Miele espresso coffee maker $800 off with $299 coffee purchase

This seems like a really good deal. I have the version one up from this machine and would have loved this price a few years ago when I was in the market. Oh well. Thanks, OP.

propofol wrote: ↑ I have the version one up from this machine and would have loved this price a few years ago when I was in the market.

The 6150? How are you finding reliability?

This deal is kind of stupid, why make you buy so much coffee for a high end machine if its probably gonna be all stale by the time you get to it. If you prepaid for 20 bags now and they shipped you like 5 bags at a time as you requested or gave you an account with a 20 bag credit or something that would be better.

Not saying that some people can’t finish 20 bags in a reasonable amount of time, but I would assume the majority of people can’t . The heaviest coffee drinkers I know finish about a pound of unground beans a week, but there is a fair bit of waste and they have a serious coffee problem.


Still upvoted the OP, thanks for the deal.

The special is for 3 models. When you buy 20 bags of coffee you can get the following:
CM 5300 (Graphite Grey) for $699
CM 6150 (Obsidian Black or Graphite Grey) for $1,199
CM 6350 (Graphite Grey) for $1,699

Looks like some reliability problems as indicated in reviews

https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/miele ... so-machine

Manual:
https://www1.miele.com/pmedia/ZGA/TX207 ... 070-02.pdf

Also nice review here

kimwoobingsu wrote: ↑ This deal is kind of stupid, why make you buy so much coffee for a high end machine if its probably gonna be all stale by the time you get to it. If you prepaid for 20 bags now and they shipped you like 5 bags at a time as you requested or gave you an account with a 20 bag credit or something that would be better.

Not saying that some people can’t finish 20 bags in a reasonable amount of time, but I would assume the majority of people can’t . The heaviest coffee drinkers I know finish about a pound of unground beans a week, but there is a fair bit of waste and they have a serious coffee problem.

Really, it is $500 off, or actually, it should be $500 off + tax on $299 (since that's food) but Miele is charging tax on the coffee. I'd call in and ask for the amount to be adjusted (should be $35,88 less in B.C.)

I would think a machine like this more so intended to be in an office and not someone's house.

lifeisfuneh wrote: ↑ Looks like some reliability problems as indicated in reviews

That's my main concern with any automated coffee maker. Some poor reviews on Amazon though some are poorly written to be able to figure out what is the issue.

AbdullahI93996 wrote: ↑ I would think a machine like this more so intended to be in an office and not someone's house.

You'd be surprised what some people have in their homes. The Miele built-in coffee machines (not a new thing) starts at $4,599.

thriftshopper wrote: ↑ That's my main concern with any automated coffee maker. Some poor reviews on Amazon though some are poorly written to be able to figure out what is the issue.

Nice thing about the Philips owned brands like Saeco, Gaggia .... you can get parts very cheap and fix it your self.

AbdullahI93996 wrote: ↑ I would think a machine like this more so intended to be in an office and not someone's house.

This is not meant for heavy commercial use by any means.

thriftshopper wrote: ↑ You'd be surprised what some people have in their homes. The Miele built-in coffee machines (not a new thing) starts at $4,599.

They have a built in model that does Nespresso. I think it was $2000+ as opposed to just a few hundred for a top end Nespresso Creatista.

I'm just going to assume people are paying the premium because it looks nice. Basically same thing as Bang & Olufsen. Good product, not exceptional, but doubles as home "decor".

Dave510 wrote: ↑ They have a built in model that does Nespresso. I think it was $2000+ as opposed to just a few hundred for a top end Nespresso Creatista.

I'm just going to assume people are paying the premium because it looks nice. Basically same thing as Bang & Olufsen. Good product, not exceptional, but doubles as home "decor".

I guess cheaper automatic machines look kind of... well... cheap.

If you really want to have a machine that doubles as decor, get yourself a nice lever model.

Example: Europiccola

Or: Stradivari

Steep learning curve, you have to actually make your coffee but it is very satisfying, you don't have to hear a loud pump going, and the coffee tastes better. A lot more control on your shot.

lifeisfuneh wrote: ↑ Nice thing about the Philips owned brands like Saeco, Gaggia .... you can get parts very cheap and fix it your self.

learning so much about coffee and coffee machines in this thread. are there built-in versions of any of the ones you mentioned?

lifeisfuneh wrote: ↑ Nice thing about the Philips owned brands like Saeco, Gaggia .... you can get parts very cheap and fix it your self.

Saeco has gone downhill since it was bought out by Philips.

They do not allow returns for expresso maker at Miele - lots of fight to return one 2 years ago ( smelled and tasted like plastic)

Interesting to see that the Miele CM 5300 is now $300 off at Costco, were it currently sells for $1199.

dracolnyte wrote: ↑ learning so much about coffee and coffee machines in this thread. are there built-in versions of any of the ones you mentioned?

Not that I know of here in the NA market.

tomw wrote: ↑ Saeco has gone downhill since it was bought out by Philips.

Your observation or you found some stats?
In my experience most problems people complain about are caused of poor maintenance and poor bean selection.
The machine will tolerate it for while but then it will bite you in the a**
Parts in these didn't change much for over 10 years.