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Literally the equivalent of pointing in one direction and running in the other. How old are you out of interest?

You often hear phrases akin to 'you're only as good as your last fight' when it comes to boxing. In the context of UK government, the last 13 years have unequivocally demonstrated that the Tories are inept, corrupt and without question, not capable of governing any country, let alone what was...

In a 15 minute call with AMEX I clarified the situation regarding the companion voucher (switching from blue to black card), asked a bunch of other questions and applied for the new card. It's arriving in 10 days. I was not expecting it to be that straightforward!

Actually, here you go:

I was in the same position as you 2 weeks back and settled on the DF64 Gen 2 to go with my Barista Express. Torn between the Niche Zero, DF64 Gen 2 and a couple of the Eureka grinders. After months of pouring over reddit threads, reviews, YT videos etc, what decided it for me in the end was a...

I never considered Ali Express, but at close to 30 quid cheaper than Amazon it seems a no brainer!

@Raymond Lin I'm ashamed to say that I caved and ended up ordering a DF64 Gen 2 from Home Baristas (due any day now). I was close to ordering the Niche Zero but a random call with the owner of Home Baristas convinced me otherwise. I spoke with Anthony for close to half an hour, went through my...

Noted, thank you. While not ideal, it's still a saving of around £1800 overall which is nothing to be scoffed at (same flights are a little over £1050 each). Do you know if it's possible to either: A. Book seats using points + cash + voucher and then upgrade at a later date? I'd prefer to fly...

2x return flights in premium economy for 31,200 Avios + £1,740 is great, considering the same flights are £4,219 with 0 Avois, or £3,979.18 using 44,000 Avois. Seems like fantastic value. It's effectively a free return flight (unless I completely misunderstood the posts above again).

I don't have the companion voucher yet, as I'm trying to time it so I have it from around June this year so I can use it for flights in blossom season 2025.

Example: London (Heathrow) To Tokyo (Haneda) 09/01/25 - 22/01/25 Fare £1,111.00 Carrier imposed charge £343.90 Air Passenger Duty - United Kingdom £202.00 Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom £48.89 Passenger Service Facilities Charge (Int'L) - Japan £15.80 International...

I understand that. 2x return flights from London to Tokyo using a single companion voucher from a blue card (so economy or premium economy), will the voucher cover one of the return flights entirely? Or will there be something left to pay? This is what I'm trying to ascertain (sorry if I wasn't...

I'm trying to wrap my head around the voucher from my blue card and how it actually works in reality i.e. what is left to pay. Return flights from London to Tokyo in 2025 with BA. A premium economy return is averaging around £1400 with no avois contribution or voucher, so circa £2800 for for 2...

Sorry, that was meant to say Mignon Zero!

Completely discounted the DF64 now. Not a fan of how it looks and don't want the risk of buying something from overseas which arrives with issues (alignment being the big one). Niche Zero is now my fallback option if I can't settle on something else. Torn between the Mignon Oro and Zero. Built...

I can afford it, but it's more that I'm struggling to see where the £200 of extra value is over the other grinders. All 3 are stepless and will produce great tasting espresso. I started to look at mods to resolve some of the issues with the Specialita - single dose hopper, larger wheel for...

I'm now settled on going for something notably better/more expensive than the SGP, for the exact reasons you just said. My requirements are as simple as they come. I make 2-3 double shot flat whites a day and that's it. Sometimes I'll go for an espresso only, but no requirement for something...

Also interested to know the outcome. I feel like I'm at the limit of my BE grinder and would like to upgrade. I initially considered a used SGP for £140 to serve as a stop gap until moving to something notably better, until I realised that significantly better 'endgame' grinders are available...

I'm not sure if it is the same grinder. The BE has 16 settings, whereas the Smart Grinder has 30 and Smart Grinder Pro 60.

Thoughts on buying the Sage Smart Grinder Pro to replace the Barista Express grinder? I wasn't planning on upgrading my grinder right now - that's a long term upgrade to something notably better/more expensive (alongside changing espresso machine too). However, idoodirect have a 25% off voucher...