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| Ease of Use | 7.4/10   |
|---|---|
| Durability | 6.8/10 |
| Style | 8/10 |
| Service & Support | 5.2/10 |
| Value for Money | 6.9/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 7.4/10 |
| Overall Rating | 7.2/10 |
By Toby. on 26th Mar 2002
| Value for money | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Overall value | 6/10 |
 Toby.'s recommendation | |
Straightforward machine - excellent coffee
Bit of a pain to keep clean, post-sales support leaves a lot to be desired.
Having acquired a huge taste for coffee, and espresso especially, it was inevitable that I would purchase an espresso machine eventually. Despite the bewildering array of machines on offer I decided to go with the Starbucks Barista machine.
Buying it was easy (I even managed to get a 10% discount for walking away with an ex-display model) and subsequent visits to my local branch for advice on using it were met by helpful, patient staff.
The machine itself proved a joy to use. The process of priming the pump and steam wand may seem a little labourious, but is so straightforward that it becomes second nature after a while.
A word of warning for potential purchasers though - God help you if anything goes wrong with it!!! I recently suffered a bit of a mishap with the brewing handle and have been trying to get hold of a replacement. The staff at my local Starbucks didn't have a clue how to go about doing this so for the past week I've been trying to contact Starbucks directly about the query. To date I have yet to receive a response, or even an acknowledgement, to any of my e-mails and so my straightforward, excellent-coffee-making machine is currently no more than a £250 piece of junk taking up space in my kitchen
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total Respect: +4
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