Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System (Review)
Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System
| Average Customer Rating: 3.0 |
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| Save your money on this purchase, and buy an alternate brand instead. It was great for making smoothies; however after my third one broke within the year, I wrote to customer service, which was an even more frustrating experience than the failure of the product. The gear in the top of the base unit is cheap plastic, and easily fractures after a number of uses. I wrote to them, asking simply for a gear to replace the broken one, explaining this was my third unit, and all three broke the same way. They responded, asking me to send pictures of my unit, as well as of the booklet, and then would not replace the gear, but would sell me a new base at a discounted price, and shipping/handling charges. I used the unit to make smoothies, and grind coffee beans. Using it to chop vegetables, make tuna salad etc basically turns everything into mush. And each of the units ultimately leaked down into the base. I am much happier with my current brand, which is a Tribest Personal Blender. Though not as many accessories, it does come with travel lids for the top of the cups, which fit nicely into my car cup holder, which the Magic Bullet cups did not. OK, so it's a blender...I like it so much that I purchased another one so that I could keep it at my office. Primarily, I use it at home for making really yummy protein shakes with frozen fruit...it is better than my Osterizer because it does a better job at blending the ice and frozen fruit. The party cups are a little thick around the lips, but manageable and great because they fit in the top shelf of the dishwasher. Great for mixed drinks like margaritas, etc... It is also great for pureeing veggies for soups, although the containers are a bit small for large quantities of things like sweet potatoes... Message to manufacturer, a pouring lid with a lip would be a nice little continuous improvement. As well as a separate container for chopping larger veggies and grinding meat (eliminates need for minichopper). Also a more clearly marked measuring cup would be nice for those of us in need of bifocals. My son bought this for me. It lasted 2 months. It was absolute junk. Why they charge so much when there are better blenders to choose from is beyond me. I would have rated it 0 if there were that choice. You'll be sorry if you buy this. |
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