Francis Francis (did I stutter?)

jrw · 02-08-2009, 09:56 PM

So, my local paper has a full-page ad in the Sunday magazine from illy: "Enjoy cafe-quality espresso for less than $1 a cup" and the offer is for a Francis Francis X5 machine and 4 cappuccino cups ($678 value) for $150, when you agree to purchase 4 cans a month of coffee in the next year.

So, this question coming from a guy currently using a moka pot, is this a worthwhile machine, or is the no free lunch axiom in play here?

Here's the illy site: http://www.illyusa.com/webapp/wcs/st...anding_0=PLAF9

02-08-2009, 09:56 PM	#1
jrw On A 72-Hour Psych Hold Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,002 Trading: (4)	Francis Francis (did I stutter?) So, my local paper has a full-page ad in the Sunday magazine from illy: "Enjoy cafe-quality espresso for less than $1 a cup" and the offer is for a Francis Francis X5 machine and 4 cappuccino cups ($678 value) for $150, when you agree to purchase 4 cans a month of coffee in the next year. So, this question coming from a guy currently using a moka pot, is this a worthwhile machine, or is the no free lunch axiom in play here? Here's the illy site: http://www.illyusa.com/webapp/wcs/st...anding_0=PLAF9 __________________ A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.--Groucho Last edited by jrw; 02-08-2009 at 09:58 PM. Reason: adding the url