Nespresso’s Swarovski CitiZ Skips the US; Calendars Are $50

The crystal-trimmed Nespresso CitiZ Platinum from this year’s Swarovski holiday collection isn’t coming to the US, The Gadgeteer reports, but the rest of the collection is here, and now it has US prices.

According to The Gadgeteer, Nespresso’s US team has been telling customers on its Facebook page that the machine won’t be sold here, citing supply. It’s on sale through Nespresso’s European stores, and the Dutch listing works out to about $335. Underneath the crystals it’s a standard CitiZ Platinum, an Original machine with four cup sizes plus hot water, so the money buys the finish, not new features.

What you can buy in the US, per The Gadgeteer:

• Advent calendars with 24 capsules: $50 for Original, $55 for Vertuo
• Crystal ornaments shaped like an Original or a Vertuo capsule: $70 each on Amazon
• A green 560 ml stainless travel mug: $40 at Swarovski’s US store

The limited coffees are also in the US lineup: Festive Crystal Spark, a Double Espresso for Vertuo, and flavored Hazelnut Brownie and Blueberry Cheesecake. We haven’t checked these prices on Nespresso’s or Amazon’s sites ourselves.

Our take: when we covered the announcement in September, there were no US prices. Now that there are, the calendars are the practical buy, and the only real decision is matching the format to the machine the person owns. We’ll add them to our coffee pod advent calendar roundup.