Originally Posted by
daph
We noticed "bars" in the London and Paris stores this August but weren't sure if you must pay or not. We're used to Bloomingdale's where a cup was free. The South Coast Plaza store now has a beautiful-all those colors-very long bar near the kitchen dept. On the other side of this bar they may still make you a free cup, we haven't asked yet. We were certainly not going to pay $6 plus for one in London.
The Nespresso store on Beauchamp in London is so small that I didn't even notice a "bar". The best we've seen is the huge Vienna store, friendly staff and its help yourself free "bar". On the other hand, the Amsterdam store will grudgingly offer you a freebie, but you will be scolded if you start to make it yourself.
From a marketing standpoint, what a brilliant idea! A revolutionary way to sell coffee at what are no doubt obscenely wonderful margins. ^