If it’s not fresh brewed coffee grounds, forget it.
The coffee in my K cups is not instant, it is fine-ground coffee. For coffee, it isn’t any different from any of the one cup brewers we’ve used in the past. Saves a lot of coffee too. Used to brew by the pot and always threw away at least half of the last pot, and after a pot cooks on the warmer for a while the good coffee taste turns to crap. Haven’t used a regular brewer for at least 8 years.
The cups can be found in various varieties on sale at prices that come down to 50 cents a cup for even premium coffees.
My personal favorites are Jet Fuel, Emeril’s and Revv.
My parents drank instant coffee for years for the same reason they bought the Formica and stainless steel kitchen table: because it was “modern”. Besides, using the old fashioned percolators is just about the worst way in the world to make coffee.