Oh, I wish I could bring myself to get Illy cups

#1: Post by **coryforsenate** » March 25th, 2012, 11:31 pm

They're soooo beautiful, but it's difficult for me to spend $50+ on a pretty cup that won't improve the actual espresso. Or will it....

#2: Post by **Anvan** » March 26th, 2012, 12:11 am

Remember - all this coffee stuff is only about enjoyment. You wouldn't be the first person who ever decided that spending $50 on nice cups was a reasonable proportional investment in sensory satisfaction in the context of 20x that much for a grinder/machine.

#3: Post by **mitch236** » March 26th, 2012, 7:58 am

coryforsenate wrote:They're soooo beautiful, but it's difficult for me to spend $50+ on a pretty cup that won't improve the actual espresso. Or will it....

They may not improve the the actual espresso but they can improve the experience of drinking the espresso. If you want them and can afford the extravagance, go for it!

#4: Post by **Spitz.me** » March 26th, 2012, 8:50 am

The day will come when you decide to spend $20 on a cup and saucer. That day will make $50 seem like no big deal.

"I have this great espresso cup and it was $20, if I bought 2 it would have been $40. Why have 2 for $40 when you can have 1 that I love for $50?"

I have more cups than I'll ever need so I've stopped. Got a Terra Keramik from Great infusions - love it with the black and silver lip - but I don't ever have espresso parties so even 1-2 cups would have sufficed without any future pains.

do up the $50, it will make drinking more fun. Some cups just make the espresso taste that much nicer!

#5: Post by **Viernes** » March 26th, 2012, 10:36 am

The espresso will improve as much as how much importance you give to the cup.

It's you senses.

#6: Post by **the_trystero** » March 26th, 2012, 5:17 pm

Thankfully I haven't seen any of their recent artist designs that I like. When I do, I will probably pick up a couple.

March 26th, 2012, 6:20 pm

http://www.1stincoffee.com/illy-clemente.htm

#8: Post by **the_trystero** » March 26th, 2012, 7:47 pm

Those are my favorite at the moment, but they still don't float my boat high enough to buy them.

#9: Post by **SlowRain** » March 26th, 2012, 8:11 pm

They're nice, sometimes, but they're only cups. See if you can convince someone else to give them to you as a gift--instead of some other useless gift--and spend your hard-earned money on something more practical.

#10: Post by **compliance** » March 27th, 2012, 12:02 am

I want a fossil cup bad, but none of the others I've seen have really been all that interesting.