Thursday, March 27, 2008

What was I thinking?

* convinced myself I could do with a cappucinno machine.
* the man suggested to follow "Choice" magazine recommendations and get a certain brand.
* Went to Good Guys and made purchase.
* Went to supermarket, brought assorted ground coffees with great anticipation.
* Got home, turned on machine.
* Became seriously hostile as machine refused to froth milk.
* Watched the "you are such a dumb arse we have to show you how to make a coffee" instructional dvd.
* Made more coffees that were pathetically horrible.
* Thought, it must be the milk.
* Drove to supermarket and brought assorted milks to try.
* After trying for another half hour decided that this was another piece of shit and packed it all back in its box.
* Drove back to Good Guys, had an arguement with salesguy who even went and got his own milk to prove how good this piece of shit could froth the milk and then stood there trying to convince us that what he had created was perfectly frothed milk and what were we on about?
* Spent more of our precious time telling sales guy that he wouldnt know a good cappucinno if he fell into one.
* Got our money back after much heaving and sighing from salesguy.
* Went to Euro Bar for a decent cappucinno and come to the realisation that unless you are willing to spend a motza on a professional machine to use at home - the only way to get a good cappucinno with frothy thick and creamy milk on top is to buy one from a really good coffee shop with smiling baristas who love to make good coffee.
* Lesson learnt.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

true true ....

Jen said...

lets meet for coffee and perve on cute young barista's soon??!!?

Anonymous said...

hi renata my dad and mum went through all that about 20yrs ago the said machines are still sitting in cupboards unused and unboxed and bloody usless they never took them back but bloody good on you for sticking to your guns ....love maureen

Anonymous said...

hi renata my dad and mum went through all that about 20yrs ago the said machines are still sitting in cupboards unused and unboxed and bloody usless they never took them back but bloody good on you for sticking to your guns ....love maureen

Michelle said...

ah yes, the old $6726 pretend frothy milker machine trick....grrrrr

Unknown said...

we live and learn LOL

Hippy Witch said...

My sister has a really good coffee machine, and it froths perfectly, it cost a bit I think, but I always get a beautiful frothy cap at her place. I'll find out details for you.