Miele canisters assembled in Germany

[sebo_fan]

VR - your reflections on what the British government did are spot on. Their stoic, conservative approaches restricted buyers to buy the cheaper Japanese car or indeed any European brand (ironic when Nissan and Toyota would eventually build factories here) forcing large import taxes and instead we had ruddy awful Austin Rover products, . My family were sucked in by that brand a couple of times and I don't recall my father ever having a good word about Austin Rover. British Leyland or BLC were subjectively different the period before but then their products were hugely out of date. But then we also had a whole load of British brands that wouldn't move on, stuck in their old ways of manufacturing and ignorant of the changing needs of buyers who still insisted on quality. No wonder we've become a nation of throwaways - the companies haven't made it easy and their strive to produce reliable goods has been taken over by making easy money.

JM - I started drinking Gold Blend at 14 and finished with the brand 20 years later. It's a minimal drinking experience but a good starter compared to many other Nescafe brands. Their decaf is truly horrible though. My mum adores Nespresso, I don't mind Dolce Gusto but the whole process of turning away from instant to powdered capsules takes away the love of a proper espresso machine, grinds and mess and all!

I'm with TUM84 - the Douwe Egberts Gold is lovely, but more so Cafe Noire which I now buy in the soft packs as the jars are just too expensive.

 

[papadop]

Sorry guys,

I really didn't mean to offend anyone with regards to where the Miele vacuums are assembled.

I'd like to thank everyone who replied.