 Once you've gone through these seven boxes, you'll be fully prepared to get a Vitamix. You'll know which one to get. First of all, the quickest and easiest way to decide is, well, this is what we tell friends and family. Just go best or best deal. The best deal is usually this, it's a Recon V1200 pack. It comes with a 20 ounce container. It can do everything because all Vitamix machines can do all the things. As you pay more, you're paying for more features. The blend quality stays the same. So it can do everything. It's compatible with the eight ounce and the food processor attachment. It's great. You'll love it. The one we use is a A3500. It's the quietest, least loud. It has the best user experience by far. Has five pre-programmed settings. Press a button for a cleaning cycle and walk away. It has a programmable timer. So kind of like a microwave. 45 seconds, start, walk away. It's also compatible with the eight and the 20. Also compatible with the food processor attachment. You can get stainless steel. Comes with the 10 year warranty. But you have to pay for the eight and the 20 ounce container. And then within this box, there's one more. So if you're not sure about the best, not sure about the best deal, you can kind of go somewhere in the middle. Best for most people. Or you could get like best if you're just making smoothies. So pick which best you're gonna go with. We could easily sell people the best one every time. It's the one that we use that lives on our counter. We use every day. We love the A3500. But we don't wanna tell people they need it because they would be fine getting the best deal. Second thing we gotta know. Which color are you gonna get? If you're getting one that comes with metal finishes, brushed stainless finish is the best in most kitchens. It's gonna stand the test of time the longest. The graphite metal is like a matte black. Black stainless is kind of like a brushed gold kind of a gun metal. All whites really nice. And there isn't much of an effect on the sound. Otherwise, pick one with the future in mind. Your Vitamix very well might outlast the current design of your kitchen. All right, third one. Do you know where you're gonna get it? The same price everywhere. So unless you have store credit somewhere, there's no reason not to buy direct through us, through one of our links from lifeisknowyunk.com or one in the description here. That way you'll get one of the freshest models like direct off the assembly line, something that hasn't been sitting in inventory for a long time. You'll get Vitamix rewards points and you get to support a small business, basically shop local. This is our full-time job. We at lifeisknowyunk.com are full-time Vitamix affiliate reps. So we're kind of like online demonstrators. We earn commission from sales, from your sales, from your purchases and this is what we do. So all you have to do is use our link to get to the Vitamix website and if you see our name at checkout, then you'll know we're getting credit for your purchase. If you don't see our name at checkout, then we're not getting credit. All right, number four, this is important. For each series, there's kind of like a downside and I just wanna make sure that you're really clear depending on which series you're gonna get that you know what to expect. A sense series, they have the most features and the most compatibility and they have the longest warranty but the handle and the lid are made of, well, they're clear, not rubber, like the legacy models. If you're not coming from a legacy container with a rubber handle, you would never know and a lot of people actually appreciate the clear lid to be able to see through but also that it clicks so you know that it's on there and it's not gonna kind of pop off. Venturist, if you're buying them new, it's great because you can support a Costco rep, someone that showed it to you and they'll get credit for your purchase but you're usually paying more than for what you need. So I guess the downside there is it's a lot of value but it's not really the best deal unless you get a reconditioned one. If you're thinking about a legacy model, a 5200 or 750, these are timeless, they've been making them for a long time, they're not really future-proofed as they're not compatible with the 8-ounce and the 20-ounce or the food processor attachment. If you're looking at an Explorian model, they're the right size with full-size power, they're just really, really loud and if you're looking at the one, it's a tiny footprint with a small, like, custom container, just know that you can't make nut butters or hot soups with it. And then I should mention certified recondition, aside from what I just said about the sort of series, there's no downside with those. Do you know what you're gonna make? Because if the answer is just smoothies and shakes, you should just get the 5200, that's the narrow-bodied, tall container, it's not gonna fit under your cabinets but that's the best one for just smoothies and shakes but if you're making more than smoothies and shakes, anyone is the right move because those, they come with a low-profile 64-ounce container, better for shopping, course shopping, like a detox salad, more efficient. Soups, you can make them faster because the blade is bigger, more friction and if you're making batters, so baking or pancakes, easier to get in there to scoop. Sixth thing you must decide, which accessories are you gonna get? We recommend that people take a minimalist approach to their Vitamix, usually just the container that comes with it is enough. You're gonna be most successful with less stuff and happiest but if you want one accessory, get the underblade scraper, it's a purpose-built spatula to kinda get under the blade, all the extra batter and sauce and pesto. If you want one additional container, something that can help you make smaller batches of the really thick blends, smaller batches of ice cream, nut butters, go with a 48-ounce container. But you really just need to decide on those two, maybe a personal cup pack instead of the 48. Everything else can wait, they go on sale periodically. Cookbooks, most of these machines come with this cookbook, it's great, it's beautiful and hardcover, everything you need. If you want one more, that's awesome. We love the Harnath anniversary cookbook and then we have a cookbook, we'll send it to you for free, it's an e-book. If you just notify us of your order, send us your order confirmation, we'll send you a copy of it. Number seven, have you decided where it's gonna live? Because it's important, I mean, you should have it live on your counter if you can, if you can make space for it, if you think you don't have space for it, you should find a different place for your toaster. Because if it's on your counter, you're gonna use it like 10 times more. You're gonna get much more out of your investment if you're constantly reminded of this investment that you've made in yourself. It's also gonna help you decide which one to get when you sort of envision what that looks like on your counter. All right, we're not done, this one's important. You're gonna get asked questions, either by your spouse or your family, your friends. Oh, you got a Vitamix, like tell me about it, what does that mean? People are gonna want to know. So you have to be prepared with sort of a mantra or sort of a response to people's questions. And one that I saw helped was it costs a lot, but it's worth more than it costs. You could also say something like, it's gonna help me make smoothies every day and I work too hard to not have good smoothies and be aggravated by a blender that doesn't work great. Or hang on, hang on, hang on. I think you know which one you want, but just to be sure, do the regret test. Close your eyes and envision the Vitamix that's living on your counter. What does that look like? And if that, what you're seeing, looks like the one that you were thinking of getting, you're getting the right one. And if it doesn't, you switch. Guys, think you're fully prepared to take the plunge. Everything you need is in the description below. Open it up and you got this, take the plunge, life is no yolk.