5 Things to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Vitamix (Image credit: Emily Han) The cult-like status that Vitamix blenders have acquired didn't make sense to me until I used them in culinary school. We used these heavy-duty blenders frequently to make food quickly, and to make certain dishes ultra-smooth. I discovered that they really are little bits of magic in the kitchen. I want one, but they are expensive. How could I ever justify buying something like this? If you're in the same camp as me, answer the following five questions and let them guide your purchasing decision. (Image credit: Faith Durand) 1. Do you know the difference between a Vitamix and a standard food processor or blender? If you're going to shell out a ton of money, you better know the difference between what a Vitamix has to offer versus your average blender or food processor. You need to do some research to justify the purchase. The Kitchn reviewed the Vitamix Professional Series 300, so that's a good place to start learning.

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You have to know why you're going to use the thing. If you dream of making juice in a Vitamix, how many juices would you have to drink to justify the purchase? More juice than you think. Cry a little bit. 3. What Vitamix do you want to buy? You have options when it comes to purchasing a Vitamix. You have the classic blenders, the personal blenders, and next-generation blenders. Do you buy it new, or do you buy it refurbished? What size do you need? Are you sure it will fit in your tiny apartment? Are you sure Vitamix isn't about to release its next cool thing? 4. Are you at a point in your life where you're ready to buy "forever kitchen tools"? This is something I think about a lot when deciding whether to purchase something. Are you at that stage in your life when you splurge a little (or a lot) when you know something will last you a really, really long time? If you're making the leap to reliable, durable things that have a great warranty, you're on the right track to Vitamix heaven.

5. Your home is on fire. What do you grab? Your Vitamix catalogue, your computer with lots of important documents on it, or a family heirloom that your grandmother gave you the last time you saw her? I really hope you didn't pick the Vitamix catalogue (you know they have an online store, right?), but if you did, think of the joy the blender will give you and let that knowledge guide you in the right direction.Grilled Chicken BurritoChicken Burritos RecipeBurritos RecipesRecipes LunchesGrilled Chicken RecipesRecipes To CookCooked ChickenTasty ChickenFoodsforus ChickenForwardChicken and Avocado Burritos. Stuffed with juicy chicken, cool and creamy avocado, oozy gooey melted cheese, spicy salsa verde and sour cream! ♥ Closet Cooking So so good!!! I just changed out cheese and sour cream for goat cheddar and plain yogurt!!! This is a personal blog. I am not affiliated with Costco in any way.But, we needed a place for Costco shoppers to say hi.I hope you enjoy the stay. Have a nice day.

Vitamix Reviews Filter Filter 86 Employee Reviews Popular Rating Date There's good money to be made if your willing to work hard like any sales job don't prejudge people its a great product (in 10 reviews) great benefits package, and competitive salary package (in 5 reviews) No family life long hours no pay for lodging no perdium (in 11 reviews) Personal relationships can suffer due to time away from home, family, friends (in 4 reviews) Jan 9, 2017 I worked at Vitamix full-time Pros Great brand - it is a brand you can stand behind Cons Salary isn't up to date with market Advice to Management Take pride in your employees and focus on ensuring they are happy. Happy Employees will help take the company to the next level. Dec 29, 2016 I worked at Vitamix full-time (More than a year) Pros Great pay, great company and the managers are very helpful. You do work long hours, but you get a lot of days off in between so it balances out. In fact I think the work/life balance here is much better than your typical job.

Cons Long hours, you stand 10+ hours per day. They over saturate the market making some shows very hard. Advice to Management Schedule shows further apart, and less sales so that people need to buy when they see you. As it is, the savvy shoppers know you'll be back soon. Dec 1, 2016 Pros There's good money to be made if your willing to work hard like any sales job don't prejudge people its a great productwork hard so you can play hardvery flexible schedule Cons long hoursyou have to work a lot of week ends Is this helpful? The community relies on everyone sharing – Add Anonymous Review Nov 18, 2016 I have been working at Vitamix full-time (More than 10 years) Pros I've been selling this product many years. Customers love it which makes it easy to sell. A product that truly changes people's lives who use it. Cons Travel is sometimes difficult on family. Hours can be long because it's retail and stores we demonstrate in are open 10-12 hours a day. Advice to Management Keep up the good work.

Listen to your employees and take care of them. The less turnover the better and if you take care of your own they will be loyal like family Nov 15, 2016 Helpful (1) I have been working at Vitamix part-time (More than a year) Pros decent money,flexible scheduling, nice regional management team, support from regional management Cons Long hours, heavy lifting, booth to store and transport, lack of support from corporate Advice to Management more support for demonstrators to ensure that they are offering the best pricing available during shows Nov 13, 2016 I have been working at Vitamix full-time (More than a year) Pros Flexible time of when neededGreat money during coupon and holidays Cons Hit the Costco market so much that Vitamix has lost it's urgency with the customers. Advice to Management Find a way to reinvent yourself by going back to some of your old principals. Nov 28, 2016 Pros It was fun before 2010 Cons they have totally over saturated the market :( Advice to Management Retire your entire sales force Oct 29, 2016 Helpful (4) I worked at Vitamix full-time Pros The basic bread and butter product of this company-the household blender-is one of if not the best on the market in terms of performance.

There are long term employees in the company that are an excellent resource in terms of the core business.The brand is *almost* iconic to those who know about it.Although not current as of this review, the profit share was very generous when the business was doing well. Cons In general, read up on causes of failure in multi-generational family businesses. This company exhibits many of those symptoms.A period of super growth in the market spurred a threefold growth in personnel over two years, with the company becoming "top heavy"-- think of a niche business that hires in people with a big company mindset. While the small company model mindset still prevails and the market would continue to support the company, the big company folks concentrate on "building staff". The key word is "unsustainable".A big con is lack of accountability. There have some been some projects that have resulted in failure, but the individuals making those decisions have been kept on in their current role. Advice to Management You have already made the mistake of believing your own press.

You need to understand that if you are going to stay with your core business, you have to tamp down the idea of becoming a Fortune 100 company and focus on the core business. That means keeping a cool head, admitting you made mistakes, and being prudent from this point on. You make a good product. If you hire someone because of their experience in the industry, especially consumer products, listen to them carefully. Oct 18, 2016 Helpful (8) I worked at Vitamix full-time Pros The company use to be great back in the day. There was no limit to how much money you could make with them. Cons The business expanded to quickly because of growth and the sales reps were not able to pull in the sales that they once were able to in the past. Selling in to many venues and offering better prices and packages than the sales reps could compete with. Hiring managers that were inexperienced in handling such growth which led to inconsistency in management. Took away all travel expenses which any sales company should pay for their reps if they care about them.

Because the reps had to pay for travel expenses on top of better deals for the product online and in other retail locations it made it near impossible to make any decent money with them anymore. I makes me really sad because this company was great at one time and they still make a great product. Advice to Management At this point I don't think there is anyway to turn everything around from the damage that has been done. You have just fallen into the river with all the other sales companies that have made the same changes over and over again and forgot all the people who made the company great. That's why all the reviews for this company anywhere you look are poor now Sep 28, 2016 Helpful (6) Pros Working makes you appreciate every other place you have ever worked. Cons Most of the positives left in the last two years. Sales have taken a hit, benefits have been stripped down to minimal, and tons of turnover. The leadership team is absolutely lost. They created this monster of passive aggression and have now idea how to turn it around.