We've got one a few years ago (Mrs Roots idea) and I thought it would last a month and the wee cup things would be expensive/pain to use etc but here I am about 3 years later still using it. Great wee things and you can order the capsule things online for less than they are in the shops, they usually throw in a freebee as well, admittedly its usually some foul sweet thing that doesn't interest me but hey, they're free so no biggy.
Enjoy your bargain mate, I like the Americano but there's loads of different ones.