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fly said:
Good blade, and jar, design are extremely important. I doubt those have either.

Full disclosure: It would be a waste of money to me as well, but that doesn't mean quality doesn't cost money.
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They seem to last about 2 years, so about $10/yr. Usually a jar gets chipped, haven't had a motor go but the Classic has steel gears(noisy). Glass jar, basic stainless blades. I resharpen the blades periodically using one of those cylindrical, ceramic sharpeners. We use the same model to crush glass in our studio area - blades take a surprising amount of abuse without getting terribly dull.
More of a cut-by-hand or "maybe" food processor type of cook. Blender is pretty much just for morning smoothies, occasional puree of a small amount of something.
 
wetwille said:
They seem to last about 2 years, so about $10/yr. Usually a jar gets chipped, haven't had a motor go but the Classic has steel gears(noisy). Glass jar, basic stainless blades. I resharpen the blades periodically using one of those cylindrical, ceramic sharpeners. We use the same model to crush glass in our studio area - blades take a surprising amount of abuse without getting terribly dull.
More of a cut-by-hand or "maybe" food processor type of cook. Blender is pretty much just for morning smoothies, occasional puree of a small amount of something.
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If you care, I wasn't kidding about blade and jar design being important.

https://www.cooksillustrated.com/equipment_reviews/1843-high-end-blenders
Jar shape, it turned out, mattered more than power. When we studied the blenders side by side, we saw differences in the shape of the Vitamix 5200’s jar and those of the other blenders. The Vitamix 5200 was taller and narrower, at 20.25 inches tall and 4 inches across; the others ranged from 16 to 18.2 inches tall and 4.5 to 5.75 inches across. As blender blades turn, they move their contents into a vortex, which looks like a small tornado. In shorter, broader jars, the vortexes were far more chaotic; contents ricocheted off the sides and smashed up against the lids as if a fire hose were loose inside. No wonder their blends were more aerated. Only the Vitamix 5200 kept its food more contained toward the bottom of the jar, where it combined readily without incorporating extra air.
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fly said:
If you care, I wasn't kidding about blade and jar design being important.

https://www.cooksillustrated.com/equipment_reviews/1843-high-end-blenders
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I knew you were serious, I agree it does. Look at the slim waist on the Oster Jar. Makes a hella vortex. I think the blade design helps.
Honestly, the Vitamixs are cool, I have great memories of drinking the mystery sludge they would make at mall demonstrations of those. It's like you and TVs - I'm thinking the expensive one's break almost as easy as the cheaper ones. And ain't nobody bothering to fix them.
 
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Amstel said:
Right? I don't do it enough to appreciate the difference.
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Thats what I eventually decided and did not get the vitamix 😶. I have a ninja, and a stick blender, blah blah, but vitamix is a whole other level.

I also want one of those rescue greyhounds since they banned racing in Florida FINALLY the other day, but that's another story.
 
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Ledboots said:
Thats what I eventually decided and did not get the vitamix 😶. I have a ninja, and a stick blender, blah blah, but vitamix is a whole other level.

I also want one of those rescue greyhounds since they banned racing in Florida FINALLY the other day, but that's another story.
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FWIW, most/all the greyhound rescues were against that amendment, as those dogs WANT to run and really aren't mistreated at all.
 
Amstel said:
$59.99 brand new?? Yup.

www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-harmony-ultimate-one-15-device-universal-remote-black/3721047.p?

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I'm sending back the refurb'd one that showed up yesterday!
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& just like that, it's back to $129!
 
fly said:
Mine does...
edit: And that coupon generator site is straight fire.
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i havent bought anythign from lowes in years without that coupon site (previously renovo power).

I pad almost all my orders with stuff to get up to 50 because most the time whatever i pad it with ends up being "free"
 
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