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Machine for the Office

  • 19-07-2024 8:39am
    #1
    stargazer 68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    Looking to get a coffee machine for the office - 50 -70 cups a day approx. Bean to cup type. Im not a coffee machine drinker!

    We have looked at industrial ones but way over the budget! Spend of probably 1-2K

    Been looking at Currys, Harvey Norman etc and Breville and Sage seem options. Would 2/2.5 litre tank be enough? Anyone got any other suggestions. TIA



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  • #2
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,406 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    My non expert hunch would be that for 50 - 70 coffees a day, a domestic bean to cup machine would be a false economy, needing pretty frequent replacement due to not being designed or built for that volume.



  • #3
    stargazer 68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭stargazer 68


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401092#Comment_122401092

    Thats what I thought but simply dont have the budget for anything bigger. They currently use jars of instant etc as the previous machine broke. There may only be 30 a day now - they might have got used to the instant :)



  • #4
    3d4life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 923 ✭✭✭3d4life


    "….the previous machine broke"

    (a) Do you know what type / model of machine it was ?

    (b) Do you know roughly how long it was in operation before it broke ? ( also, was it "minded" whie it was working )



  • #5
    stargazer 68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭stargazer 68


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401205#Comment_122401205

    I don't know which one - it was a pod one

    couple of years I think - certainly wouldn't say it was 'minded'.



  • #6
    artanevilla
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    Have you considered leasing one?

    Might make more sense in terms of budgeting, there are companies who lease the machines, provide regular maintenance, provide supplies etc.



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  • #7
    stargazer 68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭stargazer 68


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401248#Comment_122401248

    Good idea! Will look into it



  • #8
    3d4life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 923 ✭✭✭3d4life


    "a pod one" less than 100yoyo new ? but fed with expensive pods ? did the drinker pay for his pod ?

    If so, why not just buy another machine and let them get on with it :)

    If work has to buy pods for employees then maybe consider the matter in more depth ( Ha! Ha! )



  • #9
    bergipau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 313 ✭✭bergipau


    Have you also looked at running costs? Beans are not cheap, if you are making 50-70 cups a day you would definitely need to take that cost into consideration



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