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Skulles
N Crossbones
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 6:35a
hopefully it is a better deal then the gold box sale on those head phones yesterday
healthylaugh
Senior Member - 1K
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 9:10a
Perhaps I'm just a simpleton, but I don't get the $300 blender phenomenon?
My friend had one, and made me a smoothie with it, and the smoothie was great--exactly like with my $20 Buy.com refurbed Hamilton Beach blender!
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usadaytrader
Senior Member - 1K
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 9:26a
healthylaugh said: Perhaps I'm just a simpleton, but I don't get the $300 blender phenomenon?
My friend had one, and made me a smoothie with it, and the smoothie was great--exactly like with my $20 Buy.com refurbed Hamilton Beach blender!
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Supposedly can take the abuse. I jacked up my $10 2007 Black Friday blender (glass) by trying to do frozen fruit in it. The plastic base sheared off.
lousygolfer
Senior Member - 3K
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 10:30a
I'm a firm believer in needing better quality than one finds in typical $40 blenders, after having bought and returned an Osterizer that was overly loud and underpowered that would not crush ice well. And while I'm sure the $300-$600 blenders have slighly more powerful, quieter motors than a $100 blender, I do have to agree on questioning their pricing. All it is is a motor with multi-speed controls set in a base with rubber feet and a pitcher with a set of revolving blades built in to the bottom. When one can buy a DVD burner for $17, how can a blender, even a heavy-duty one, cost dozens of times as much? I've got a Cuisinart blender/food processor combo I bought for $100 a decade ago that still does a great job and quickly makes smooth margaritas and smoothies. I think the sweet spot on blenders is around the $75 to $100 range - anything less you get something that doesn't function very well and won't hold up for more than a few years, but anything more than that you're getting very marginal improvements, if any.
I suspect that a lot of people get sucked in by the demos at Costco, Sam's Club, etc... and then rather than admit "Hey, I just spent almost $400 on a small appliance that sits on my kitchen counter - I feel like a rube" they try to justify their purchase to themselves and anyone else who will hear them by boasting how superior their overpriced product is. And of course, part of the justification process is to demean anyone who questions the value of spending that much on a small kitchen appliance.
borgified
Shopaholic Member
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 10:41a
I have one (wife wanted it), and think the price is ridiculous for all the reasons you already know. You can get a cheap used car for $500. That being said, I've also over the years purchased several blenders from $35 to $100 by major brand names and all eventually broke. I've only had the Blendtec since Christmas, so I don't know how long it will really last, but the build quality is AMAZING. Thick polycarbonate pitchers, huge permanently attached blades, powerful motor, digital controls so you don't have to babysit it while it blends etc.
If there were competition in the market in the $200 arena, that's what I'd do, but there isn't. This may be a lifetime blender is all I'm saying. Is it worth it, depends on how much you blend. For example, I had a sick kid, dehydrated, didn't want to drink anything. I put 7 ice cubes in with a single popcicle and hit the ice crush button. It made a snowy consistency shaved-ice type of treat that wasn't too sweet.
Also, if you think the $500 blenders are quieter than others, that is not the case, they are just as loud, maybe louder if you put frozen stuff in there.
I fought the purchase for years, it's more an investment than a FW purchase .
borgified
Shopaholic Member
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 10:43a
Also, not sure what the sale will include, but we use the Wildside Jar much more than the 4-side Jar, not sure why. We got ours at costco just in case we had a change of heart and wanted to return it. Amazon gives you 30 days, costco, well you know .
DontTreadOnMe
Senior Member
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 10:47a
The worst part of blenders I find is this...$10-$100 blenders under perform and if they do the job, they tend to crap out after a "short" time frame. $400+ blenders are just plain overpriced regardless of how well they perform for a Consumer who uses them in their home. I fight with the fact that I can get my $50 blender to go for 1-3 years and it works pretty well. I can buy 8-10 of them before I even get to the price of the more expensive model. Don't get me wrong I would love a Blendtec or Vitamix, but just can't justfiy the price tag. I don't dog them as I have hunreds of reviews to read that says they plain work and work and work. The pricetag is just not for me.
That being said if the pricetag starts with the number 2... $2xx I would be most tempted in buying one.
elektronic
Senior Member - 1K
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 11:01a
The Ninja was $40 on Woot a while back - handles the frozen fruit well enough for 1/10 the price. $500 for a blender is crazy.
dssl
Member
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 11:10a
I have a blender I think its an Oster. Paid about $50 or $60. Make a smoothy with frozen fruit almost every day and the thing has been going strong no problems for about 4 years. So I definitely don't think these things make sense from economics perspective but I have to admit there is a part of me that wants to pick one of these up if it's a really good deal.
ProppaT
Senior Member - 2K
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 11:17a
healthylaugh said: Perhaps I'm just a simpleton, but I don't get the $300 blender phenomenon?
My friend had one, and made me a smoothie with it, and the smoothie was great--exactly like with my $20 Buy.com refurbed Hamilton Beach blender!
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If you're just going to make a berry smoothie, why would you bother anyway? This thing is for liquifing produce, annihilating ice, and milling grain. You can make a smoothie (without ice, unless you want it chunky) with any blender. If you want to get into actually making juices/smoothies for health, making your own flour, or even just need to ability to make powder fine ice, you only have two real choices...a Blendtec and a VitaMix. I had a $150, top-end blender for years and upgrading to a Blendtec was one of the best things I've ever done for myself and my health.
Those who say that there's no difference between a high end blender and a Target blender either a) have no idea what they're talking about or b) think the only use for a blender is throwing some strawberries and bananas in with some yogurt.
10credi
Thrifty Member
posted: May. 24, 2012 @ 11:42a
Thank you for the heads up BB.
What would be a good price to buy? Currently available around 350+tax+shipping or around $400 at Amazon.
borgified said: Deal includes 2 Jars, $100 cheaper than costco at Christmas and no tax.
This is from the Costco site
Features:
* Product Dimensions: 7” wide x 15” tall x 8” deep * Motor Base Weight: 5.6 lbs. * WildSide Jar Weight: 1.6 lbs. * FourSide Jar Weight: 1.5 lbs. * Shipping Weight: 13 lbs. * Made in the USA with a minimum of 75% US content * 8 Year Limited Warranty * Color: Black
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