A couple of Saturdays ago, Romy was washing dishes in the afternoon.

As she was cleaning our (oldish) coffee maker’s glass carafe, she bumped it up against the sink edge. And – of course – it cracked the bottom.

What to do? Can one even buy a solo carafe? And if so, where to buy? Will we have to buy a whole new coffee maker? We have no backup coffee maker and it’s nice to have coffee on Sunday morning.

I think you see where this is going – whipped out my phone and fired up the Amazon app, found the exact 14-cup Cuisinart glass carafe…and it was available for same day delivery (we have an Amazon warehouse near us).

Placed the order at about 3:30 pm; it was delivered before 8:30 pm – and no extra charge (we do have Prime).

Amazon has issues – especially around labor – but on that day, Amazon really delivered for us.

P.S. – Still not sure where to buy just a carafe except online. Decades ago, I bought replacement carafe(s) from Service Merchandise, but I don’t even know if they exist anymore.

Update – Service Merchandise – at least the name/logo – still exists, but only online and only sells jewelry. It was a great store for stuff like carafes and so on. Nostalgia blast. Walmart also carries the solo carafe, but online only, three days to ship and about a 30% higher price tag (and no Prime shipping…).