Review on 🍹 Hamilton Beach 58148A Blender for Ice Crushing, Pureeing, Shakes, and Smoothies - 40 Oz Glass Jar - 12 Functions - Black and Stainless-Steel by Katie Parker

We all know the cranky old man who yells at cars that are 3mph over the speed limit in his area. Some of us laugh nervously at the mention of him before admitting that one day that man or woman will be us. There's just the realization that when you consider how exhausted we are in our 30s or 40s with all of life's little annoyances, full crochet is inevitable. And that it's not that far away. I'm stuck in this camp. I'm 35 but I've been practicing my grumpy age tricks for years, especially when it comes to SHIT products that cheat on you earlier than they should. When did it become a given that 80% of consumer goods would be worthless shit a year from now? Is it $200? DIRT in a year. 120 dollars is it? Yes, a year later. SHIT. Of course, the more you spend, the less likely it is that the product will SHIT, but there's no hard and fast rule that "you spend X and are guaranteed to avoid SHIT". In my opinion, this is a bad comment on all of humanity. But I digress. Every now and then you come across a gem here and there among the thousands upon thousands of SHIT products. THIS BLENDERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS A GEM. I think I paid $29 for this thing when I bought it a few months ago. I thought good. I can either spend $29 and get a crappy blender, or $100 and get a crappy blender like I've done in the past, so I went with the cheap crap option. You can imagine my surprise and utter delight when it turned out that this beast was NOT SHIT, but a beacon of light and hope in the dark, dark SHIT world of consumer goods. I use this blender almost every night and it's not easy for me. That. I stuff a load of frozen fruit down his throat before hitting the puree button with no regrets, and he gobbles the frozen fruit like Joey Chestnut Fourth of July hot dogs. That's incredible. I love this blender. I LOVE IT. And do you know what crazy is? If this thing gets saved in a month, I don't care! YUP! Because honestly, for $29 this thing should have broken in 4-8 weeks! In this world of SHIT products I have justified my money. Although I do rely on reviews, I rarely write them because I'm very busy and that's something I don't give much thought to. But that damn blender? I couldn't write a review. I hope this helps you in your decision to purchase this item. And I hope that when you buy it, it helps you become a little less jaded.