My generous but clueless boyfriend got me an DC/AC converter for the car. hahahaha I love men! So his thought was that if we lost power again we can plug the coffee maker into the car and brew a pot (I am a grumpy person without my morning coffee). Yes, this does not work people!!!!! hahaha He ended up going to the nearest Dunkins for coffee! haha However my car cell phone charger broke and with this DC/AC converter I can use the home charger in the car so it does come in handy.