Comments on: Nespresso CitiZ Espresso Machine and Sodastream Seltzer Maker

By: Dave Kershaw

Dave Kershaw — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:26:20 +0000

Thanks for the info – in the morning I cant beat a good homemade cup of coffee

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:22:07 +0000

I bought a travel nespresso machine in Las Vegas but cannot use it because the company will not send the coffee capsules to anywhere other than your billing address! It’s a very unfriendly policy that renders the machine useless anywhere except your home base. As a traveler, I would NOT recommend Nespresso if you plan to use it away from home.

By: julie

julie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:47:21 +0000

great to hear! I am this close to buying both…

By: Dwayne White

Dwayne White — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:01:25 +0000

I am considering a Citiz and have really enjoyed reading all the positive feedback.

I do, however, already own a Soda Stream and love it. Even the store brands of seltzer were $1 each and I hated all the empty plastic bottles. We usually go through one a day – sometimes 2. With the Soda Stream, it is so easy to make a fresh seltzer every time you want it. I bought the flavored mixes as well but generally like it plain (well maybe some vodka and a squeeze of meyer lemon) lol But there’s nothing worse than flat seltzer, and if you’ve only used half the bottle, just fill it back up with water and refresh it again.

I’ll get back to you on the Nespresso.

By: Coffee Addict

Coffee Addict — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:34:35 +0000

I LOVE the Citiz – a friend overseas (who has owned a nespresso for many years) gave it to us as Christmas present last week, & I’m already addicted to it! It makes a fabulous cup of cappucino too. Awesome milk forth. It beats most coffee made by the cafes in town.

By: Jackie Danicki

Jackie Danicki — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:45:11 +0000

Okay, the verdict came back rather quickly: “A very easy, very expensive way to make very shitty coffee. It’s a joke amongst anyone who cares or understands anything about coffee. Seriously.”
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By: Jackie Danicki

Jackie Danicki — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:19:45 +0000

All my friends who have Nespresso machines are complete devotées. Nobody is on the fence about this. (All of these people are European, though we also have one in my office in California. I’m not a huge coffee drinker, but it sure is fast and produces a non-bitter cup of espresso. I tend to pop in an Arpeggio pod, which has a caffeine rating of nine on a one-to-ten scale. But you can even get decaf pods, if you ever entertain freaks.) You can get a range of pods, and they even come out with limited edition ones throughout the year that the Nespresso fans I know go crazy over getting.

That said, I know a lot of coffee snobs who turn their noses up at Nespresso. But there are always snobs rushing to do that, so I dunno. Let me ask my friend from Ristretto Roasters – http://www.ristrettoroasters.com – whose coffee was named the best cup of coffee in the northwest by the Sterns. Will let you know.

By: Burke Morton

Burke Morton — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:56:55 +0000

I used a Nespresso machine in Europe a couple of years ago (billboards of George Clooney were all over the place and they were launching it for commercial use simultaneously), though ours lacked a milk frother. It produced delicious coffee, for one third (or less!) of the price of the Francis Francis X1, which I agree yielded better coffee, but it was no substitute for my sticker shock! Nespresso is more commercially savvy as far as marketing goes, but this comes backed-up by first-class customer service, as it ought. We investigated using Nespresso at Twist in late 2007, but nothing came of it.
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By: Christina Baita

Christina Baita — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:31 +0000

You could always put it on a registry?
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By: Natasha

Natasha — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:05 +0000

I have both ot these machines above and love them both.
GREAT CHOICE
The penguin soda club machine is great. More expensive maybe than other soda club machines but the glass carafes on the table are a hit.
And the CitiZ…. Nespresso must be the best coffee company around and their customer service is great!