Coffee machine for office - Buy or Rent?

mrcheez

Our KRUPS coffee machine broke down recently, and I was tasked with looking for a replacement.

I spotted this machine: De'Longhi Bean to Cup - ESAM2800

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-Bean-Cup-Coffee-Machine/dp/B00LB8FHJ4/

but then it occurred to me that the machine may be unsuitable for a small office environment (approx 30 cups per day), and would require regular maintenance.

In which case is rental the way to go? Would the rental including regular cleaning service/maintenance?

Recommend anywhere in Dublin for renting (circa €60 /month) ?

mrcheez

Cheapest rental I can find is €840 / annum with a service every 9 months.

I reckon we'll see how the De Longhi goes first for €350, as it has a 2 year warranty. I'm assuming the repair centre is pretty good?

mossym

our place has a nespresso machine, makes a lot more than 30 cups a day too. Personally i'm amazed at how it is still going

mrcheez

Nespresso machine is my preference too (had it in my last place of work) but bosses here are having none of it because we have several boxes containing bags of dried beans to use up

ford2600

mrcheez wrote: »

Nespresso machine is my preference too (had it in my last place of work) but bosses here are having none of it because we have several boxes containing bags of dried beans to use up

Gaggia Brera?

I've one in home office for 6 years trouble free. It's made a lot of coffee

mrcheez

ford2600 wrote: »

Gaggia Brera?

I've one in home office for 6 years trouble free. It's made a lot of coffee

Hmm kinda pricey

http://pricespy.ie/product.php?p=543408

We'll try the one for €363... then maybe raise the price is we have to down the line

mossym

mrcheez wrote: »

Nespresso machine is my preference too (had it in my last place of work) but bosses here are having none of it because we have several boxes containing bags of dried beans to use up

shocked, would much rather have decent bean to cup. maybe we can swap (just kidding, none of the rest would go for it)

mrcheez

mossym wrote: »

shocked, would much rather have decent bean to cup. maybe we can swap (just kidding, none of the rest would go for it)

I'd much rather have easy clean-up and used-up pods collected by the delivery man :P

meeeeh

We got a been to cup one of more expensive DeLonghi machines with milk container (around 1000 euros). We calculated that three of us in the office drink enough coffee that the initial higher cost was covered inside of a year in comparison to buying cheap nespresso machine and expensive pods. And that was using Illy or similar price range coffee.

ford2600

mrcheez wrote: »

Hmm kinda pricey

http://pricespy.ie/product.php?p=543408

We'll try the one for €363... then maybe raise the price is we have to down the line

If each person drinks only one cup per day, you'll use circa 400g per day or roughly 100kg per year.

Even if you get coffee cheap at €10/kg that's €1000/yr. Double that if 2 cups per day is average.

The machine is the cheap bit, spend wisely...

mrcheez

We ended up getting the ESAM2800 in Argos for €363

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?searchTerms=ESAM2800

Gotta say it's an impressive piece of kit, serving up some of the best coffee I've had from a Bean to Cup machine imho... get one while you can

mossym

mossym wrote: »

shocked, would much rather have decent bean to cup.

mrcheez wrote: »

I'd much rather have easy clean-up and used-up pods collected by the delivery man :P

mrcheez wrote: »

serving up some of the best coffee I've had from a Bean to Cup machine imho.

now you see where i was coming from...:)

mrcheez

mossym wrote: »

now you see where i was coming from...:)

I still prefer Nespresso given the choice (this is the best bean-to-cup though)

Although nothing beats a good moka pot... I was considering getting one of the electric ones before they got this.