February update (Lagom P64)
Hello all,
Sorry for the sparse update in the news section. As of today, we’re glad to share that our first batch of Lagoms orders have officially been delivered for more than a month now. Early feedbacks have been very positive too. We owe that all to our early supporters. So a big thank you!
In the light of the recent flu virus outbreak in China, we regret to inform it is likely to affect the Lagom deliveries planned for mid-February. The extent of the disruption is uncertain at this point of time, as the holiday for lunar new year had been extended in China due to the outbreak. This is not an isolated case that only affects us, but also larger tech companies such Apple Inc. and Tesla etc. As travel restrictions are in place in many parts of China, this could mean the supply chain is likely to be interrupted during this period. For us, we estimate this could set the shipping date back by 1-2 weeks from the original mid-Feb estimate. Fortunately, we do already have all parts in-house and are ready for assembly and testing to begin.
On a positive note, we have made use of this down time to perform more testing on the Lagom. Some of you may have heard we have recently acquired a Decent espresso machine for testing the Lagom with pressure/flow-profiling. We are happy to report that the SSP brew burrs will work with flow/pressure profiling, including lighter roasts, which was a concern intially.
We will also be implementing a minor design change on the Lagom - which involves substituting the roller nuts to allow for better alignment consistency between units. This should not affect any delivered Lagom units - and the good news is that the change is also 100% retrofittable to any exsisting Lagoms. We will make the retrofit kit available to first batch owners once they are ready.
We will keep you updated via email as soon as we get confirmation when we can ship the Lagom. Shall you have any concern in the meanwhile, please feel free to get in touch at contact@option-o.com.
Best regards
Option-O Team
Likely the last update before shipping!
Trust us when we say the last few weeks have been unbearable long here at Option-O. But we finally get the confirmation that the motor driver boards are being delivered this week! This is great news as it means we are expecting to finally start shipping next week!
It’s been quite a journey to get to this point, but we are appreciative of your undertanding and the patience for bearing with us. We hope the wait is worth it for all of us. It won’t be long now!
Regards
Option-O
Thank you! Danke! Kamsa hamnida! Tack! Tak!
Hello all,
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone, especially to our supporters and partners who all helped to spread the words.
Our first pre-order sales for our Lagom P64 were a great success and the pre-orders were sold out much quicker than we had initially anticipated. We are really grateful for all of your support and for your vote of confidence in what we do!
But no, it isn’t the time to relax just yet - our journey has only officially started now. It is our priority now to deliver and execute what we set out to do. We are hoping that this grinder will be a true one of its kind grinder in its class that defines what a high-end grinder for coffee-enthusiasts could be!
We will keep you all updated and we know November can’t come soon enough for many of us!
Warmest regards
Option-O team
4th September Update for Lagom P64
Hello all!
We have some recent updates for the Lagom P64:
In case you haven’t come across our pre-order page, the pre-order sales will start @ 7th September, 2019, 08:00 AEST.
i. P64 in action! And all you want to know about Lagom P64.
We have been asked a lot for more pictures and videos of the grinder. We originally intended to produce professionally-shoot video/photos for the Lagom P64. But due to scheduling issues it was going to take more time than we like. We thought candid unedited videos will represent the user experience more realistically so why not! Here they are - link below.
We have also put together a FAQs section for questions we get often. You can find them here along with the videos - please feel free to share them with anyone you know that may be interested :
https://www.option-o.com/faq-lagom-p64
ii. Pre-order discount for early birds
As we are a fairly small-sized company, your deposit will be extremely helpful for us to kickstart the production run and to ease off some of the capital burden. Hence, to thank you for your support, we are offering a $100 discount for all early bird orders placed before 14th September. Don't miss it!
More information available on the pre-order page:
https://www.option-o.com/shop/lagom-p64
iii. Black option available – limited time!
We were asked by a few of you if a black version can be made available. The answer is yes! But the caveat is it will only be available during the pre-order period before the production run starts. If you would like a black version, do let us know via email so we can confirm that for you before the manufacturing starts.
iv. Tax-prepaid option for customers in Europe
For customers in Europe, we have consulted our freight company and we are glad to announce that we will be able to do bulk shipping for the pre-orders and offer tax-prepay option. The details are also included on the pre-order page:
https://www.option-o.com/shop/lagom-p64
Thank you all for your support! We just can't express enough how excited we are to bring this new product to the wider market, which we believe is truly one of its kind!
Best Regards,
Option-O
Lagom P64 is officially coming soon!
Hello all!
As some of you may already know from our not-so-subtle hints on the home page and Instagram, we have an exciting news to share! After a couple years in the work, we are finally ready to share this news about adding a new single-dosing grinder to our product line.
Lagom P64 is our take on flat burrs single-dosing grinder for home coffee enthusiasts who are looking to up their game for the light roasted coffees that some of us have come to love and enjoy - or if you are still new to it and are open to explore more! Our goal was to create a user friendly flat burrs grinder for domestic use case, in a compact form factor but with commercial-grade build quality and without sacrificing the quality in other aspects.
We have just posted some information on the product page and will continue to be releasing more information and specs about the grinder in the coming weeks.
At the moment, we are finalising the pricing but should have the details soon. We are aiming to open up the pre-order in early September with a target delivery timeline by the end of the year.
If this sounds exactly like what you need, let us know @ contact@option-o.com to register your interest and to get notified for our pre-order! We’re keen to hear from you and can’t wait to share more about our new grinder!
Best regards,
Option-O
Shipping!
Dear all,
It is taking longer than we initially expected, but we are glad to announce that the first batch of Helor Stance Motors are being shipped! We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during this period. If you are on the September delivery list, you might have already received notification from Helor with your order’s tracking detail. If not, look forward to it in your inbox over the next few days!
If you have any inquiry relating to your order or in using the grinder, please do not hesitate to contact us directly @ contact@option-o.com. We are here to help!
As for our customers who are on October delivery list, we have started working on the production since early September. Things are under way and we expect to send an updated shipping timeline with more details in two weeks time.
Best Regards,
Option-O
Pre-order for early-mid September delivery sold out
Dear all
Some of you may have noticed we had stopped taking pre-orders on the website. We truly apologise for that as the demand has exceeded our initial estimation and we are out of the Stance units to fulfil any more new order for early-mid September delivery.
However, to keep to our promise of the cut-off date and if you do not mind your grinder to be delivered at a slightly later date, we are happy to honour our pre-order price, as long as we receive the orders before 31st of August. We expect to receive more Stance units next month and the delivery for new orders is estimated to be early October. We will update our website shortly to reflect that and the updated delivery date for new orders.
Again, we apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for the interest in our grinder.
Best Regards
Option-O