Nespresso (Nestlé)

Vertuo Creatista (BVE850BSS)

Nespresso (Nestlé) Vertuo Creatista (BVE850BSS)

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Sentiment score58% positive
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Last updated: Jun 30, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconAdvanced-Candidate92
8 months ago

Availability of the pods. Can’t say they don’t have some issues but my virtuo creatista is on point 99 % of the time

Reddit Iconamy_lou_who
8 months ago

I gave up Starbucks for Nespresso. I use a golden caramel pod and caramel Syrup and get pretty close. It’s been over a year. I actually can’t drink Starbucks any longer, it tastes awful.

Reddit IconAccomplished_Bag9153
8 months ago

Went to a Hotel with a Nespresso Pixie and when i returned i ordered my Vertuo right away

Reddit IconAevynne
3 months ago

I used a Nespresso Vertuo for a few years and recently got a Breville Bambino and a Kingrinder K6. Even though they’re kinda budget, the result is MILES better than what I’d get from a Vertuo pod. As for beans, see if you have local roasters. We order from one that offers a recurring subscription so we can time it and never run out.

Reddit IconAgile_Flower_5025
6 months ago

I just gave away my vertuo id highly suggest an original Nespresso way more variety and quality on the pods. However all of the have pros and cons . Pros Convince to quality ratio much higher than k cups Auto refill makes getting coffee and making coffee a brainless almost no effort process Cons All the coffee is pretty low quality (vertuo) Super expensive cost per cup Very limited in person options (vertuo) The fact 2 of the cons only pertain to vertuo lead me to recommend the original pod machines imo it’s a better cup but less “crema” As for reusable pods I thought they were ok but at that point I might as well pull a shot and make an iced americano on my espresso machine

Reddit IconAgitated-Yam756
8 months ago

OP this is an important question you need to answer. i tried to get almost same exact setup for my wife, but in the end she didn’t want the hassle, just wanted to push the button. i ended up returning everything and got the espresso vertuo and she loves it

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