Not too long ago, the espresso is something that was only available to commercial premises, where many people had to be served.
It was the time when every cup of espresso has to take a while to prepare and one had to wait in line for a long time to fill your cup.
This is not the case anymore because you can buy discount espresso machines.
Though, with the number of espresso coffee machines available in the market, it is not easy for someone to choose what is the right machine for his or her kitchen.
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Yes, we are not talking about discounted in the sense of dollars and cents, but not too expensive and affordable.
One should look at costs holistically.
A real lower cost espresso machine is one that value add to you to reduce your "costs" in other areas as well.
So, to us for you to have discount espresso machine, you should consider the following things:
1. Durability
A machine that cost $100 but breaks down after a year is more expensive than a $200 machine that can last for three years.
In simple words, you have to review and think about how durable the espresso machine is before purchasing them. There are times that it’s hard to find the best espresso machine.
You are not sure if the one you have chosen is of good quality. So for you to know and have an idea, try to surf the net and look for some product review about the machine.
With this, you can assure that the machine is high quality, and you can save your money from purchasing another one.
2. Easy to use
A discount espresso machine is something that is easy to use. If the machine is quite hard to operate, people will not use the machine frequently and there are tendencies that you would not use it anymore.
You can save a lot of money with a $1000 espresso machine that is used daily than a $100 that is not used upon purchase.
3. Free delivery
There are some appliances stores be it an offline or online stores that offer a free delivery service.
So when you do order with these shops, it would help you save about $50. You can consider this as another thing for you to have discount espresso brewers.
So do not just look at the cost when you compare espresso machines. You have to consider other things for you to attain a discount espresso machines.
OCM (OnCoffeeMakers.com) was started in 2007 with the first webpage about coffee machines. And for a number of years, we focused on helping people find their desired coffee machine (we still are helping folks with that! So, if you are looking for coffee machines for office or restaurants - check out the link).
In 2010, we started getting enquiries on restaurant marketing and we start to help food and beverage brands with their marketing. Below are campaigns and events that we have done over the years:
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Check out this restaurant marketing guide to learn more about the many campaigns and companies we have worked with.
Since then, we have also created many marketing workshops and classes for the F&B industry. Many of these modules are still running in tertiary institutions such as Temasek Polytechnic Skillsfuture Academy and also ITE College East COC classes, below are some snippets of our lectures and workshops:
OCM’s F&B workshops: Food and Beverage Marketing Lectures | Workshops - click to watch classes on customer journey map, JTBD and more.
So, if you are looking for industry practitioners to help you scale your coffee or F&B businesses, do drop us a message or book an appointment. Do also check out our various social media platforms on regular F&B and coffee market updates:
For regular coffee (F&B) related videos: OCM Youtube
For Daily Coffee Inspiration (fun coffee content): OCM IG
For insights into the coffee (F&B) industry: OCM LinkedIN
PS: For the coffee lovers, we continue to share coffee articles (and videos) and have also started a free coffee class section (with free online coffee training supported by coffee partners).
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