Office coffee · Melbourne
Office coffee machines in Melbourne: buy outright, no contracts
Short answer: a refurbished Jura office machine bought outright usually pays for itself within months compared with café runs or a rental contract, and comes with a parts-and-labour warranty and Melbourne-based servicing. We supply, set up and service automatic coffee machines for offices, clinics, warehouses and showrooms across Melbourne, and deliver the beans to go with them.
- A ten-person office where everyone buys one café coffee a day spends around $12,000 a year on coffee. The same coffee from an office machine costs under a dollar a cup including milk.
- Rental contracts typically run 36 to 60 months. Over that term you pay for the machine several times over and still hand it back.
- Every machine we supply is serviced in our Melbourne workshop and covered by a warranty on parts and labour.
- One-touch Jura machines need no training: staff and visitors press one button.
Why buy rather than rent
Rental and lease deals for office coffee machines look cheap per month and expensive by the end. A typical agreement locks you in for three to five years, charges monthly for the machine, and often requires you to buy beans and consumables from the same supplier at their price. Add it up and you have paid for the machine two or three times, and you still do not own it. Buying a refurbished Jura outright costs a fraction of that, the machine is yours, and you buy beans from whoever you like – including us, if we are the best value.
| Rental contract | Buy outright from Chameleon Coffee | |
|---|---|---|
| Term | 36–60 months, locked in | None |
| Ownership | Never | From day one |
| Bean supply | Usually tied to the supplier | Your choice |
| Servicing | Included, at the supplier’s schedule | Warranty on parts and labour, then pay as you go with a local technician |
| Total cost over 3 years | Several times the machine’s value | The machine, plus beans and servicing |
Which machine for which office
Office machines are chosen on cups per day, not features. Undersize it and the tank runs dry by 10am and the grounds container fills twice a day; oversize it and you pay for capacity you never use.
| Staff | Typical cups a day | Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 10 | 10–20 | Jura E8 or ENA 8 |
| 10–30 | 20–50 | Jura WE8, or Z10 for a premium fit-out |
| 30–60 | 50–100 | Jura X8 or X6 |
| 60 or more, or public-facing | 100+ | Jura Giga X3 or X8, plumbed if possible |
Not sure where you sit? Which Jura should I buy? covers the full range, or call us and we will tell you.
What you get when you buy from us
- A refurbished Jura office machine, stripped, serviced, tested and calibrated in our Melbourne workshop.
- Delivery and set-up at your premises, including water filter and milk system.
- A ten-minute run-through for whoever will look after it – that is all a Jura needs.
- A warranty on parts and labour.
- Ongoing servicing from the technician who refurbished the machine, not a call centre.
- Bean supply on a schedule that suits you, if you want it.
Beans for the office
Automatic machines want fresh, dry, medium-roast whole beans. We roast in Melbourne and deliver to offices on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly schedule, so the hopper is never stale and nobody is sent to the supermarket. For offices getting through several kilos a month, ask about business supply. Read more on locally roasted coffee beans in Melbourne.
Servicing across Melbourne
We have serviced and refurbished Jura machines in Melbourne since 2009. Office machines get a hard life – high volume, many hands, milk every day – so we recommend a service every 12 months or at the machine’s own prompt, whichever comes first. If something fails, you call us directly. See coffee machine repairs and servicing.
Who we supply
Accounting and law firms, real estate agencies, medical and dental clinics, salons, warehouses and logistics depots, car dealerships, gyms and co-working spaces. Start with coffee machines for accounting firms if that is you, or call us about yours. We cover the Melbourne CBD and inner suburbs, and the western suburbs from Footscray out through Werribee, Laverton, Truganina and Tullamarine.
Get a straight quote for your office
Tell us how many staff you have and whether people drink milk coffee. We will recommend one machine, quote it outright, and tell you what beans and servicing will cost per month.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an office coffee machine cost?
Outright, a refurbished Jura office machine costs a fraction of a three-year rental contract, and it is yours. Call for a quote on a specific model – prices depend on capacity and what is in stock.
Is it better to buy or rent an office coffee machine?
Buy, unless you need to expense it monthly for accounting reasons. Over a typical 36 to 60 month contract you pay for the machine several times and never own it.
How many coffees a day can an office machine make?
A Jura E8 handles around 20 a day comfortably; a WE8 around 50; an X8 up to 100; a Giga X well beyond that.
Do you service the machines you sell?
Yes. Every machine carries a parts-and-labour warranty and is serviced by us in Melbourne afterwards.
Do staff need training?
No. One-touch Jura machines make a flat white, latte or long black from a single button. A ten-minute run-through covers filling the tank and emptying the grounds.
Do you supply beans as well?
Yes. Melbourne-roasted beans delivered to your office weekly, fortnightly or monthly.