Vitamix 5200c - 7 YR WARRANTY Variable Speed Countertop Blender with 2+ HP Motor and 48-Ounce Jar

Which Blender Should You Buy?
My husband and I, after reading Amazon reviews on both Vitamix(older model) and Blendtec, began to be persuaded to buy the Blendtec based on a few arguments. Blendtec owners made it sound as if the tamper that comes with the Vitamix is an absolute chore to use, the manual controls are difficult to understand and use--as opposed to presets--and lastly, the Vitamix is neither visually appealing nor fits underneath kitchen cabinets.

So, we headed off to Costco ready to purchase the Blendtec, because in addition to the Amazon reviews, several months ago we had joined in on one of the Blendtec demonstrations(at Costco) and even though it impressed us at that time we were not quite ready to fork over $400 plus for a blender. To our initial disappointment Blendtec was not doing demonstrations that day, nor were these blenders to be found. After picking up a couple things, we started to leave but came upon a Vitamix demonstration. We pretty much had our mind made up on the...

Use it a couple of times a day
To keep a long story short our two year old son had to have a procedure done to the bottom of his stomach. It was constricted and he could only eat liquid foods. This puts a parent is a mode to find anything to help his kid. We started researching green smoothies which lead us to what product would give us the best results. It came down to Vitamix and Blendtech. We went with the product that gave the 7 year warranty. Now as we fast forward a couple of years our son has recovered from his procedure and can now it solid food. The funny thing is he still prefers his green smoothie to much of anything else. We load it up with Kale, frozen fruit, banana, nuts and coconut oil. This kid has to be one of the healthiest around. We now have two sons and have started the youngest on this drink. He now asks for it as well. Praise God.

As the title says we use this a couple of times a day for about 4 years now and started wearing out the drive component and the variable speed...

Worth every penny
Okay,
I too was on the fence about buying a $400 blender, however I read all of the reviews at QVC and it seemed that there were many people just like me who took the plunge and were not disappointed. So I picked one up at Costco (cheaper there and also prefer brick and mortar store for such a high priced item) last week and never looked back.
Here are a few points to consider:
1. THIS SHOULD NOT BE CALLED A BLENDER! Calling this a blender is a disservice to what this thing can really do. It is a food Terminator! In a good way. Even at 40 I hated trying to make sure I had all my servings of fruits and veggies...well this machine makes it extremely quick to serve up my smoothies and they taste great!
2. Did I say how fast it is to process 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup of spinach and 5 baby carrots...30 seconds! A vitamin rich smoothie in no time.
3. This machine will save you time not only with the amount of time it takes to consume healthy foods, it will also...

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