You have a point. Though I have never tried one. I make instant because I want my water boiling.

My mother acually has 2. One for 12 cups and one for 5 cups. I love the taste. She uses those b/c she has hard water and every few months she'd have a regular "die" on her. Even though she cleaned it reguarly the wouldn't last long b/c of the water. The percalators work well b/c they don't cycle the water like the other kind.

I don't know, especially because I make mine in a percolator and it always turns out great. But you have a point; I'm t only person I know who uses one.

Ahhh the memories. Does anyone remember the old Maxwell House commercials that showed the coffee perking up through the glass bubble on top? to answer
your question, I don't think many people know how to use them, if they even know they exist. One of the drawbacks is the coffee has to be drunk immediately, because there isn't a keep warm feature, and there isn't a timer for waking up to hot coffee

Because it is quicker and easier to do drip coffee.

they sounded great and smelled even better. i think due to our society wanting everything right away, manufacturers don't see them as a marketable item. this is sad nothing smells better in the cold mornings than coffee perking on the stove