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    4.1 (23)
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    3.9 (21)
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    3.7 (12)
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    3.9 (17)
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Chloe

ChloeSouth East Queensland, QLD

Its flawed.

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Purchased in June 2021 for $199.00.

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SuzG

SuzGSouth East Queensland, QLD

Best little coffee machine

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Purchased when I moved to working from home full time (per Covid-19 lock-down), so it is used daily. It's brilliant - better than the coffee from coffee shops which are often either too strong or bitter tasting. I love that it uses ground coffee (not a fan of non-environmental pods). It's also quick and very easy to use, has excellent choice of options (black, white, small, large, amount of froth selector etc), and a breeze to clean. I used to pay approx $5 per coffee in the city, so after 40 cups it will have paid itself off. Plus I don't have to suffer instant coffee while in lock-down. I love it! Highly recommend.

Purchased in February 2021 at BigW for $200.00.



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Hi SuzG,
Thank you for the wonderful feedback!

Robyn W

Robyn WPalmerston, NT

  • 3 reviews
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Great little machine.

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Works really well and easy to follow guide. However the coffee bean receptacle could be a little larger. It is hard to put a full scoop in the provided coffee holder

Purchased in December 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances for $94.00.



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Hello Robyn W,
Thank you for the feedback and review!

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Zearah McCracken

Zearah McCrackenSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 9 reviews

Love my coffee machine

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I use this product daily, it makes a superb coffee! Very simple to use and has great cleaning features! Also comes with great accessories and options for coffee strength! Couldn’t live without it!

Purchased in November 2021 at Big W for $200.00.

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Hello Zearah McCracken,

WOW thank you for the great feedback!

Ana Alonso

Ana Alonso

  • 4 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Amazing for our coffee addiction! :)

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We got this machine a couple of years ago and it is still an amazing product! We make every morning our coffee there and friends love to come to our house to get coffee :). My only note would be to be able to buy some of the accessories individually, for example, the coffee tamper broke + scoop spoon broke and I could not find the same one.

Purchased in October 2021 at Kogan.com for $199.00.

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Hello Ana Alonso,
Thank you for your wonderful review.

Bbb100

Bbb100Illawarra, NSW

  • 5 reviews

Love a good cuppa

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I was very happy with this purchase. Great value for money. I can make a good coffee I'm the comfort of my own home. I even use it to make coffees on the go in my take away cup.

Purchased at Harvey Norman.

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Hi Bbb100,
Thank you for the review!
ENJOY!

Beccaxx

BeccaxxSydney, NSW

  • 13 reviews

I love my coffee machine

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I absolutely love my coffee machine I use it multiple times a day works perfectly and very fast extremely good value for money and affordable I recommend this product highly

Purchased in July 2021 at Bigw for $200.00.

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Hello Beccaxx,
Thank you for your feedback! Glad your loving your Sunbeam Cafe Barista coffee.

Bunny M.

Bunny M.Central Queensland, QLD

  • 2 reviews

Fragile

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I was happy with this machine up to a point. It made nice coffee, frothed milk well and seemed like good value. However, every so often it decided to purge the contents of the water reservoir all over the bench (and floor). This became increasingly prevalent and impossible to fix. Still, I put up with this "quirk" until after owning it for 13 months it decided not to work at all. All 3 lights would illuminate but pressing them for any length of time did absolutely nothing. Unable to fix and out of warranty it was chucked in the bin. Maybe Sunbeam have now initiated 'built in obsolescence' in their manufacturing process. What they don't understand is I'm now put off the brand for life.

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Lyn C

Lyn CSouth East Queensland, QLD

Great easy morning cappuccino at home

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We purchased this for my soldier son returning from operation. We decided to unpack it and try it in case it didn’t work well. Wow. I said to my husband it’s really good. Let’s keep it. We used it in our van everyday. We now have one at home. The froff isn’t as tight and creamy as your up market cafe but better than instant. If you don’t want to spend $1000 on a better coffee machine, and you don’t want a pod option then this is the best machine. We got our money back from it after 3 weeks

Purchased in September 2021 at Bigw for $169.00.

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Hello Lyn C,
So Happy to hear you love the Sunbeam Cafe Barista EM5000 and so very glad we will be making a soldier happy and energized!

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OldManDingo

OldManDingoSydney

  • 11 reviews
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There are better options out there.

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Tye_HIlly

Tye_HIllySouth East Queensland, QLD

After 6 months still going string

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Purchased this machine about 6 months ago. Picked it up for $170 while researching what $1000+ machine to get. I don't think I will be importing an Italian machine. For the money I'm pulling great coffee out of this, it's super easy to use and convenient milk container is a plus. Easy to clean. It is a mass produced machine so if you get a filth one just replace it. I was a coffee machine tech and trust me the $7000 machines have way more faults. So for the money if it last me a year I'm stoked anything after that is just the cream on the top lol, happy brewing

Purchased in May 2021 for $170.00.

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Hello Tye_HIlly
So glad you love your Sunbeam Cafe Barista EM5000! Thanks for the review.

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Faulty - broke before we had a single cup of coffee

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It turned out the machine was faulty when we first set it up. The water does not flow from the reservoir, so need to bring it back on day 1

Purchased in December 2021 at Big W for $179.00.

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Hello Neil,
So sorry to hear that we have let you down, I hope the issue was resolved and you have a new machine?
Please do update me, in case you do still need assistance.

Angela M.

Angela M.Sydney, NSW

Easy to use, simple coffee machine

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I didn't want to spend a small fortune on getting a decent coffee to drink at home. This is compact, and very easy to use, and easy to clean.
I had read several bad reviews, but after owning one, I have 0 issues with anything.
12month replacement guarantee seemed good to me too. Honestly, the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because when it starts frothing the milk, it scares the s**t out of everyone in the kitchen...it's pretty loud lol.

Purchased for $150.00.

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Hello Angela M.
Thank you for the wonderful review, we're so happy to hear that you are loving your Sunbeam coffee!

Susan Sharpe

Susan SharpeApple Tree Creek

  • 8 reviews

Coffee lover .

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This machine is brilliant the coffee it produces is hot, flavoursome and easy to make . Cleaning is a breeze and it looks terrific on our bench . Once it was set up it took no time to learn how to make great cups of coffee . Highly recommended .

Purchased in November 2021 at The Good Guys for $299.00.

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sawx11

sawx11Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 6 reviews
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Great budget auto coffee machine

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Bought this coffee machine about 9 months ago. It is a solid product and never miss a bit. The coffee quality is very closed to the medium to high level machines. At least, it woke me up every morning by providing me instant but good quality coffee. I like it so much. Recommend this machine for your routine lives.

Purchased in February 2021 at Amazon for $179.00.

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Hello sawx11,
WOW - What a wonderful review. We are so glad to hear that you are loving your Sunbeam Cafe Barista EM5000. I hope it brings you many more happy coffee morning!

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C.Ry.

C.Ry.Perth, WA

  • 4 reviews

terrible..

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So disappointed with this coffee machine. I bought it 2 years ago and the porta filter holder was missing a screw in the middle and when we called up within the first month they told us that they do not do spare parts for this machine and that we would have to return the WHOLE machine ( meaning we would not have a machine for a month or so). 2 years on.. and still dissappointed with the product. The milk frother does not work well at all, foam is too thick even on lower setting, and the coffee ALWAYS tastes bitter, no matter what coffee we try. I wish we could change this machine for a NON automatic milk frothing machine.

Purchased at Catch for $200.00.

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Natalie

NatalieSydney

  • 2 reviews

Disappointed with temp of water

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Hello,
Purchased this machine 3 weeks ago from Amazon and I must say it's a great machine however the temperature of water is disappointing. Is there any other type of step I can follow to make the water temp much hotter rather than warm?

Purchased in September 2021 at Amazon for $159.20.

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Hi Natalie,
The water temp is never high in Espresso Machines and is designed this way. Please call our team on 1300 881 861 to discuss further.

Natalie
Natalie

Item has been returned. Never heard of a coffee machine that doesn't produce enough hot water. Ridiculous.

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Hi Natalie,
Apologise for your inconvenience.

Love this little machine

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I purchased this machine October last year from Big W and I absolutely love it.
Makes great tasting coffee and it’s so easy to use and wash.
The only thing that has started to happen recently is that the milk overflows every time in both the latte and cappuccino mode which means I have to stand there to stop it and do the shots separately.

Purchased in October 2021 at Big W.

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Craig M.

Craig M.South West, WA

  • 2 reviews

cheap

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i bought 4 months ago worked fine then i noticed i couldnt get it to pump water i pushed the water tank down hard and it started this would happen every time i removed the water tank TODAY descaled i got half way threw flush and the pump stopped working

Purchased in March 2021 at Big W for $159.00.

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Hi Craig M.
So sorry to hear this. Please return the EM5000 to BIG W for a replacement.
Kind Regards Sunbeam.

wira

wiraAU

  • 4 reviews
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Frothing is below standard.

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Purchased at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances.

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Hi wira,
Thank you for contacting Sunbeam. We are sorry to hear of your experience with the EM5000. Your feedback will be passed onto our product manger. Kind Regards, Sunbeam

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MJN

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Hi there, I just received my unit and have tried it out twice. Both times the milk was really frothy even though I had the froth on the lowest setting. Any ideas? Thanks

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Rana

Ranaasked

Hi I have the sunbeam cafe barista and for some reason the coffee isn’t coming out? Why is this and what can I do to fix it

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Ricky A.

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RE EM5000

Should the Porta Filter have a holding clip to hold the Cup Filter in place while tapping out the used coffee granules?

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