So I'll say it one more time. It's is a great company that for several years had a medical needs program to sell them at a huge discount (50% off) to people that could prove they have a need. The fact that Vitamix discontinued their medical needs program that fishmanpa got is the very reason that OCF got involved with the company. We have far too many people in both medical and financial need to not try to help them out. I have already gotten units for 3 oral cancer people last week that tried to buy a discounted unit from Vitamix after reading threads here about their old program that is no longer in effect.

For those that do not qualify for OCF's out outright give away program, we sell them just like Amazon etc. and have access to their certified refurbished units that come with a full 7 year warranty and a really good discount compared to their brand new units. (I have one of these myself and I can't tell the difference between it and a new one.) While all of us who are affiliates or dealers of Vitamix are stuck on a fair trade map price ( non of us can discount one cent off the Vitamix retail price), for those that do not qualify for OCF's financial and medical needs free units, we hope there is some satisfaction in buying from the non profit that works for you. It isn't much of a commission that we make, but it all helps keep the lights on.