I live all the way across the country in Austin, Texas, but I came upon these guys via some desperate google searching after my (fairly expensive) DeLonghi ESAM3300 Magnifica Super-Automatic Espresso/Coffee Machine stopped working. When your coffee machine stops working, it's full-on crisis mode. A first world problem, sure, but a crisis nevertheless.
I noticed that these guys offer a whole shipping/repair system for sending in the machine and getting it back, and it seemed like they had a lot of expertise with this particular machine.
I sent in details via email about the problem I was having, with a photo of the jammed piece inside the machine. I got some instructions back on what I could possibly do to fix it. Let me just say that I was skeptical that anything could fix it. It seemed pretty bleak, my problem. We had essentially resigned ourselves to needing to buy a new machine... or paying hundreds of dollars to fix this one. Either way, we were out a bunch of money. We had already removed the back panel and otherwise spent a long time trying to tinker with the machine in various ways to fix it, to no avail. So, really, I wasn't eager to try anything else. I was kind of "over it," to be honest, after a lot of frustration. I just wanted to put it in the hands of experts and let them do their thing.
Anyway, I tried what Henry of Espresso Repair Experts suggested, and sure enough, it worked right away. And I am currently drinking a proper espresso for the first time in more than a week.
These guys could have had me send the machine across the country and pay a bunch of money to repair the problem, but they took the time to help me fix my problem, free of charge. I really respect that. So you should totally use these guys if you have a problem that can't be fixed via email/phone instructions. They're obviously good people, and they clearly care about their customers and doing the right thing. If and when my machine ever does bonk in a way that can't be fixed via phone/email instructions, I will definitely ship my precious espresso machine to them for fixing/refurbishment. They've earned a five-star review from me, but more than that-- and this sounds hokey, but whatever-- they've also reminded me the world is a pretty decent place. It's great knowing that there are small businesses out there that take pride in their craft and commit themselves to doing the right thing with integrity. read more