Magic Bullet Blender 11-Piece Set - Compact Silver Personal Blender for Smoothies, Shakes & Food Prep - Perfect for Kitchen, Office & Small Spaces

Our review of the Magic Bullet 11-Piece System In ShortSO this isn’t your grandmother’s Original Magic Bullet system that they used to sell buy 1-get-1Free for 29.99 + S &H that came with the juicer system jug, the flat whipping blade as well as the cross chopping blade, and a bunch of extra cups, etc- pieces that lasted for many many years, but they have a website that sells individual accessories as well as a link to the Amazon page with extras that you can accessorize the basic 11-piece system and save money if you don’t want a billion party mugs as most people use their own fun/fancy large beverage cups …So, they still had the 17 piece system on Amazon and also at Walmart online on seasonal sale for around $49dollars in the month of November, about half off, but for some reason (call it price gouging) around the second week of December the prices all went up to about anywhere frombetween $70dollars-$89dollars for the same system. And the 11piece system went up around $10dollars or so in price also from the earlier sale price of $29dollars.And as the 17piece was no longer available I decided to buy the 11piece system (even though it didn’t come with the flat blade as the larger system comes with two different blades) and apply the coupon that came with it at the time, and apply the savings to buying the flat blade separately on their website, but luckily they had it on Amazon also, so I ordered both items from Amazon.FYI: The overall quality has gone done in these types of products, so they are kind of counting on brand recognition and consumer loyalty to maintain sales.As someone who has used the Original Magic bullet, there is a difference in the systems that are available now, as opposed to the systems from 2005 but before 2015, which were all much better in terms of quality and better priced overall, in addition to the fact that you could still get the cheap 2 for 1 deals and have two 17piece systems and two juicing attachment systems for under $50dollars total. I think my first system lasted around ten years, so it was pretty good, and then the system I bought later in 2006 was just as good but better designed – that one still works, but my mom kidnapped it. So I really needed a new one as I was tired of using a giant blender to make a single serving smoothie, and very small 1-2 servings of other things, etc..So it looks okay, but if you look at the base, the part where the blade locks into place doesn’t look as good as in previous editions of 2005-2015, but I plan to be very gentle with it (example, I crush very hard items like beans, ice, rice, etc-in the blender first then pulverize them in the serving size I want in the magic bullet then switch to the whipping blade for a finer flour, and use the cross cutting blade first when making smoothies, then use the flat blade if I need them finer/less pulpy)… Special tip when making smoothies, finely cut and freeze the fruits and vegetables (if using spinach-lightly stew soften the spinach then freeze until ready for use-and if making sorbet, use a small to medium sized food processor) that you plan to use that way you can avoid adding so much ice if at all-when making your smoothie.To clean- blend soapy warm water then wipe by hand.Below you will find the links to (cut and paste to) where I found the Magic Bullet with the coupon offer and the page for the additional flat-blade accessory. If it's still viable, the sale total for both, will be around $50dollars not including tax1.AMAZONMagic Bullet -11piece Set $39.99 –this item also has additional $9.89off coupon avail** (so will be $30.10finalprice)https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Bullet-Blender-Small-Silver/dp/B012T634SM/ref=sr_1_4?crid=ZZ4P2G5I8MDS&keywords=magic+bullet+express+blender+%26+mixer+system%2C+17+piece&qid=1671123887&sprefix=magic+bullet+17+piece+system%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-42.AMAZONMagic bullet Flat Blade Accessory- $14.60https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RF93XQW/ref=emc_b_5_t-------Top Blending SystemsOriginal Magic BulletMagic Bullet 11-piece systemMagic Bullet AccessoriesCuisinart SPB-7CH SmartPower 40-Ounce 7-Speed Electronic Bar Blender, ChromeBlack and Decker 1.5 cup Food ProcessorOverall it’s a really nice system to have, but NOT meant to use on it’s own! The Magic Bullet is one of those things that everyone should have in their kitchen, and best of all it plays well with/compliments the functionality of other kitchen gadgets!Overall Grade B-Minus!; or 3.85Stars!