I like their espresso but must agree I have had much better, especially what I make at home. I think my wife encouraged me to get a cup of coffee when we go there in an effort to keep me from adding too much stuff to the shopping cart or to get me to quit trying to get her to speed up (she usually leaves me at home when she goes grocery shopping). I was given a pound of regular Starbucks coffee and I did not like the taste of it at home. I tried using different amounts of coffee, and that did not make it any better. During the morning I drink regular coffee and my wife drinks decaf. I use a four-cup pot as that gives me two cups of coffee, and I drink it right away after I make it. It seems that coffee made in a drip coffee maker gets strong and stale a lot faster than in a percolator, but I don't have one of them except for my camping coffee pot, so I use the drip pot. Don in AZ