I got hooked on quad shot white chocolate mochas about four years ago. And at four bucks a cup, plus another buck to tip the gals, five bucks a day…..every day rain or shine, I did the math and bought a machine that would make real espresso. I think I spent about $800 on a refurbished machine and it lasted a good three and half years. I just recently bought this machine to replace the dead one.
http://www.wholelattelove.com/Capresso/F9.cfm The old one probably made a good 2500 cups of espresso / latte’s or other before it died. At four bucks each, it more than paid for itself.
You can pick up refurbished machines at about half the price from this store, and both of mine were basically brand new. They even smelled new.
