I really don't need a new Nespresso machine, but at just AU$80, this Vertuo Pop deal is shockingly cheap
While there are plenty of deals on manual or semi-automatic machines for Prime Day, if pulling the perfect shot or calculating the grind size yourself is simply too much hassle, then a machine like the Nespresso Vertuo Pop could be right for you. Taking away the trickiness of coffee bean selection and excessive cleaning that comes with owning a manual machine, Nespresso's capsule system takes the guesswork out of barista-made cups at home, providing consistent cups with the simple touch of a button.
And right now, Nespresso's Vertuo Pop machine is down to just AU$80 — that's 65% off RRP. The only catch? This price is exclusive to the Pacific Blue colourway, and you'll need to be an Amazon Prime member to access the deal.
If your budget can stretch to AU$169, then you might want to consider nabbing the Nespresso Vertuo Pop and Aeroccino 3 milk frother, with all the bells and whistles in a fun Spicy Red bundle.
You'll also need to act fast to score this fabulous coffee machine, though — this deal's only available while stocks last and will only be discounted until the end of Prime Day on Monday, 14 July.
Now down to its lowest price ever, the Nespresso Vertuo Pop machine is hard to pass up at an incredible AU$219 off. With one-touch convenience, you can brew up to four different cup sizes from a range of great Nespresso coffee pods. You'll also receive a 12-pack of coffee capsule samples to try.
While we've seen this machine for cheaper, you can't surpass the one-touch convenience of a Nespresso Vertuo Pop. Now available in this fun Spicy Red colourway at Amazon with a complimentary coffee pod sample kit and milk frother.
After owning a Nespresso Vertuo Pop machine for quite some time, I can't recommend this little machine enough. If you're unsure about trying coffee capsules, you can't go wrong with the sample kit, as you can test Nespresso's top-rated pods to find your personal favourite.
If you do decide to plonk out the extra for the Aeroccino 3 milk frother, it's easy to use and to clean, perfectly heating up your preferred milk to foamy heaven. It has three settings, and it's just as simple — if not more — to use as the Vertuo Pop itself.
So, if you're ready to step into the world of pod coffee, this is a deal not to miss.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CNET
an hour ago
- CNET
7 Helpful Home Security Gadgets When You're Living Alone
Being alone in your home can be a luxurious and freeing experience, from wearing whatever you want to setting the temperature to your perfect comfort level. But if you spend plenty of time solo, you may also feel more exposed or at greater risk of property crimes like break-ins and theft. Let's address that part. In addition to making friends with your neighbors, I've also found several home security gadgets and smart home devices that can help your home feel safe when you're the only one there. Quick additions like the right kind of locks, lights and motion detectors can make a big difference whether you spend certain times of day alone or you're fully solo in your apartment or house. Here are my favorite choices. Read more: Essential Security Tips When Staying at an Airbnb or Rental 1. Install a motion sensor or tinkly bell A basic motion sensor is a cheap way to tell if anyone is around. Amazon/HTZSAFE/CNET One of the best safety measures to take when living alone is to know when someone else is around. A traditional option is attaching a string of bells to your door handle, but we have more dependable choices these days like this $12 light-up LED motion sensor. If you prefer an outdoor alert or a motion sensor that can cover a long hallway/open floor plan, then you can choose this $35 weather-resistant sensor and hub with an adjustable chime instead. This tip works especially well for those living alone because detectors old or new can be easily triggered by kids or partners, creating more confusion than confidence. You'll want to put them at locations and heights pets can't reach or activate too. 2. Grab a portable door lock to give a room extra protection Portable locks aren't just for traveling: They can make bedrooms, home offices and other areas feel safer. Amazon/PASSDONE/CNET Portable locks can give any traditional, non-deadbolt door an extra lock that's harder to force through, for people truly worried about a violent breakin. You can easily put them on bedroom doors, rental doors or any other door where you want more defense – no matter what other security the house has. It's a useful, versatile solution if you're not sure how long you'll be living alone and you want something extra for a specific room. Portable locks are affordable too. Here's a two-pack for only $16. And if you want a more substantial upgrade, you can always choose a smart lock with app controls. 3. Pick a portable cam you can move wherever you need Ring's battery cam is on the higher-end but offers a versatile, weather resistant option to watch from any location. Tyler Lacoma/CNET A security cam can be a welcome eye on your home if you're living alone, but our experts recommend a portable, wireless indoor model in this case. You can move a portable cam to watch over whatever room you want or any particular hallway, corner or shadow that's giving you the creeps. Our favorite cams for these purposes include the Google Nest indoor/outdoor camera ($176) and the Ring Stick Up Cam Battery ($80). Both these cams can work outside as well if you're worried about a dark yard. 4. Equip the main door with a video doorbell Blink's affordable doorbell is well-rounded cheap pick. Blink/Amazon A video doorbell alerts you when someone is approaching, allows you to talk with a visitor remotely and can even sound sirens or speak up with automated messages. It's an all-in-one security device that's especially useful if you're home alone, and we have a full guide on the best models for your door. If you're keeping an eye on your wallet, we can also recommend several excellent cheap video doorbells. Keep in mind, most doorbells require a subscription or microSD card to store video footage. Some even allow you to set the doorbell to recognize familiar faces and warn about an unfamiliar face, which users may prefer. 5. Set your indoor/outdoor lights to turn on at night Ring smart lighting lets a home seem active and full. Ring Most random trespassers or burglars don't know you're home alone. You can make the illusion even more convincing with smart lighting that turns on at scheduled times to make it look like more people are arriving home and active in multiple rooms. It's a lot more effective than trying to mimic a flashing TV or other old-fashioned tactics. Smart bulbs are more affordable than ever, with options like this Amazon Basics 4-pack available for $36. They're made to fit into standard home sockets, and many no longer require hubs to work so they're very flexible. Set and forget a "turn on" schedule to keep your home looking busy no matter what's happening. And take a look at my picks for the best LED floodlights for larger options. 6. Change the passwords for your device and lock logins Change the password on your wireless network for extra security. CNET People living alone, especially women, are far more likely to be attacked by someone they know when they are at home. So I recommend that when your living situation changes, you should prioritize changing the passwords on your security apps, Wi-Fi routers, security cameras and even your phone. Don't forget to change codes for your locks and garage door, if necessary. This is a basic security step that's all-too-easy to forget when you're getting used to living alone. Read more: We Asked a Criminologist About The Most Common Ways Burglars Break In 7. Choose a high-quality keychain pepper spray A keychain pepper spray isn't only useful outside if you're living alone. Sabre You never want to be in a situation where you feel physically threatened by someone, but if it happens it's great to have a little can of Mace or pepper spray close by. This Sabre spray is available for $10 and attaches to your keychain so you always have it nearby. You could even loop it to some phone cases, purses or belts. It has a quick detach clasp for easy access, plus a twist lock for safety. Bonus tip: Invest in a panic button A panic button is a more expensive option for solo living, but gives you immediate emergency access. Ring If you want to go the extra mile for solo safety, you pick up a panic button that you can carry with you or set nearby to immediately contact responders whenever you need to. These panic buttons are a common part of home security systems. Ring Alarm offers one for $30, while SimpliSafe has a wall-mounted $20 model. Systems like ADT Plus combine panic buttons with their access fobs, and you can even find standalone models from brands like Silent Beacon. These devices take a subscription to work properly and aren't for every wallet, but they do complete your home security when no one else is around (or home safety for a loved one in a similar situation). For more spot-on security tips, check out if you can use a security cam in an apartment building, how to deter burglars from your home, if a dog is good for home security and the worst places to put a security camera.
Business Insider
an hour ago
- Business Insider
How one woman built a 7-figure business selling cat doors on Amazon
Lisa Harrington felt unfulfilled with her corporate life and in need of a side project. "I really didn't like my job. It wasn't going anywhere. So, I ended up, for fun, just selling stuff on eBay from my closet — old purses, shoes, anything I could get my hands on," she told Business Insider. As the items in her closet dwindled, she figured the next logical step would be creating her own product to sell online. "I just fell into this e-commerce research hole — this whole world of being able to analyze supply and demand," she said. "Eventually, I found a dog niche." She decided to sell dog harnesses, found a manufacturer through Alibaba, and ordered about $5,000 worth of inventory using her eBay earnings. The product arrived at her doorstep, and "it took me three hours to get them upstairs because it was carton after carton after carton," she said. Harrington listed and sold most of her initial inventory on eBay. This was in 2012, when selling on Amazon was still uncharted territory. But when she discovered the relatively new platform and created a listing, "they sold out within 24 hours," she said. "And so I did the math: If I actually kept this in stock, how much would I do a year in revenue? And it was easily a million dollars." Her instant success on Amazon likely had more to do with timing than her product. "In 2013, 2014, there were not many options out there, so it was easy," she said. "Every year gets harder." From dog harnesses to cat doors For years, Harrington sold dog harnesses while working her 9-to-5. She ran a lean operation from her home in Arlington, Massachusetts, using the internet as a business coach: "Google was my best friend. I taught myself how to import, how to find a factory, how to wire payment, how to do marketing, how to find a bookkeeper, how to read a profit and loss statement." By 2016, her e-commerce profit matched her salary, and she left the unsatisfying job that encouraged her to start a side project in the first place. Having gained an extra eight hours a day, she launched her second brand, Purrfect Portal, to fill a gap in the pet space. "I am a cat lady — I've always been a cat lady — and I really wanted an interior cat door," said Harrington. "When I went online, there was only one option." And it wasn't great, she added: "It was the quintessential, 'I can do this better.' I know how to do this. I've found a factory in China. I've figured out how to bring cargo from one part of the world to another." Still, designing a cat door would be a completely different and more complex project than producing dog harnesses. A mentor she found through the business program SCORE connected her with engineers and a manufacturer who would help create the plastic product. Her cat doors were profitable but not an immediate smash hit. "It was the smaller of my two businesses, and it was just chugging along and growing year by year," said Harrington, who started to notice a recurring customer comment: People were desperate for a closable door, rather than a cat door with flaps. The solution to her customer's woes was born out of a happy hour with friends. "Someone said, 'What about a miniature door? A little human door with a little doorknob and a little window and a little door knocker,'" recalled Harrington. "And everyone just lost their minds, even the non-cat people. And in my gut, I knew people would love it." It took two years to bring the happy hour vision to life, but when it launched in 2020, "people just lost their minds," she said. "It catapulted to the top of the bestseller list pretty quickly. We were selling 100 units a day." In 2025, "we're the No. 1 selling cat door on Amazon, and we have awesome patent protection on the invention," she added. BI confirmed her seven-figure revenue by reviewing her Amazon sales dashboard. Keys to succeeding on Amazon: a reliable manufacturer, a network to lean on, and an excellent product Making money on Amazon in 2025 is harder than it's ever been, said Harrington, who offered three pieces of advice to prospective sellers. First, if you don't find a reliable manufacturer, you could fail before you even list your product. "They can make or break your business in terms of really producing something that's high quality, and then also the trust around wiring money to the other side of the world," said Harrington. After nearly a decade of working with the same factory, she's making a major adjustment in response to the unpredictable tariffs. By October, "80% of our catalog is going to be made in the USA, which was not on my BINGO card," she said. The switch isn't to cut costs. In fact, producing in the States will cost her more. But she said the peace of mind is worth it: "I've honestly just had so many sleepless nights over the tariffs. I've been doing this for 10 years. I've never been in a scenario where my cost of goods could double overnight or triple overnight, and I just couldn't handle that stress anymore." The next ingredient in the success recipe is your network. You want to surround yourself with people who have already done what you're aiming to do. "I can trace so many aha moments and big successful moments in my business to conversations with certain people who are more experienced or further down the road than I am," said Harrington, who is a member of an elite group of seven-figure Amazon sellers called Million Dollar Sellers. A major perk of the membership is access to events, where Harrington can connect with peers in person. "You end up leaving with pages of notes and to-dos," she said. "There's always one conversation — it could be five minutes or an hourlong — but there's always some conversation you have with someone randomly that just completely transforms what you're going to work on when you get home." Finally, to make money on Amazon in 2025, you need to offer an excellent and unique product. "In some cases, you're competing with brands that are the factory or have a lower cost of goods, so it's really hard as an American brand to compete that way," she said. "I think to really succeed on Amazon today, you need to have a moat — and the moat is either something that is sourced in the United States, something that is very difficult to make, or intellectual property like a utility patent." Once you select your product, "make it as amazing as you possibly can, set a low price, spend on ads, and give it time."
Business Insider
an hour ago
- Business Insider
Amazon salaries revealed: How much the cloud and retail giant pays software engineers, data scientists, and more
AI is reshaping workforces across tech, including at Amazon. At the cloud and tech giant, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said the technology will inevitably spell job cuts, as well as increased hiring in areas like robotics and AI. In a June memo, Jassy encouraged staffers to "use and experiment with AI whenever you can," sparking backlash. Staff at certain Amazon subsidiaries must show how they use AI when applying for promotions, Business Insider previously reported. At the same time, Amazon is making a massive AI hiring push, according to data from AI job search platform Jobright. It's advertising for three times as many AI jobs as Meta, Google, and Microsoft, according to the report. Amazon's AI embrace is in line with Jassy's ongoing push to build an increasingly efficient, startup-like workforce. This has manifested in return-to-office, flattening management layers, and revamped pay models to reward high performers. Most recently, the e-commerce giant rolled out a stricter performance review process with culture as a key metric. Amazon has 1.5 million employees and onboarded roughly 11,300 foreign workers in the first quarter of 2025, according to publicly available filings that companies must make when hiring outside of the US. The filings reveal the salaries that Amazon pays for those roles, though the data only refers to foreign hires and doesn't include equity or other benefits that Amazon employees can receive in addition to their base pay. A software engineer working in the company's Amazon Web Services cloud division can pocket as much as $185,000, according to the data, while a software development engineer at can make $263,700. At data scientists and financial analysts can make as much as $230,900 and $204,028, respectively, while technical product managers can take home as much as $235,200. An Amazon spokesperson told BI that compensation packages are based on role and level and informed by location, performance, and other factors. The spokesperson said compensation is intended to attract and motivate the highest-caliber talent, and the company regularly reviews its packages to ensure they're competitive. Here's what Amazon is paying across key roles that Amazon most frequently hires from abroad, based on applications from the first quarter of 2025. Amazon Data Services Software Development Engineer: $108,826 to $223,600 Amazon Development Center US Software Development Engineer: $95,493 to $260,600 Amazon Web Services Business Intelligence Engineer: $96,678 to $176,012 Enterprise Account Engineer: $103,605 to $238,965 Professional Services: $105,997 to $218,200 Software Development Engineer: $84,094 to $223,600 Support Engineer-External: $63,835 to $160,000 Services Applied Scientist: $83,491 to $260,000 Business Analyst: $79,518 to $143,100 Business Intelligence Engineer: $193,200 Data Engineer: $70,262 to $236,344 Data Scientist: $92,040 to $230,900 Financial Analyst: $94,300 to $204,028 Manager, Software Development: $148,950 to $287,700 Product Manager: $109,782 to $200,000 Product Manager - Technical: $136,843 to $235,200 Program Manager: $81,600 to $162,700 Quality Assurance Engineer: $86,320 to $185,000 Software Development Engineer: $85,384 to $263,700 Supply Chain Manager: $77,200 to $168,000 System Development Engineer: $105,997 to $198,000
