TotallyOz Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I have a friend that works in a large office. He loves my Nespresso Machine. But, the pods are a bit expensive. Their office is going to buy them a nice coffee machine and he asked if Nespresso would be the best choice. What do you think? Or, there other options? Easy to get pods? What do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkguy Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 for Thai tastes the Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsule system (coffee is not always black or in a red cup) offers (to my taste cloyingly) sweeter and mostly milk based beverages compared to the Nespresso system (coffee is always espresso but bring your own Aeroccino) but now that Nespresso has an "official" presence in Thailand capsule prices have dropped considerably and the Nespresso Thailand and Nespresso-Thailand (50 shades of grey) web sites both have for example Arpeggio and Ristretto capsules at 20 Baht with free next day delivery on typical office-sized orders Nespresso (and possibly Nescafe) also offer some commercial grade systems for office and hotel use but I am not sure of their availability or support in Thailand illy, Segafredo and a few others also have capsule systems available in Thailand but not necessarily with the level of support Nescafe and Nespresso offer - have a wander through Central Chidlom one day! but coffee is not always in a capsule, and there are many fine fully automatic machines (sometimes even with (semi-)reasonable automatic milk frothers) suitable for an office environment that allow the use of significantly cheaper but good quality local coffee beans from DoiTung or the royal projects in northern Thailand but whatever you do stop them getting a machine and a lifetime commitment to Boncafe coffee - they may be the "'best-value-for-money'" coffee supplier in Thailand but i would rather drink klong water! bkkguy Moses and TotallyOz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 coffee is not always in a capsule, and there are many fine fully automatic machines (sometimes even with (semi-)reasonable automatic milk frothers) suitable for an office environment There lies the answer. Get a machine that takes real coffee in the form of beans or ground coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abang1961 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 The funny thing is that the hardware is very affordable but the expendables are not. The machine costs a little over SGD150 but the pods are extremely expensive. To solve the issue, I fill the standard Pyrex glass coffee/tea pot with cold water and place bags of coffee powder (less cleaning to do than powdered coffee) into the pot. Then I microwave it for about 5 minutes. The aroma of coffee is as strong, if not stronge, than dipping coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hutchison Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 The funny thing is that the hardware is very affordable but the expendables are not. The machine costs a little over SGD150 but the pods are extremely expensive. It's the same principle as buying a printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller123 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 It's the same principle as buying a printer. and a wet razor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
