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In article <znr1072268952k@trad>, mrivers@d-and-d.com said...
> I've tried posting to the world on alt.coffee, but since food lovers
> are often coffee lovers, and both are soemtimes gadget lovers too, I
> thought I'd ask the question here.
> 
> My Tuesday Morning $30 closeout special Farberware espresso maker,
> surely no connoisseur's machine, which has been doing OK for three
> years is now starting to leak and suffer from sticky valves. I've
> nursed it long enough and I'd like to take a step up when I replace
> it. I tend to keep things forever, but when I called to see if I could
> get parts to repair it, I was told that it's been out of production
> for so long that there are no longer any parts in stock.
> 
> I really, really, really, really want to buy from a real store, where
> I can go to look at various machines, talk to someone who knows
> something about them, maybe get a demonstration, and walk out the door
> with one. However, I can't find any place in my area to shop. There's
> the department stores and Bed Bath and Beyond, but nobody there knows
> anything and they have the "standard" Krups and the other one -
> essentially no choices.
> 
> 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?
> 
Mike,
A Williams-Sonoma store might have some models that you can look at, 
though it's unlikely that you'll get much informed help in selecting a 
machine there.

You could also call around to the local coffee roasters and see what they 
suggest.  In the past, I've found the Mayorga folks in Rockville to be 
pretty helpful on general coffee matters, and they might have a lead or 
two on local espresso machine sources.

Bob
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