Vitamix

Libby Pritchett

Libby Pritchett

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Who has one?

Jeff is really wanting us to do this for Christmas for each other in lieu of other gifts, and I'm considering it. I've seen a Blendtech demonstration before, and I understand that Vitamix is very similar. Jeff used to have one (the ex got it), so he knows we'd use it a ton. We've talked about getting one for years. Still, that's a LOT of money to spend on a blender (around $400).

So, for those of you who have one, sell me on it! What do you use it for? How often do you use it? Would you say it's worth the money?
 
Ripal has one and Heather has one and I have to listen to them go on and on and on about how wonderful it is and how it makes their lives SO much easier.

blah blah blah :::::::: insert the I'm so stinkin' jealous they have one and I don't smilie here ::::::::::::: blah blah blah.
 
I have wanted one for a couple of years. I bought one at Costco about 18 months ago, but it was on a whim, so I took it back, feeling that it was bad to spend $400 on a whim. I miss it and know I could get more veges and healthy stuff down my kids(and myself) if I had one. DH quit his job and is currently job hunting. So my deal with him, is if he secures a new position before Christmas I get the vitamix. Get one!
 
Mark says it's the best appliance we've ever bought, I use it every day and that makes him happy... because he really didn't want to get it initially but he really is glad I convinced him it was worth the money... I gave up my 10 year anniversary vacation for it and I also think it was totally worth it!!!
 
Heather, is it easy to clean? I'd love to use it every day, but I hate the thought of having to take a lot of time cleaning it after each use.
 
Easiest thing to clean....

5 cups of water and a drop of soap and turn it on high for 5 seconds, rinse and viola!!!!


and once a month I put in 2 cups of vinegar, turn it on high for 5 minutes, and rinse :)
 
Oooh that's tempting. Jeff wants me to go to Sam's Club tomorrow after church because the guy is there doing the demonstration this weekend. He's sure that the demo will sell me on it (and he's probably right. LOL) I'm just so cheap that I hate to spend a lot of money on something like that when I know we have more responsible things to spend it on.
 
I don't have one, but I do want one. I know Chris thinks its ridiculous to spend that much. He also thought I was nuts for getting my Nutrimill though, and that has been used a ton.
 
Libby Pritchett said:
Oooh that's tempting. Jeff wants me to go to Sam's Club tomorrow after church because the guy is there doing the demonstration this weekend. He's sure that the demo will sell me on it (and he's probably right. LOL) I'm just so cheap that I hate to spend a lot of money on something like that when I know we have more responsible things to spend it on.
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the cheapest you'll find it is at those road shows, just FYI ;)
 
That's good to know! I was wondering if I could find it cheaper online. Sounds like this might end up being a good deal. That's still a crap load of money though. LOL
 
Libby Pritchett said:
Oooh that's tempting. Jeff wants me to go to Sam's Club tomorrow after church because the guy is there doing the demonstration this weekend. He's sure that the demo will sell me on it (and he's probably right. LOL) I'm just so cheap that I hate to spend a lot of money on something like that when I know we have more responsible things to spend it on.
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The demo is what sold me on wanting it. My kids and I spent an hour one day tasting all different things the man was making at Costco. And I have never heard anybody say they wish they hadn't have bought the Vitamix.
 
My family is not a blending family - even growing up, my mom only used it to make my dad a shake during the hottest part of summer... today, only hubby uses the bullet to make a protein shake in the morning... what would I use it for? :o
 
Darcy Baldwin said:
Ripal has one and Heather has one and I have to listen to them go on and on and on about how wonderful it is and how it makes their lives SO much easier.

blah blah blah :::::::: insert the I'm so stinkin' jealous they have one and I don't smilie here ::::::::::::: blah blah blah.
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ROFL!!!!!!

Yeap! it's worth every penny for me! I bought it about 3 yrs ago and I've already got 3500 cycles on it - Blendtec has counter of cycles. Makes you feel you're making your money worth. ;)

I was drooling over Vita-mix for YEARS!!!!! I knew I would use it, but couldn't justify the cost. Once I saw demo of Blendtec, I was totally sold ( I had seen Vitamix demo every time they were in Costco). I liked the fact that Blendtec was less expensive than Vitamix, 'shorter', only one container to clean.. no blades to put together, square container - easier to clean, no temper, no need of second container to grind dry things....

Other than that, both are equally good in quality. It's just matter of preference. I use mine at least once a day. Every morning, I make green smoothie for breakfast. If it wasn't for Blendtec, I wouldn't be getting as much greens as I do now! :) Kids use it to make milkshakes, smoothies, pesto.. I also use it to grind spices. Vitamix has dry container that you can grind grains and spices. I use it to make onion-tamato gravy.

You won't regret getting it! In a long run, it really is worth every penny!

so, there goes my blah blah blah.... :D
 
I just went to the website to see what the big deal was, and now I want one to make soup! I probably wouldn't use it enough to justify the cost, but maybe one day. (Says the woman who doesn't even have a regular blender because I don't want another kitchen appliance taking up space.)
 
Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Blendtec

Amy, it pulverizes everything rather than keeping things chunky. In my green smoothie, I use apple, celery sticks, spinach, lettuce, kale, frozen strawberries, apple, bananas.. I run two 1 minute cycles and there are no fibers... everything is blended to creamy texture.
 
you can blend even an avocado seed with it, that's how powerful it is... and I make homemade ice cream with mine all the time... and soup in the winter... like literally put it all in the blender and mix on high for 5 minutes and the horsepowers heats it up, sooo cool!!! And yeah, I love that my green smoothies aren't chunky LOL

the thing with regular blenders is that you have to add extra liquid in order for it to mix and blend well... with the Blendtec or Vitamix you just put in your fruits and veggies and some frozen fruit and it makes a nice creamy smoothie, with no added water or liquid :)

and seriously, I don't have to buy ice cream with all the crap in it... just put a few frozen bananas and some fruit and I've got ice cream in less than a minute with no added sugar or anything, so yummy... or my fave is frozen bananas with peanut butter and some cocoa, YUM!!!
 
heathergw said:
and seriously, I don't have to buy ice cream with all the crap in it... just put a few frozen bananas and some fruit and I've got ice cream in less than a minute with no added sugar or anything, so yummy... or my fave is frozen bananas with peanut butter and some cocoa, YUM!!!
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I just used my last frozen banana this morning in my smoothie! I'll have to remember this for next time!
 
My Ninja blender pulverizes everything. I've done smoothies with some pretty hard/chunky ingredients and it liquefies them.

That said, we'd never use one enough to justify the cost. The blender we have barely gets enough use to justify the cost of it. It was about half the price of the Vitamix.

We aren't really a blending kind of family either...
 
I use a blender to make all kinds of creamy soups. I've wondered whether a vitamix would make this task easier.

We are not really a smoothie family though...so I'm not sure I could justify the cost for making creamy soup! :p
 
What is it with men and juicers? I hate to be the skeptic but my Dad and my hubby both went through their Vitamix phase -- lasted a few months, then mothballed. I suppose if you were using it as a blender, maybe it would have greater staying power, but as you said, it's a very expensive blender.
 
I just thought of you. Tomorrow on QVC the Vitamix is the Deal of the Day. I don't know what the price will be but it will most likely be on Easy Pay! If you aren't familiar with QVC, that means it will be divided into payments but you make the first payment up front and they send you the item right away. You can then make the rest of the payments over time. Maybe that would make it more affordable for you!
 
Well good news, bad news, and more good news. LOL

Good news - I went to the demo today and caved. I still sorta get nauseous over the price, but I really can see us using this all the time. I tried lots of yummy things that he made tonight (soup, peanut butter, sorbet, smoothies, crushed ice), and I was definitely impressed.

Bad news - We got home with our new Vitamix and our cart full of produce ready to make after-dinner smoothies for dessert. We got it out, watched the instructional dvd, filled it with water to clean it before the first use... only to discover that we got a dud. It doesn't work. at all. Won't even come on. I tried different outlets, positioned the container in different directions, and nada. It's dead.

Good news - Thanks to Roni's tip above, I went on the qvc website and discovered that they have a newer model (7500 vs 5200) for about 70 more than what I paid tonight, and it IS on easy pay. So, Jeff is thinking that we should just order that one and take this one back to Sam's Club tomorrow. Part of me thinks we should wait and talk to the demo guy tomorrow, but IDK how long it usually takes stuff like this to sell out on qvc. So, I don't want to wait so long that this isn't even an option.

So anyway, the drama continues! LOL Thanks for all the tips!!
 
Gotta agree with all that Heather has said! We would go through cheap blender after cheap blender and we finally bought a Vitamix a couple years ago when we saw a really good deal on it at a promo set-up in the store. It has been one of our best purchases! What would we do without it?! We make soup in ours too! We also make our own butter. We make our own peanut butter. And, yes, finally a blender that will really make my smoothies SMOOTH without chunks of ice! lol
 
Well, Jeff returned the one we got at Sam's Club last night. He talked to the demo guy. I felt really bad because I know those guys work on commission. He even took the one we returned out of the box and tried it, and it didn't work for him either. He said he'd NEVER seen anything like it in the 5 years he's been doing this as they test every single mixer before they package it. Strange!

Anyway, I ordered my new one from QVC today, and it should be here next week!!
 
I don't have counter space either, Marla. Half my appliances are on a bookcase next to my fridge. I wish I had more counter space!
 
So crazy... sounds like it worked out for the better though and makes you feel more at ease about the price :)
 
Libby, I'm so happy QVC worked out for you! $100 at a time is much easier to swallow than $400+ all at once! I hope you love your new blender! The demonstrations on QVC are making me want one too. That won't happen though. You should scrap about your Vitamix! Lol.
 
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