i got the whole system with a pod storage container and a bag of pods for a special "try it" promotion for $15 ($79 value). i was afraid of the cost of pods too. if you get them on sale, they're not bad. i got a bag of 16 sumatra pods for $3 the other day.

I as well have the Senseo coffee system, and I buy my pods usually from Wal-Mart (as my local grocery stores don't carry them yet). I get the 16 count and it runs about $4.30 a bag, but foldgers has started making coffee pods that work rather well in the Senseo, in fact it lists the senseo on the back of the Foldgers pack, the are easier to find and cost a little less. You can find them online, and can also find the storage cans for the pods as well. Online you can usually find decent deals on cost, but they usually get you on the shipping. So it's the same as if you went to Wal-Mart. There are 3 links down below that sell the senseo pods in all flavors, the cheapest is the last link which is a e-bay store that sells them. Hope this helps.