Maybe I'm too simple

A few years back I bought my parents a coffee maker. The kind that you and I use every day. They actually returned it because they didn't think they'd use it. They each like their coffee different strengths, and they have one those simple little things that you put right over your mug and pour the water through. It's kind of like this but not really.

So anyway, eventually they warmed up to the concept and bought a coffee maker, just like they one I gave them that they returned. But the point is that all along I told them that just because it's capable of making 6 cups, you can still just put in enough coffee for one cup.

My fiance drinks decaf, and I drink regular. A few days ago she told me that she wants to get some coffee maker called The Pod or something, so it would be easy to make two different kinds. She said you just throw a baggy in and it makes a cup. I said, well how does that get around having to still do two cycles to get regular and then decaf. She said, well it doesn't, it's just easier to make two types because they're little baggies.

I'm confused. How hard it is to just make a cup, put a new filter in, then make another cup?

It reminds me of the stupid SkyMall magazines on airplanes, and the all time most useless product they sell, the Hot Dog Toaster. Come on, are we really that lazy and spoiled? We can already cook a hot dog in the oven, the toaster oven, the microwave, the grill, and the stove. Is five ways not enough?