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Flair Labor Day Sale: Select Flair Espresso Makers & Grinders Expired

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Flair Espresso is offering select Flair Espresso Makers & Grinders at 20% Off. Shipping is free on $151+ orders.

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Flair Espresso [flairespresso.com] is running a labor day sale through Monday or while supplies last.

Notable prices include:
  • Flair Neo for $100 (from $125)
  • Flair Classic for $132 (from $165)
  • Flair Signature for $199 (from $250)
  • Flair Pro 2 for $260 (from $325)
  • Flair 58 for $460 (from $575) for the base model.
(Note there are some bundles on sale as well)


These are manually driven espresso machines. I've never owned one and decided to order the Neo model. Prices are pre tax and I was charged 98 cents for "Route" shipping.

There are assorted accessories for these that can improve the experience but accessories are apparently not on sale.
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Flair has very occasional sales and 20% is about as good as it gets— typically it's 15%. I think maybe one time in the last few years it was 25%. I have the Pro 2, which I think is a good sweet spot in terms of the wider portafilter and included pressure gauge.

Main benefit of the 58 is the heating element for the basket and more industry standard sized portafilter.

Any of these will produce "real" espresso, and I find the manual process to be meditative, it's also fun to tweak and be able to control every variable.

If you get Signature or above, make sure you get a good grinder— you want something designed for espresso and a manual grinder for $100-250 will perform as well as an electric one that sells for $400+.

Oh, and Flair's CS is pretty good too!
Not a bad deal; this one is often compared to the Cafelat Robot also around that price point. James Hoffman has some good reviews on YT.

Personally, I think I'm going to wait for the upcoming Argus Odyssey (PID, steamer, targeting having it plumbable, plus it looks nicer). It's of course more, but coffee is important.

And I'll second the comments on a good grinder. With the strong dollar I just grabbed a Niche Zero, and it has been fantastic.

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Flair has very occasional sales and 20% is about as good as it gets— typically it's 15%. I think maybe one time in the last few years it was 25%. I have the Pro 2, which I think is a good sweet spot in terms of the wider portafilter and included pressure gauge.

Main benefit of the 58 is the heating element for the basket and more industry standard sized portafilter.

Any of these will produce "real" espresso, and I find the manual process to be meditative, it's also fun to tweak and be able to control every variable.

If you get Signature or above, make sure you get a good grinder— you want something designed for espresso and a manual grinder for $100-250 will perform as well as an electric one that sells for $400+.

Oh, and Flair's CS is pretty good too!
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09-03-2022 at 06:21 AM.
09-03-2022 at 06:21 AM.
Not a bad deal; this one is often compared to the Cafelat Robot also around that price point. James Hoffman has some good reviews on YT.

Personally, I think I'm going to wait for the upcoming Argus Odyssey (PID, steamer, targeting having it plumbable, plus it looks nicer). It's of course more, but coffee is important.

And I'll second the comments on a good grinder. With the strong dollar I just grabbed a Niche Zero, and it has been fantastic.
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09-03-2022 at 07:50 AM.
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Same price on Amazon right now.
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09-03-2022 at 10:11 AM.
09-03-2022 at 10:11 AM.
Quote from transparent99 :
Flair has very occasional sales and 20% is about as good as it gets— typically it's 15%. I think maybe one time in the last few years it was 25%. I have the Pro 2, which I think is a good sweet spot in terms of the wider portafilter and included pressure gauge.

Main benefit of the 58 is the heating element for the basket and more industry standard sized portafilter.

Any of these will produce "real" espresso, and I find the manual process to be meditative, it's also fun to tweak and be able to control every variable.

If you get Signature or above, make sure you get a good grinder— you want something designed for espresso and a manual grinder for $100-250 will perform as well as an electric one that sells for $400+.

Oh, and Flair's CS is pretty good too!
I don't think Neo would produce real espresso. I have the Pro2 and never had the Neo, but had something similar that's made from another company
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09-04-2022 at 05:43 AM.
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Any better than Aeropress?
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09-04-2022 at 07:34 AM.
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Quote from av8nautiger :
Any better than Aeropress?

Aeropress doesn't really make real espresso afaik. It's a bit more dilute. This is a bona fide espresso machine. I was seriously considering buying this vs an electric machine like the gaggia classic pro. The savings would allow me to get a quality hand grinder. At the end though I just pulled my old delonghi dedica from my basement shelf and got an unpressurized portafilter instead. Workflow to hand grind and make 2 drinks was complicated enough. If I also have to do manual temperature control with the flair I probably would only do it once or twice a year.
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09-04-2022 at 08:10 AM.
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Why this vs a breville or delonghi at similar price like 300 to 400 range? 🤔
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09-04-2022 at 08:24 AM.
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Watched the video, spending 500$ and still having to unplug the heating element in a specific way no thanks I'm good. Breville barista one is good enough. Paying too much premium for a manual thing.
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Watched the video, spending 500$ and still having to unplug the heating element in a specific way no thanks I'm good. Breville barista one is good enough. Paying too much premium for a manual thing.
If you want to compare this to a Breville then this is definitely not for you. For one thing, this is for making espresso only - no milk drinks need apply. Of all the coffee drinkers I know, only one of them drinks espresso. That person might add one of these to his large collection of machines just to play with once in a while.
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I prefer the cafelat robot.
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