I bought my Presto here on Amazon and after all the great reviews, I'm really disappointed. The coffee comes out very weak, no matter how many grounds are in the top. Never having used a percolator, I have nothing to compare it to, but I'm wasting tons of good quality organic coffee only to end up with a very weak cup. One time, the coffee poured simply as clear hot water. The way the pieces sit in the percolator must had something to do with that. The top piece rests on a pole with a spring and you can't push it down - it sort of bounces up and down and doesn't "sit" straight.I don't know if all percolators are like this, but I'm really disappointed for what I paid and for the great reviews. I wanted to get away from using a coffee maker with plastic pieces being in contact with hot water, but I unfortunately think I'm going back to my Mr Coffee.......