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In article <znr1072268952k@trad>, Mike Rivers <mrivers@d-and-d.com> wrote:

>Has anyone discovered a reasonable place to shop for espresso makers
>in the Washington DC area? Or have espresso makers other than the
>department store brands just become so much of a limited interest
>novelty that the only place to buy is over the Internet?

Some Starbucks coffee shops sell espresso machines.  Well, at least
they used to -- I haven't paid attention to that for some years.

Four or five years ago, a friend was looking for an espresso machine.
I looked up the then recent report on espresso machines in the Consumer
Reports magazine.  One of the machines they had recommended highly was
sold at Starbucks.

So she bought the recommended model (for about $350).  We used it for
a week or so and found it to be more hassle that it was worth.  She
returned it and got her money back.

The machine may have been suitable for cases where you want to make
several cups per run.  But it was not worth the trouble for making
a single cup.  It required quite a bit of effort to set up and prime
the pump to get it started.  The results did not seem much different
from what I get from my $99 no-frills Krups model which I have used
essentially every day for the last 15 years.

At any rate, you may want to look into Starbucks for a selection of
espresso makers.

-- 
Rouben Rostamian