Broken vertuo next, what are my options?

Hi guys

I have a vertuo next which has been out of warranty since July and I am getting the machine blinking orange twice as it starts to make the coffee just as I have ordered the 120 assortment bundle. Unfortunately because it’s 3-4 month out of warranty they have said they cannot honor a repair.

They have suggested buying the pop using the subscription sign up for £49 and then cancelling but unfortunately I don’t really want to lock myself into the vertuo pods again and would like to go the original pods route, but I cant return half the vertuo pods because the boxes have been opened and put into a jar.

I was just wondering what people would do here? Buy the pop and suck it up? Try again and see if they will honor a repair? Sorry for the ramble and hope to hear from you guys cheers.