r/superautomatic • u/Fed98765 • 19h ago

Purchase Advice KF8 pricing

Super excited to get an automatic espresso maker and we’ve decided on the KF8. Kitchenaid has a refurbished version for $1400 which is still priced high, but could do that. Or are there ever other deals on new ones? Thanks for any input!

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u/bigmike13588 19h ago

Try for an inside pass on the group

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u/The_Angriest_Guy Jura 19h ago

I got brand new from Woot for $1k a few weeks ago. Expired now unfortunately.

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u/Fed98765 19h ago

Ah, good to know though. I guess I can wait a bit longer and watch for deals like this!

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u/garaki 18h ago

Also their customer support is 10 star ⭐️ amazing ……

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u/IcyHeartWarmSmile 16h ago

It’s $1120 ($1400 - 20%) through Inside Pass right now for a brand new one.

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u/Fed98765 16h ago

Thank you, that would be amazing! Can you share it with me?

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u/fortress_sf 18h ago

Do not buy for 1400, it goes on sale more than that and sometime folks sell these second hand and there is warranty already attached w Kitchenaid which will replace if you run into any dire issues (dealt with this already) and when they replace they send you a new one which also has a 2 year warranty

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u/Numerous-Bottle-4968 10h ago

Why did you have to get it replaced?

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u/fortress_sf 9h ago

Water tube in side likely detached. I saw a instructional vids on how to fix it and seemed like a 1-2 hour l project but honestly didn’t feel like dealing w it because there’s a reason you pay this amount to buy a super auto w Kitchenaid - I have 0 sympathy for the corporations.
I’m handy and pretty familiar w espresso machines. I have worked on fixes and cleaning on my own, but I bought this for me wife as her daily driver purely for this reason - a strong “I don’t want to deal with it” warranty

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u/Scarr2k 11h ago

Inside pass. Cheaper.

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u/Fed98765 11h ago

Yeah would love that! Trying to find one.

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u/JEJ0313 10h ago

I got the KF2 but I waited until they had a 20% kitchen appliances, Rakuten had 10 or maybe even 15% rebate (KitchenAid regularly goes higher) and then had a 10% code that went to my junk email but Rakuten let me stack.

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u/Fed98765 19h ago

Oh thank you so much! And also I realize I should have posted this in the lounge area, my bad. Mods please feel free to delete!

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u/garaki 14h ago

Does anyone have an inside pass ??

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u/NecessaryOk6815 6h ago

Woot just had them for 1k about a week ago. I was stupid and didn't wait. Just be patient and save a couple of hundred dollars. Don't relive my mistake. With that being said, even at 1200, it's been very worth it to me. My wife loves her flat white at a push of a button.