Nothing to stir or talk about

I purchased the box of 18 for $7.99. At first it felt like a great deal at .44cents a cup. Sadly when I brewed the coffee, the brewing scent was poor, very faint. Definitely not the color of a medium to dark ground coffee. The color of the coffee while it was brewing was not very dark, or rich, again that of what a medium.dark blend should be. Before the regular cup was finished brewing the water dripping into the mug turned clear. To finish it off, the taste simple was not there. Not much aroma or flavor. Tasted blah ... lacking flavor. Sadly to get my monies worth I will most likely use this for when someone comes over and wants a very very light coffee and wants to add a flavor shot to it. Might be the only way I will server it. Overall, not a good buy.