Shopping help

[Guest guest]

>>>I recently bought a Blendtec, which from what I read is more of a competitor

to

>>>the Vitamix. When I was researching the HealthMaster carafe wasn't BPA free,

I

>>>am not sure if that is concern but for me with two toddlers it is. I think

>>>there is a HealthMaster Elite which is BPA free but I read too many negative

>>>comments on the product.<<<

Yes, this pretty much is a concern for me but it seems that most every blender

company uses polycarbonate for the carafe. Very few use glass. My Braun has

glass. I don't remember anymore when I bought it, but I am sure that was why I

made that purchase.

If you belong to Costco both companies do road shows so you can look at their

(Costco's) website.

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> >>>>i bought the healthmaster blender from montel williams. its in the 200

> >>>>ballpark. i make the best drinks with it every day...<<<

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> >I have looked into the Healthmaster a few times. I like the $200 price, but

>not

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> >the company behind the product. There are some success stories that are

good.

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> >Then there are some failure stories that are absolutely not handled well by

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> >company at all. Who is Montel ? What is his claim to fame?

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[Guest guest]

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>>>If you belong to Costco both companies do road shows so you can look at their

>>>(Costco's) website. A friend bought her Vitamix from them for about $340ish

I

>>>believe and it has the full 7 year warranty. I don't know how much the

Blendtec

>>>costs at Costco as I bought mine online.>>>Hi Lorelei

I live in a highly metropolitan area and have not even begun to scratch the

surface of business that are around here. But I checked my Yellow Book and it

does not have Costco listed under department stores. If it goes by something

else, you can let me know. Is it like a SAM's Club, or is it a moving road show

business? What is Costco?

[Guest guest]

I used to own a Hamilton Beach. It never handled fruits or veggies

the way a Vitamix does, unless I added chopped them up fine before

blending and added lots of water or juice. I also burned it out in

about a year. My vitamix is still gong strong after more than 10

years.

Alobar

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM, dolores685 <dgk@...> wrote:

> Hi All,

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> I've been sitting here trying to figure out why on earth anyone would want to

pay $300 or $400 for a blender when you can buy a perfectly good one from

anywhere from @$50-$100.

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> Here are a couple of highly rated:

> Hamilton Beach 54245 @$50

> http://tinyurl.com/3bqldma

> Kitchen Aid @$90

> http://www.consumersearch.com/blenders

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> Personally, I've had an Oster (I paid @$40) for several years and it works

great. I use it every day for smoothies that include frozen bananas,

strawberries, and blueberries. It will also grate ice. I also make a great beet

borscht and/or gazpacho at least twice a week. In addition to tomatoes, the

gazpacho has a lot of raw veggies like onion, garlic, celery, and peppers. It

seems to be able to puree just about anything as long as you add a bit of liquid

(juice or soup stock). I just can't see why you would need anything that cost 6

to 8 times as much that probably won't last that much longer or produce 6 to 8

times better results. When mine wears out I'll probably get one of the above -

or another Oster if it has as good ratings by then. Just my 2 cents.

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> Best,

> Dee

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[Guest guest]

I've had my Vitamix for 22 years, and it has never failed me.

On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Alobar wrote:

> I used to own a Hamilton Beach. It never handled fruits or veggies

> the way a Vitamix does, unless I added chopped them up fine before

> blending and added lots of water or juice. I also burned it out in

> about a year. My vitamix is still gong strong after more than 10

> years.

>

> Alobar

>

[Guest guest]

, I suppose you have one of the stainless steel models then, right? If it

is, there are sure tons of those on ebay but I did not know if Vitamix has

changed the power or blade or something else besides the aesthetics when they

discontinued that one and went to the one they have today. I had never heard of

a vitamix before January of this year. Does it work any differently?

Lyn

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From: cathylynn2 <cathybuckley@...>

Coconut Oil

Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 6:24:56 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Shopping help

I've had my Vitamix for 22 years, and it has never failed me.

On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Alobar wrote:

> I used to own a Hamilton Beach. It never handled fruits or veggies

> the way a Vitamix does, unless I added chopped them up fine before

> blending and added lots of water or juice. I also burned it out in

> about a year. My vitamix is still gong strong after more than 10

> years.

>

> Alobar

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Lyn,

I do have one of those " classic " models. My mother has one of the newer ones and

I tried it out and I really couldn't find any perceivable differences in the way

it worked. Perhaps Vitamix adheres to the adage, " If it ain't broke, don't fix

it " ? ;-)

On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Lyn K wrote:

> , I suppose you have one of the stainless steel models then, right? If it

> is, there are sure tons of those on ebay but I did not know if Vitamix has

> changed the power or blade or something else besides the aesthetics when they

> discontinued that one and went to the one they have today. I had never heard

of

> a vitamix before January of this year. Does it work any differently?

>

> Lyn

[Guest guest]

I suppose you are right. That is why I guess they never jumped on the 3 hp

bandwagon that started up a few years ago. Maybe I will try to get my Dad to let

me try for one of those cheap. The only thing is, if it breaks, can parts be

had?

Hi Lyn,

I do have one of those " classic " models. My mother has one of the newer ones and

I tried it out and I really couldn't find any perceivable differences in the way

it worked. Perhaps Vitamix adheres to the adage, " If it ain't broke, don't fix

it " ? ;-)

On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Lyn K wrote:

> , I suppose you have one of the stainless steel models then, right? If it

> is, there are sure tons of those on ebay but I did not know if Vitamix has

> changed the power or blade or something else besides the aesthetics when they

> discontinued that one and went to the one they have today. I had never heard

of

>

> a vitamix before January of this year. Does it work any differently?

>

> Lyn

[Guest guest]

I'm not really sure because I've never needed parts. Another option is you can

get a newer reconditioned model, which is less expensive. It would probably be

easier to get parts for that.

On Apr 27, 2011, at 4:14 PM, Lyn K <godisbest4me@...> wrote:

> I suppose you are right. That is why I guess they never jumped on the 3 hp

> bandwagon that started up a few years ago. Maybe I will try to get my Dad to

let

> me try for one of those cheap. The only thing is, if it breaks, can parts be

> had?

>

>

>

> Hi Lyn,

>

> I do have one of those " classic " models. My mother has one of the newer ones

and

> I tried it out and I really couldn't find any perceivable differences in the

way

> it worked. Perhaps Vitamix adheres to the adage, " If it ain't broke, don't fix

> it " ? ;-)

>

>

>

> On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Lyn K wrote:

>

>> , I suppose you have one of the stainless steel models then, right? If

it

>

>> is, there are sure tons of those on ebay but I did not know if Vitamix has

>> changed the power or blade or something else besides the aesthetics when they

>> discontinued that one and went to the one they have today. I had never heard

of

>>

>> a vitamix before January of this year. Does it work any differently?

>>

>> Lyn

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lyn,

Yes, it is like a SAMS club, a big warehouse type store. Both the Vitamix and

Blendtec have rep's that go to various locations to " pimp " their products so to

speak.

Here is a link for their locations.

http://www.costco.com/Warehouse/locator.aspx?cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Right_Nav1-_-Top_l\

ocations & topnav= & whse=BC & lang=en-US

You don't have to be a member to watch the show, you can just tell them you are

interested; however if you do purchase I do believe you need to be a member.

Here is a link from Vitamix to find where they are holding their next live

demos. http://www.vitamix.com/household/shows/

And from Blendtec. http://www.blendtec.com/road_shows

Also I think the reason most raw enthusiasts use a higher power blender like the

Blendtec or Vitamix is that it breaks the cell walls and grinds the

veggies/fruits better than a reg blender. I know the green smoothies I have

made I could not do with my reg blender and I had an expensive brand name. With

a reg blender I believe you are left with pulp and the Vitamix/Blendtec grinds

everything - even skin. For instance grinding seeds from fruits, which hold a

large nutritional value. I think it depends on what you want to do and make.

Lorelei

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> >>>If you belong to Costco both companies do road shows so you can look at

their

> >>>(Costco's) website. A friend bought her Vitamix from them for about

$340ish I

> >>>believe and it has the full 7 year warranty. I don't know how much the

Blendtec

> >>>costs at Costco as I bought mine online.>>>Hi Lorelei

>

> I live in a highly metropolitan area and have not even begun to scratch the

> surface of business that are around here. But I checked my Yellow Book and it

> does not have Costco listed under department stores. If it goes by something

> else, you can let me know. Is it like a SAM's Club, or is it a moving road

show

> business? What is Costco?

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[Guest guest]

It looks like Blendtec will win out with me of the two because their road show

is closer, tho still quite a distance away. All VM shows are down around

Baltimore MD and I am not brave enough to ever drive that far into that area by

myself. I don't know these roads and traffic patterns yet and my reaction time

is not quick enough to stay on top of the pace I would need to drive.

Thank you for the links. I am sure Dad still won't go for this, but I will keep

them for myself because I think I will be hard pressed to go much cheaper on a

blender for what I want for myself and that is a blender that breaks the cell

wall and demolishes pulp.

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From: victumx <victumx@...>

And from Blendtec. http://www.blendtec.com/road_shows

Also I think the reason most raw enthusiasts use a higher power blender like the

Blendtec or Vitamix is that it breaks the cell walls and grinds the

veggies/fruits better than a reg blender. I know the green smoothies I have

made I could not do with my reg blender and I had an expensive brand name. With

a reg blender I believe you are left with pulp and the Vitamix/Blendtec grinds

everything - even skin. For instance grinding seeds from fruits, which hold a

large nutritional value. I think it depends on what you want to do and make.

Lorelei

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