Never buy Cuisinart.

[Robert_Gift]

Our HARDLY USED Cuisinart blender still runs as usual, buthe motor smells as though a winding is shorting.
I ask a simple, direct question: "How much will JUST the motor cost?"
They refuse to say.
I must mail it to them - $10.
They will examine it and tell me how much the repair will cost.
I pay the cost of the motor/repair and $10 for them to return it.

[AndyWS]

Hate to tell you this, but most stuff is made to throw away if/when it breaks nowadays.

The concept of building things to last/repair is long gone as companies discovered it wasn't as profitable.

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