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> even if they spend $10/day on fancy ones or the equivalent per year on owning and maintaining a fancy machine (and few people will do either). Assuming the m
by 908B64B197 6y ago
> even if they spend $10/day on fancy ones or the equivalent per year on owning and maintaining a fancy machine (and few people will do either).
Assuming the machine's lifespan is 5 years (and that's a very short time for an espresso machine) you are looking at 18K over 5 years at 10$/day.
That's high traffic commercial espresso machine (La Marzocco) territory.
- ben_w 6y agoI’m aware; I chose this as a deliberately extreme example of why coffee expenses aren’t worth optimising.
- onecommentman 6y agoGiven the salvage value of the espresso machine after five years, you are in personal shared valet territory. (It’s Uber, but for baristas!)