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wedge girl

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4,688 posts

268 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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What a pleasure to do business with them.

Set my heart on a bean to cup expresso machine a little while ago, spoke to a very helpful rep at my local John lewis store who pointed me in the direction of the web site www.gaggia.co.uk

Found a reconditioned one half the normal price, ordered online and was told to expect four weeks for one to become available for delivery, anyway one arrived within the week.

About two months later it stopped working properly, quick email to them and they sent a courier to collect it the next day. Today they delivered it back just like they said they would, all working again.

Marvellous service.

b17nns

18,506 posts

276 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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wedge girl said:
Found a reconditioned one half the normal price.



So only a small remortgage was required then.

Just joking, first class service, first class product but really, £3k for a single oven?


edited to say what a muppet I am. I thought you meant Gaggenau.

www.gaggenau.com/

>> Edited by b17nns on Tuesday 25th January 14:15

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Just as a small additions.

Gaggenau is nothing more than Bosch in a posh frock.

As for Gaggia.

They are THE best coffee machines bar none...

AC79xxx

62,260 posts

278 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Out of interest, was the machine you bought a 2, 3 or 4 cup machine and how long does it take to heat up the water?

wedge girl

Original Poster:

4,688 posts

268 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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AC79xxx said:
Out of interest, was the machine you bought a 2, 3 or 4 cup machine and how long does it take to heat up the water?


It's instant, switch it on it grinds the beans, tampers the coffee, dispenses it straight into the cup, then you just press the button again, for the next cup which is immediately dispensed in the same way.

AC79xxx

62,260 posts

278 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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wedge girl said:

AC79xxx said:
Out of interest, was the machine you bought a 2, 3 or 4 cup machine and how long does it take to heat up the water?



It's instant, switch it on it grinds the beans, tampers the coffee, dispenses it straight into the cup, then you just press the button again, for the next cup which is immediately dispensed in the same way.


ta

catso

16,373 posts

296 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Plotloss said:
As for Gaggia.

They are THE best coffee machines bar none...


Saeco are pretty good too.


www.saeco.com/

andy4200

5,125 posts

302 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Gaggia machines are fantastic. I've had one of these for a few years now.


I don't know how to use it but the girlfriend used to work in an Italian coffee bar between studies so she takes charge of that part of the kitchen.

markmullen

15,877 posts

263 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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AFAIK gaggia offer a half day Barista course, learning how to make good coffee.

Has anyone been on this and was it as good as I imagine?

TIA Mark

voyds9

8,490 posts

312 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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My favourite
had one for about 3 years, wouldn't swop it.

Marshy

2,751 posts

313 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Voyds - that's the slighly later version of the one I have. I'm prepared to admit that grinding your own beans is cool, but to be able to choose a variety of coffee at will and get the perfect espresso in no time flat, with no mess, is bloody marvellous.

The customer service is also very good from Nespresso: had a missing widget with my machine and I just phoned up and got it a couple of weeks later in the post, no messing. Refreshing, these days...

Zod

35,295 posts

287 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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We have the Syncrony Digital automatic model and have had the same great experience of their customer service as you. It broke down after we'd had it for about 14 months (having bought it in Germany) and they sent a courier to collect it, repaired it and sent it back a couple of weeks later. Two years on it's working perfectly.

voyds9

8,490 posts

312 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Marshy said:
Voyds - that's the slighly later version of the one I have. I'm prepared to admit that grinding your own beans is cool, but to be able to choose a variety of coffee at will and get the perfect espresso in no time flat, with no mess, is bloody marvellous.

The customer service is also very good from Nespresso: had a missing widget with my machine and I just phoned up and got it a couple of weeks later in the post, no messing. Refreshing, these days...

Just ordered a new batch of capsules, the last ones were 12months old and still fresh!

rich1231

17,340 posts

289 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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I have the fully auto Gaggia Nespresso machine and it as a marvel. I find myself making coffee for the rest of the block though which is a little frustrating.

The machine is just brilliant. Ok so I may be limited to about 15 varieties of coffee but its enough.

selmer

2,760 posts

271 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Our Gaggia has just broken down, I think it's the solenoid, but it is almost 4 year old (and interesingly has risen in price since we got it!) and has been used 3 or 4 times a day every day.
They will collect, repair and deliver back for £65 which isn't bad at all, even if the part does only cost a few quid.
They were very quick to respond.
They'd get my custom again.

Zod

35,295 posts

287 months

Tuesday 25th January 2005
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selmer said:
Our Gaggia has just broken down, I think it's the solenoid, but it is almost 4 year old (and interesingly has risen in price since we got it!) and has been used 3 or 4 times a day every day.
They will collect, repair and deliver back for £65 which isn't bad at all, even if the part does only cost a few quid.
They were very quick to respond.
They'd get my custom again.
selmer, they told me they'd charge, but in the end they didn't.

granville

18,764 posts

290 months

Saturday 5th March 2005
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You sad individuals, what mugs you are.

Coffee is coffee is bloody coffee.

I too have an unfeasibly pricey Whatsita in the cooking area.

It has been used thrice in several years but I must say, does make exceedingly frothy stuff.

Aren't the Italians experts in making people spend silly money on stuff that's barely used?

Widget

36 posts

258 months

Saturday 5th March 2005
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I've got a £20 espresso/cappucino maker I bought in Argos several years ago. If I had the money for a decent coffee machine... I'd buy another car.

... and make the other half buy me a coffee machine.

mxdi

13,994 posts

278 months

Saturday 5th March 2005
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derestrictor said:
You sad individuals, what mugs you are.

Coffee is coffee is bloody coffee.

I too have an unfeasibly pricey Whatsita in the cooking area.

It has been used thrice in several years but I must say, does make exceedingly frothy stuff.

Aren't the Italians experts in making people spend silly money on stuff that's barely used?


See now that depends on what you like in life.
Bit like optimax, you KNOW its better, yet it costs more.

Some people can taste the difference, me included.
I love to get up on a weekend morning stick on my filter coffee machine for a proper cup of coffee, none of that instant crap. So mine would get used 3 times a week, however, I have no money to buy a proper coffee machine, got a russell hobbs thing.
So I just go to work and use that one there
There is something different about mains plumbed machines, the pressure is far better.

wedge girl

Original Poster:

4,688 posts

268 months

Saturday 5th March 2005
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I make about 10 cups a day with mine, a perfect fresh bean to cup flavour every time