The best coffee machine deals for Mother’s Day

April 11th, 2012

A lovely bunch of flowers and a cup of tea in bed is what Mum wants for Mother’s Day, like, in 1924.

Which is the year that a Sydneysider by the name of Mrs Janet Heyden began the tradition of Mother’s Day in Australia by organising a gift giving affair for the women at the Newington State Home.

Back then, Chrysanthemums – autumn flowers – were given as their name ends in ‘mum’.

Today’s hardworking Mums prefer to be spoilt and this year the pick of the bunch are gifts that actually give back! We’re talking coffee machines that come with cash backs, extra gifts on the side, holidays to win and gift cards.

1. We like free stuff.

Like the free Breville 800CP citrus press worth $199 that comes with the Breville 860 coffee machine.

You get juice, your Mum gets coffee, or the other way around if you like!

2. Take Mum away on a coffee lovers trip for two.

Buy a selected Sunbeam espresso maker to be in to win a trip to a coffee plantation in Byron Bay. The spoils include return flights, two nights, a coffee masterclass, breakfast and dinner for two. Check out these Sunbeam machines to see which will tickle your Mum’s fancy: EM4820, EM5600, EM6910, EM9300.

3. Show me the money!

Cash, enough said.

Nespresso has come to the party with this one with $75 cash back on the Maestria and Lattissima range plus $50 back for the Pixie, Citiz and Essenza ranges.

4. Not bad, I hear you thinking, but wait, there’s more! Gifts cards.

How about a $200 gift card for the Jura Impressa Z7, or $100 card for the Impressa J9.2?

A Philips Saeco Xelsis machine (excluding the Class White) bags a $200 EFTPOS gift card. The Exprelia scores a $100 EFTPOS card, while the Syntia has a $75 gift card.

After all that, is it a bit late to say that it’s the thought that counts?

Keri Algar

Having once had to sit on the washing machine to stop it from bouncing into oblivion, Keri is today delighted with the new (smoother running) technologies that make housework easier every day. A self-confessed lazy-bones, Keri seeks out quirky inventions that ease the human workload, such as the robotic vacuum cleaner (wow). And as soon as someone figures out a Jetsons-like self-cleaning house, she will happily lay her pen to rest and retire from appliance journalism. Until then, her pick is a fridge that will tell her smartphone when it's time to pick up more beer on the way home. Magic.