I know the best thing to do is to order a few and see which ones I like, then order more of those. Unfortunately, I am really limited to one order because of the lousy selection from Canadian stores and ridiculous shipping cost from the States. Apparently nobody has heard of those awesome flat rate Priority boxes SM uses
After looking around, the store that has the widest selection of everything I'd like to get is espressoparts. I am probably going to try the ridgeless LM style double baskets, and I'm open to other suggestions. I'd be ordering 4-6 baskets.
I would also like to get a selection of any miscellaneous espresso accessories I can't easily pick up in Canada. These black bar towels would be a nice change from my coffee-stained white ones. Nicely marked shot glasses like this are very difficult to find here. I'm also going to grab a Bumper tamper seat and perhaps one of their cheap tamping mats (I know, I know, but it's not worth $6 for me to find something else). Finally, they have some nice brushes for grinder clean-up that aren't too horribly priced vs. going to a local art store.
Is there anything else worth picking up in this order? I want to get my money's worth on the shipping, since it's going to cost $45 just for these few tiny items. I am set for cleaning supplies and have a nice tamper, but I don't have much in the way of espresso/cappuccino cups (though I'm sure they would add too much to the shipping). I can't think of much else, but that's why I made this post




