On 4/14/2012 10:24 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> A very recent ad from Williams-Sonoma:
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> Miele CM5100 Espresso Machine
> Sugg. Price: $2,649.00 Our Price: $1,999.95
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> Introducing the first fully automatic countertop espresso system from
> Miele, a Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
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> It doesn't make Espresso but my Sears Kenmore cost $20.
>

Your coffee maker is way too extravagant for me, my coffee maker costs
$12. It's a little Sylvania model that I got from Walgrens. It makes 2
cups. The brand Sylvania seem to be positioning itself into the
dirt-cheap consumer electronics business. That's the breaks.

As it goes, taste is secondary. If coffee had no caffeine, there would
be no Starbucks and no coffee culture. My guess is that people would pay
pretty much whatever it costs to get their hit of the world's favorite
drug of choice each morning. 7484