My memory is terrible! I was trying to work out when the Niche launched. I can think of few coffee products let alone grinders that have had so few documented problems, especially bearing in mind the way some people ‘hated’ and knocked the product from day one. Seems that was all to no avail of course. So, can someone confirm when it was launched for me please?

2017 from looking https://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14577833.htm

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dfk41

Cuprajake I think 2017 was when the Indiegogo campaign launched. I can remember chatting to Martin in August 2017 when I was in hospital. The result was the introduction of @“DavecUK” to the Niche team. I think it launched on Indiegogo in November or so but it must have been sometime in 2018 when they were released. That means they have been out in the wild about 4 years or so……how time flies!

Inspector

If i remember correct, people started to receive their units around end of September 2018

MediumRoastSteam

June 2018 - I was a super early bird.

dfk41

MediumRoastSteam So was I, but I cannot remember now!

MediumRoastSteam

Now, saying that, I might be wrong as there might’ve been a delay, so it could have been July. Now I’m not sure if it was June or a couple months afterwards.

Inspector

Search your inbox ‘DPD’ if you didnt delete courier email, mine shows as delivered 5th June 2019 :)

MediumRoastSteam

August 2018 it seems…

DavecUK

@“MediumRoastSteam”#p2477I was using a Niche/s for at least 1 year before it launched…that was from about June 2017.

Tempus Fugit

hubcap

No paypal 😒

DavecUK

hubcap I didn’t realise they don’t take PayPal? There are quite a few downsides for businesses though especially international sales.

hubcap

Hi @DavecUK

I think I can link my PayPal to G Pay, which would be a workaround.

Need to decide whether or not to get a Niche and sell my 2 Mignon Specialita’s.

How accurate is swopping between grind sizes on the Niche ? (the reason I have 2 Mignon’s)

DavecUK

hubcap How accurate is swopping between grind sizes on the Niche ? (the reason I have 2 Mignon’s)

It’s very accurate, I often have 3 or 4 coffees on the go and write the grind setting number for each on the airscape or bag.

One of the reasons I like the design so much.

tompoland

The Niche is the easiest of all the grinders I have owned for changing grind settings and it’s equal first place for an adjustment to result in the change that I would expect and for locking that adjustment in. It’s predictable, consistent I can’t think of another grinder that has such an easy work flow. I just thank our lucky stars that the creator took @DavecUK advice and went with Mazzer burrs and not the Italmill burrs they were planning on.

PaulL

The summer 2018 timeline is correct, I think I was the 2nd to receive mine and my serial No is sub-100. £360 paid or rather pledged to the kickstarter risk as the original launch was of course.