I never used anything like this but all I am going to say Starbucks & Dunkin who??? Because baby I can make my own Carmel macchiatos now.  The samples I got taste amazing. This IS the best item I have ever reviewed. It’s super simple to use, just give it a minute for the milk to work unlike me lol… it’s a learning curve. But it’s sooo easy to make the drinks you order out! Now I wish I would splurged and bought something like this years ago. I could have saved tons of money.