French Days bean-to-cup coffee machine: should you buy now or wait?
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Updated 19/09/2026.
France's French Days bean-to-cup coffee machine deals shut down on 14 September at 23:59: the window's missed. So the real question becomes whether those eight days were worth waiting for at all.
When did the 2026 autumn French Days bean-to-cup coffee machine deals run?
Confirmed by Sortiraparis: Monday 7 to Monday 14 September 2026. Aside from that: a few calendar sites still show a "22 to 28 September" window. It matches nothing at all. I'd ignore it.
What did you actually miss?
Journal de l'Économie logged reductions from 6% to 62% across tech and appliances generally, a third of discounted products cut by more than 30%. But no verifiable bean-to-cup coffee machine deal figure sits inside that number, and I'm not going to invent one. Too wide a range to say anything about your machine anyway: six percent off a €500 model is about €30.
A cashback rebate is not an instant discount
During the event De'Longhi ran a 20% cashback offer on a selection of products: purchases between 3 and 13 September 2026 inclusive. On the official offer page (accessed 19/09/2026), the participation limit has been reached.
You pay full price at the till, the money comes back weeks later. Honestly, on a purchase this size I think the format is dubious.
The crossed-out price isn't telling you what you think
UFC-Que Choisir, the French consumer association, audited close to 1,000 listings across six sites between February and April 2025: only 15% of crossed-out reference prices were genuine reductions (calculated on the lowest price of the previous 30 days).
So the badge percentage isn't information. Today's price is. See our bean-to-cup coffee machine price tracker for France.
French Days bean-to-cup coffee machine: buy now, or wait for Black Friday?
Black Friday 2026 falls on 27 November, offers running through Cyber Monday on the 30th: ten weeks. What genuinely happens to bean-to-cup pricing in that window is covered in our Black Friday piece, no need to repeat it here.
My rule comes down to four cases.
Your machine is dead? Buy: ten weeks of instant coffee isn't worth whatever a promo would save you.
You're replacing something that still works? Wait.
Your model is being discontinued? Stock goes before November.
Still undecided on the model itself? Waiting costs nothing, and the time helps you choose.
Entry level: today's price, not the badge
Built-in grinder, basic settings: no barista-grade espresso at this price. Covered in our guide to cheap bean-to-cup machines.
Melitta Caffeo Solo E950-104, Machine à Café et Expresso Automatique avec Broyeur à Grains
Price on Amazon.fr as of 19 September 2026, worth re-checking before you buy.
Melitta Caffeo Solo E950-104, Machine à Café et Expresso Automatique avec Broyeur à Grains
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Mid range: the grinder before the drinks menu
A bean-to-cup machine is only as good as its grind, and that's what the spec sheet won't tell you. Twelve drinks on the menu won't rescue an imprecise burr.
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De'Longhi Magnifica S ECAM22.110.B
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Higher up: what you're paying for is consistency
Spec sheets advertise flattering pump pressures; extraction happens around 9 bar. The badge doesn't tell the whole story. What the extra money buys further up the range is thermal stability.
Full comparison in our guide to choosing a bean-to-cup machine.
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The ones we named above are marked; the rest are alternatives in the same category.
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De'Longhi Magnifica S ECAM22.110.B
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Frequently Asked Questions
When did the 2026 autumn French Days take place?
7 to 14 September 2026 (organisers' official site, checked 19/09/2026). Next edition: spring 2027.
Should you wait for French Days to buy a bean-to-cup coffee machine?
Only if your current machine still works. If it's dead, ten weeks without a decent espresso weighs more than the few euros a promotion saves.
French Days or Black Friday: which is cheaper?
Neither, by nature: discounts are scattered all over the place either way, French Days or Black Friday. The reliable reference is today's price against that model's own history.
What is a cashback rebate offer?
A partial refund after the purchase, not a lower price at checkout: you pay full price, submit a claim, and the manufacturer transfers the money weeks later. For a bean-to-cup coffee machine, French Days changed none of that: today's price stays the only reliable reference.
