve had a few that were slightly damaged but usable. This is the first sleeve out of this new box and seven out of 10 pods are essentially unusable. If you’re not familiar with an nespresso machine - the pods have a rubber seal that goes around the edge to make a seal and then water is forced through the pod and if the rims cannot connect with that seal you lose a lot of the coffee into the collection chamber in the bottom instead of going into your cup. They essentially don’t work when they look like this. There’s a no refund and no return policy so I will be contacting Amazon independently to see what they will do about this because it’s completely unacceptable.

Best pods for my espresso machine. Love how these taste. I use them for my at home coffees. Easy use and for the price it makes so much more sense to buy these instead of one box for 9 dollars