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Posted Tue Dec 9, 2003, 10:32pm Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

Sorry Dude.... A friend of mine who used to be a McManager told me at the time it was all our fault.....

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Posted Tue Dec 9, 2003, 11:15pm Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

First Rolf Harris and now THIS....... thanks a lot for McNothing....

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Posted Tue Dec 9, 2003, 11:57pm Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

sjames Said: What's goin' on? We've had Mc Cafe for years here in Melbourne, Australia. I'm embarrassed to think that we may have introduced the concept to the rest of the world. Somebody pleeeeeeeeease tell me it was conceived elsewhere. Posted December 9, 2003 link You wish is granted. Several Vancouver, BC McDonalds were part of a pilot project back in the early 1990s, when they put Acorto super automatic machines litterally next to the burger pickup area in the front of the shops. I saw this in effect at the McDonalds on West Broadway at Arbutus, back in 1994 or earlier. It was a big 3 bean bin Acorto that not only automatically made the drinks, but also frothed and steamed the milk. As far as I know, this machine is still in that McDicks. I haven't been to that one in about four years though. Mark

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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003, 12:32am
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CoffeeKid Said:

You wish is granted.

Several Vancouver, BC McDonalds were part of a pilot project back in the early 1990s, when they put Acorto super automatic machines litterally next to the burger pickup area in the front of the shops.

I saw this in effect at the McDonalds on West Broadway at Arbutus, back in 1994 or earlier. It was a big 3 bean bin Acorto that not only automatically made the drinks, but also frothed and steamed the milk.

As far as I know, this machine is still in that McDicks. I haven't been to that one in about four years though.

Mark

Posted December 9, 2003 link

Holy smokes.. I remember that machine... you're right.. it's OUR fault....... oh man..

Okay.. it's our fault.. and so is Alan Thicke..

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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003, 5:47am Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

That's an oops & sorry to hear that Vancouver was the 1st that had to cope wit that. I will not hold this against Vancouver. Really nice city (in spite of the McCafe-thing). And, the dining is excellent.

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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003, 10:29am Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

You better hook up on some of those Mc Cups, I am shure they will be a real collectors item soon! lol.

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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003, 1:22pm Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

I don't know what you're all going on about - this has to be a hoax, right? right? uh... oh... my... As the market for espresso drinks expands, the bar gets lower. I think it just hit the floor.

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Posted Wed Dec 10, 2003, 4:05pm Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

They had Mc Cafes in Taiwan the first time I went there about 3 years ago.. here is the tragic bit.. it was the best (and cheapest) coffee I had in Taiwan.

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Posted Thu Dec 11, 2003, 8:25am
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alfisti Said:

Be afraid, be very very afraid..

they used the word 'expresso'....

Posted December 9, 2003 link

hehehe

Seriously, they did a great job putting the "M" on that cappuccino, and the fact is that there was a McCafe in Chicago 2 years ago. The layout was pretty nice, and it had a classy Frenchy feel to it. The pastries looked tasty. I got my first and my last McLatte there, and never went back.

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Posted Thu Dec 11, 2003, 7:01pm Subject: Re: McDonald's McCafe espresso pics.

First Rolf Harris and now THIS....... thanks a lot for McNothing.... But have you heard Rolf "Singing" Stairway to Heaven? I guess he does for Led Zepplin, what McD's have done for "EXpresso". If there's a god, somebody change their medication.........PLEASE! Cheers ;-)

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