Oster Beehive Blender

I purchased one of these blenders Sept 10, 2009. I'd been in the market for a new one for a while, but when my last blender burned out (it was only two years old), and I discovered that I was going to have… to start making special "soup" for my sick ferrets on a regular basis, I decided the time was NOW. After perusing various reviews, looking at floor models in several stores, I decided on the Beehive. Took it home, made a couple of banana smoothies (milk, banana, fresh berries, a little ice for thickness). Worked great. Mixed up a batch of "soup" for the ferts (boiled chicken (NO BONES), some ground-up vitamin supplements, cooked chopped chicken livers & gizzards & hearts, some chopped raw beef liver, a little pumpkin, a little banana -- nothing rough, mind you, and all was rosy. A week later, the stupid thing stopped locking the jar into place . I removed the jar, took the entire unit apart, and found that the jar collar (the part that holds the blades and gasket in place) was cracked. Not just a hairline crack, but a travelling, meandering, enormous crack that wandered around 2/3 the circumference. I took the thing back to Target along with my receipt. The clerk gave me some bizarre song-and-dance about Target "not taking back used merchandise" (?!?!?) even with receipt (mind you, not only did I have the receipt; it wasn't even a month old at this point). I knew her explanation was nonsense, but sinnce I really liked the blender and they didn't have any others in stock at the moment, I accepted her idea and took the plastic collar off the floor model. Much less hassle for everyone, right? Went home and used the thing to make, oh, maybe four more smoothies over the next two weeks. Made another batch of ferret "Duck Soup". No problem. I made two more smoothies about two weeks later, and again, the machine started stumbling across the countertop. Took it apart and lo and behold -- an even BIGGER crack in this collar. I took everything, including original receipt, back to Target and flat-out told the snotty clerk (a different one) that I was not going to play the "we can't take used returns" nonsense, and to REFUND MY MONEY. I wasn't hostile, but I was firm. Glaring the entire time, this one refunded my money. Now I have to find yet another blender -- hopefully one that DOESN'T have a cheap piece of crapola PLASTIC jar collar. Problem is, I haven't yet seen any description of "collars" for any model, so again, it'll be hit-or-miss unless I go look at floor models again.

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The first one of these that I purchased fell apart within the first week. I flipped the switch and it made an awful noise. When I picked it up, a washer fell out of the bottom and I could hear other… little parts clanging around inside. I returned it and got another. It worked great for about a month or so. Then yesterday the same thing happened! Flipped the switch, terrible noise, washers fell out and I could hear other parts clanging around inside. I have no idea what happened, but I am not happy. Amazon is kindly taking it back for a full refund. I will not be getting another Oster.

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