My dad and my brother call me and ask to join them on a trip to a Goodwill nearby. I figure, "So you want me to help you carry the heavy stuff? Yeah, no problem. Dad's too old for all that anyway. Sure, I'll go." As it turned out, there was really nothing I was interested until I began walking down the dishes/kitchen aisle. Then lo and behold...an espresso machine! A two group Avanti in black finish. It looked like a "pro-sumer" machine reminiscent to the Nuova Simonelli Oscar, but older. Thirteen bucks? I wonder if it works, I thought. If doesn't work? Hey, it's only thirteen dollars, BUT if it does...wow. Two hours of cleaning & descaling later and ....bada-bing, bada-boom! Espresso with crema and nicely frothed milk. Wooohooo!