Excuse Me Buddy, Can You Spare Ten Grand?

Everyday Joe's has a physical heart, we call it an espresso machine. That very special piece of machinary is key to what we do here. It is why people first start coming. It is the device by which we are able to create amazing espresso drinks.

When Joe's opened way back in 2003 the machine was donated to us by shop that had closed, Coffee Connection. The machine had seen many a morning of espresso pulling, we estimate it is around 15 or so years old. We sent it down to the shop and had it overhauled and tuned up. And it got us off the ground. Joe's was very thankful to have such a gift. But now we get to the phrase "nickel and dime to death."

The machine is begining to show its age. And we all fear the day that it just goes down. Hard to have a coffee shop without an espresso machine these days. So we have begun to talk about getting a new machine. Buying a new espresso machine is a lot like car shopping. Used vs. New, Top of the Line vs. Economy, etc etc. And if we decided to buy used it is very much "caveat empto" or buyer beware. Espresso machines are complex with many parts and buying used could come with any sort of hidden problem that the seller probably is not even aware of.

Buying new is always the best bet, except for price. A new quality espresso machine and the needed supplies to install it correctly will cost around $10,000. That is a lot of money. But when I think about how important the espresso machine is to Everyday Joe's, how key it is to keeping us open and keeping us in the community, I think that $10,000 is really not that much. And Everyday Joe's already has roughly $3,000 in the bank so we really only need $7,000 give or take a few hundred.

So thus begins my official quest to get Everyday Joe's a new espresso machine.