Vitamix vs Blendtec

[lewandowski46]

We have a recertified Vitamix as well. Love it! Thing has suited us well even with the heavy use we put it through. We did have one problem with the variable dial, it broke to where there was only one speed. However a quick call to Vitamix and they shipped us a box with pre-paid labels and we had it back within 1-2 weeks repaired. If you do stumble across a problem, their customer support is top notch and will take good care of you.

 

[Temptd2]

They also hold their value REALLY well. The 5000 I had since 2008 I was able to sell for $275 on Craigslist. The 5300 I bought at the Costco Roadshow was $349 and I had a $75 Costco rebate check so I pretty much got the upgrade to the new one for FREE!

The original one I had, the Maxi 4000, I sold on ebay for ALMOST enough to pay for that 5000. I did have two containers for it though and an extra blade assembly, but still - they are amazing machines, will last somewhere close to forever, and if you ever want to upgrade, consider selling your older one on Craigslist or ebay.

I always take really good care of mine though, and they still look like new with the exception of a little scratch here and there in side the Lexan containers.

 

[Cyclman]

Most commercial restaurant supply stores have used blenders for sale. Sometimes you can get a 3-4 hp for half of new. And they're going to last forever with home type use.

 

[Nagorg]

Most commercial restaurant supply stores have used blenders for sale. Sometimes you can get a 3-4 hp for half of new. And they're going to last forever with home type use.

And there's a good chance that the used commercial blender will be a Vitamix!

 

[alha]

I bought my wife a real fancy one a couple months ago so my younger daughter would actually 'eat' good food, as she is an incredibly picky eater. Well, when making her the strawberry 'smoothie', sometimes things like spinach, etc accidentally fall into the concoction, and miss picky is none the wiser. The wife absolutely loves her blender, so much in fact that I ended up purchasing one for my older daughter to make baby food with, and my sister who loves her frosty slushy drinks! Both have had them for a few weeks now, and just like my wife, absolutely loves them. Theirs weren't as fancy as my wife's, but they all work just as well as the others in their lineup, it's just how many bells and whistles you want/need on it to make you happy.

I was sneaky about it though, I had asked them to go to Costco with me to help me decide if I wanted to make a major purchase or not. We went and watched the road show for about 10-15 mins, and then talked about it as we were walking out of the store. Little did they know, I had purchased one for each of them and they were sitting in my trunk. While we were chatting about all the cool things we'd learned they could do, I popped open my trunk, pulled out one for each of them and yelled Surprise! They both almost fell over, it was so cool! Weeks on now, they still laugh when I ask them how the Vitamix is working out.

 

[Temptd2]

I bought my wife a real fancy one a couple months ago so my younger daughter would actually 'eat' good food, as she is an incredibly picky eater. Well, when making her the strawberry 'smoothie', sometimes things like spinach, etc accidentally fall into the concoction, and miss picky is none the wiser. The wife absolutely loves her blender, so much in fact that I ended up purchasing one for my older daughter to make baby food with, and my sister who loves her frosty slushy drinks! Both have had them for a few weeks now, and just like my wife, absolutely loves them. Theirs weren't as fancy as my wife's, but they all work just as well as the others in their lineup, it's just how many bells and whistles you want/need on it to make you happy.

I was sneaky about it though, I had asked them to go to Costco with me to help me decide if I wanted to make a major purchase or not. We went and watched the road show for about 10-15 mins, and then talked about it as we were walking out of the store. Little did they know, I had purchased one for each of them and they were sitting in my trunk. While we were chatting about all the cool things we'd learned they could do, I popped open my trunk, pulled out one for each of them and yelled Surprise! They both almost fell over, it was so cool! Weeks on now, they still laugh when I ask them how the Vitamix is working out.

Wow, I love Costco - will you adopt me? I promise to act very very surprised! LOL!

 

[alha]

LOL umm, well.. You know I would, but sadly I've come to the conclusion that my 2 gals are more then enough (my hair is greying fast enough as it is...), I do appreciate the offer though!

 

[Temptd2]

I found out how to get the cat out of the kitchen - throw some cubes of good hard Parmigiana Reggiano into the running blades of the VM! LOL!

Boy did my cat skedaddle. OTOH, I made short work of that block of PR from Costco, including cutting off and saving the rinds for future addition to marinara sauce, and ended up with a quart jar of pulverized Parm that rivals the green-can stuff for texture but tastes TEN TIMES better.

LOVE that VM. What a workhorse.