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Comment by alexander collins on January 3, 2009 at 11:42pm

Thanks!
I was leaning towards The Aussies /n kiwis, as they are closer and they handle the same voltage (220), I was also looking at that abcs school in Portland, but i aint got no time.
So far i kinda dig the marzocco fb 80, but hey What do I know?
I found the location for the shop, now I just need to pull the trigger.
Thanks again.

Comment by Alun Evans on January 3, 2009 at 4:55pm

Welcome to BX! Tahiti is a truly beautiful place! Like Matt I have fond memories of the Islands. I would suggest for machines to buy something out of Australia if there is no local representation of a particular brand. Even in some bigger Southeast Asian countries, there is very limited technical and sales represetation for the big brands...meaning the Aussies and Kiwis do quite well in offering support and machines.

Comment by Matt Milletto on January 3, 2009 at 4:27pm

You could also try contacting many of the great sponsors of Barista Exchange and see what kind of distribution they offer for your area.

Comment by Matt Milletto on January 3, 2009 at 4:22pm

Hi and welcome to Barista Exchange! I actually spent some time in tahiti, rarotonga and the cook islands as a kid. There is another member on bX who has a retail shop on rarotonga that might be able to help ... Neil Dearlove of Cook Islands Coffee Co.

Best of luck with your venture. I hope to some day come back to Tahiti! :)

- Matt