I just got mine- Thanks to the OP!

The coffee that came with is really, really disappointing. I've only tried it once- selected one cup and ended up with half a cup of mildly flavored brown water. If I could get a cup of good, bold, flavorful coffee I would love the machine. I might pick up the dark coffee as others have suggested, or try and make my own pods.

I saw some websites that show you hot to make a pod with just a regular coffee filter. I have more filters than I know what to do with (thanks Costco) so I might experiment...