I used to sell the VitaMix as a commercial blender. No complaints. In my situation I am using a braun hand held blender for smoothies. I also bought a commercial juicer for
300$. Not a TV juicer but an Omega 8005 juicer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r437hboI_U

This machine will juice wheatgrass as well as almost anything else you put in it.

I plan to feed the juicer and the blender from my garden - first time gardener here. smile

Age 52, T2 N0 M0 SCC of left anterior floor of mouth. Esophagoscopy, Direct laryngoscopy, Resection of left anterior FOM lesion w/ lateral tongue. left selective neck dissection levels I-IV. 5x6cm skin graft coverng excision. Finished 33-35 rad Tx. False recurrence 12-22-10 last surgery 2-15-10