Product Review: Proctor Silex 57171 7-Speed Blender

About 10 years ago my "good" blender broke. I am not going to mention the name brand of this expensive blender, but it was one of the higher end blenders and I had it for less than 2 years when the motor burned out. I was very dissapointed, to say the least. The warranty had run out so it was time to shop for a new blender. I cautiously researched blenders and then proceeded to visit numerous kitchen stores and appliance stores to see what blenders were available and compare prices, sturdiness, features, and overall look. I figured if the motor burned out on my good one I should be looking for a stronger motor, something that uses more watts.

After all my comparison shopping I was still clueless as what to buy because I DID have the good blender in the first place and it broke! So, I procrastinated my decision and one day I was In Target perusing the kitchen appliances and I saw a Proctor Silex blender on clearance for only $10. The original price was about $30. I decided I would get this blender with the expectations that it would last for about 30 days. In the meantime it would delay my need to decide which higher end blender I would buy. I felt lost without a blender so I would rather have a $10 blender than none at all.

Every time I went to use that blender I would announce, "Hey look it still works". I kept waiting for it to break. 30 days went by and it didn't break. 6 months went by and it didn't break. 5 years went by and it didn't break. 9 years went by and it finally broke. But let me clarify, the blender didn't break, I broke it! I dropped the plastic jar and it cracked. So in reality, if I weren't so careless, this cheap blender would still be working.

Now it was time to blender shop again. I immediately chose the Proctor Silex 57171 7-Speed Blender because Proctor Silex already proved itself to me. I found one on Amazon.com for $18.99, which is an amazing price. To get the free super saver shipping I just added a small item to my shopping cart so I could tally up to $25. You would be hard pressed to find a blender under $25 at any bricks and mortar store.