Just a heads up for those eating with the help of a blender or anyone who just wants one to add some healthy smoothies to their diet or use for general cooking prep. Vitamix is having a sale for a couple days on their model 750 which is refurbished to new, and has a multi year guarantee. This is the same unit that OCF buys to use in our donations to those with a financial disparity and life long PEG tube dependency caused by oral cancer. They are bullet proof and I use mine every day of the year to eat all my foods. They are still expensive at $349, but this is the discounted price OCF normally buys them at. So that’s a $150 savings. You can buy them online right now directly from Vitamix. These sales usually are limited and very short, only a few days. Take advantage if you can.