Great Machine!

Advantages: Quick Work-Out, Cheaper than Power Plates, Great Results
Disadvantages: Only tones your body, doesnt keep you fit.

...This machine is simply a must if you want to tone yourself up and not have the hassle of going to the gym for hours each week! I bought one of these off Ebay, and now so glad i did. Its simply an amazing piece of kit. My Personal Experience At first i thought, surely this machine cant be as good as i've been reading all over the net, people must be exagerating and just trying to sell the machine. How wrong i was.... The first time i used this, i trained at level 10 (ranges from 1-20) thinking i can take it at that level no problem, and sure enough i was ok, i did a few different positions for my legs, stomache and arms. I trained for about 10 minutes, as i wanted to see how much this would actualy do, and sales reports tell me that 10minutes of using this machine is equivelent to 1 hour at the gym. Boy oh boy did i feel it...

Mark_K 27.03.2008 (28.03.2008) · Read review
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Starbuck Barista Aroma coffee machine

Advantages: Quick, safe, easy to use, and great value for money.
Disadvantages: expensive to buy

...This coffee maker is just the absolute best. My husband is a coffee freak. In the 15 years we have been married I cannot possible name all the different machines we have brought. On average two a year I should think. For one reason or another they have all ended in the bin rapidly or of course been taken back. So now you have our coffee making history I want to talk to you about the Starbuck Barista AROMA coffee machine. It is not the one pictured above, but it is still a barista. It is for filter coffee all ready ground. It has a removable water reservoir so filling is dead easy. It has a swing out filter tray which takes any filters and is removable again for easy filling and cleaning. The machine never leaks, sits very stable, looks fab in chrome and black and purrs quietly when brewing. Now for the real great stuff. It is so...

muppetmother 03.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Starbucks Barista Machine

great machine it works!

Advantages: it does asa it says
Disadvantages: might make you feel dizzy

...i can say that this is a great machine it really works and gives you good results i wouldnt say the best but you can certainly tell after a period of time that your body has toned up, i havent got one of these myself but i would like to get one when i can afford it lets say. the vibration on this machine is not like a massage its more intense and when you stay on it for quite a while you will feel your muscles tightnen thats when you know its working. so i definatly gives this machine a thumbs up, i suggest you buy this machine if your too lazy or bored to go to the gym because you can do many exercises on this in the comfort of your own home. this is a great machine and would recommend this a good buy...

sxyLizzy 16.07.2008 · Read review
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coffee machine.

Advantages: just as god as the cafe's
Disadvantages: expensive to run

...I love my coffee machine but it is expensive. I bought mine new from Argos. It came with two free packs of coffee and cost £105.99. Operating is a really easy, you shove the little container in the top, close, fill with water, press button and hello lovely cuppa coffee! The only problem I have found is that nowhere does the inserts! I've got to drive to another supermarket which I wouldn't normally use to pick up the inserts which is a pain and a cost in petrol They are fairly expensive as well. It would cost you about £6 for 20 cups of coffee, which compared to normal coffee is really expensive. If you opt for the latte inserts, you only get 10, because 10 of the inserts are condensed milk! Talk about rip off. What a waste of money. I would recommend this to people who love coffee and don't have a baby because...

dan001 20.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Philips Senseo Coffee maker

Senseo Coffee Machine

Advantages: Easy to use, nice coffee.
Disadvantages: Only one kind of drink can be made.

...I don't have one of these myself, but my mum and dad have one, and I use it alot when I'm there. They love this machine and I must say I love it too. Its so easy to use, and makes gorgeous coffee, the only bad thing I have to say about it is that you can only make plain coffee with it, unlike machines such as Tassimo and Dolche Gusto which you can make espresso, latte, mocha, hot chocolate etc, with this you can only make filter coffee. But, if thats all you want from your coffee machine then this is brilliant. The pods you use are relitively cheap, and you can get cheaper varieties of them rather than the Senseo ones which fit perfectly. Its fully automatic, meaning you just press a button and it dispenses the rigth amount of water for the cups, and you can make either one or two cups at a time unlike some other machines meaning it...

stephbond89 30.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips HD7816/50 Senseo Silver

Super Efficient Coffee Machine

Advantages: Quick, clean and easy to use
Disadvantages: The flavour of the drinks may not be to everyone's taste.

...We have had this machine for almost a year now, and are very happy with it. We bought it after being given a demonstration at a department store. In our household most of us are coffee afficcionados who drink several cups a day. We have another coffee machine with a bean grinder, but we liked the taste of the Krups Dolce Gusto drinks, and were so impressed with the efficiency of the machine that we decided to get one. The Krups Dolce Gusto weighs 3 kilograms and is small, very compact with round shapes. The exact dimensions are 21.4cm(W) x 31.5cm(H) x 33cm(D). It probably wouldn't look out of place in The Jetsons' kitchen, as it has a certain futuristic look about it. We got the black-silver one, but there were also red-silver and white-silver models on sale. It came with a latte glass and an espresso cup...

babycougar 28.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Krups KP200040 Dolce Gusto

A COMMON SENSE(O) COFFEE MACHINE

Advantages: Super fast coffee delivery, Lovely fresh flavour, Compact design
Disadvantages: Pod's can be expensive if you do not shop around; Water tank needs to be filled with hot water

...If there is anyone alive who enjoys a nice cup of strong, hot, flavoursome, fragrant coffee more than I do, I?d love to meet them. Unfortunately my java addiction - running to several cups a day - would cost a small fortune should I go down the convenient route of getting my fix from Starbucks or Costa coffee. Clearly something had to be done to manage my coffee consumption for fear of bankrupting me on a sea of cappuccino. I needed a way of recreating that ?just ground? taste without needing to take out a second mortgage. I knew there were a good few coffee filter machines about - indeed I?d owned a few myself - but the process of buying filter papers and ground coffee meant that inevitably I had plenty of one but none of the other in the cupboard. Plus the whole process of making a cup of coffee turned into a messy time consuming chore...

tractor-boy 26.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips HD 7810/60/61/69 Senseo Black

Conscience Coffee

Advantages: Fairtrade, ethical business, reasonable product
Disadvantages: Bit bland, not full bodied as rivals or real ground coffee

...I really love the taste and smell of fresh ground coffee, especially from Colombia or Costa Rica. There is a richness and distinctive aroma as you open the pack which just sets the taste buds tingling???..Alas, all too often it is simply not practical or best use of time to indulge in real brewed coffee so instant must suffice. Unfortunately in this sector of the beverage market price is often indicative of quality, and premium brand instant coffees almost always taste better than the standard or economy offerings. Having experienced enjoyable cups of Percol Fresh Ground Colombian Coffee I had high expectations from the instant variety: even more so since it was on offer at just over £2 for a 100g jar making it very competitive against other premium brands. The packaging with it?s familiar green green hue and prominent Fairtrade...

suehome 22.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Percol Fairtrade Instant Colombian Coffee

'Espress' Value

Advantages: Cheap, quick, easy to clean, reasonable coffee
Disadvantages: Slightly ugly

..."Espress' Value! Having broke my way through three different espresso machines during the last 24 months I was very sceptical of purchasing a coffee maker at the extremely low price of £9, particularly when it was becoming clear that what I needed is "help" and not a new coffee-inducing product. My previous buys had all been priced between £80-to-£100 and I'd killed them all with my addiction, but staring me in the face at Asda were a stockpile of machines in little blue boxes which seemed to contain stripped-down versions of what I'd been using in the past. "Espresso Machine - £9" read the advertising?who wouldn't pick it up? I popped Asda's own brand 'Onn' OE001 in my trolley and continued about my business. Several hours later I was home, unpacked and fancied a brew. Herein lies the first minor point - had it have been a Gaggia...

20six 19.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Onn Coffee Machine

Coffee with a Conscience?

Advantages: Good taste, cheap, sustainable development.
Disadvantages: Air miles?

...The particular Kenco instant coffee I am writing about is their 'Sustainable Development' variety. I could have asked Ciao to allow me to review this as a new product as this particular 'flavour' has not been reviewed, but as plenty of Kenco reviews exist I thought it would be okay (and less greedy) to simply review it in this category. I don't drink coffee much as I see it as a treat and I like my coffee strong enough for the spoon to stand up in, with (I use Elmlea light) cream. I also like it so hot it burns my lips, which is probably not too good for me, hence, the rare treat. Sustainability: I first tried this brand and type out about 6 months ago and was attracted to the fact that it boasts a 'Rainforest alliance' certificate and aids local farmers earn a fair deal. In fact the coffee comes from a cooperative in El Salvador...

paulhanton 08.04.2008 (09.04.2008) · Read review
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