This is a replacement since I have had a Vitamix for over two years. I use it three or four times a week to make green drinks for either breakfast or lunch. Love it.
Pros: Programability, Texture Quality, Product features, Power
We have a Very Old Vitamix with a container that looked pretty old and grungy as it gets used almost every day. Was great to get a new one, new tamper and a spatula which I'd never had and is perfect for coaxing items away from the blades.
We bought a replacement container since our original container became scratched and opaque after daily use for the past four years. Would recommend cleaning them a bit more than the 30 seconds that the manual suggests.
I brought my new container after 6 years of good us with the old one. Nice new one, great. The lid feels too plastic which is a shame, I prefer my old one.
This container was a replacement for my old container, which had been dropped and had, naturally, cracked near the blade. I love my very useful Vitamix enough to pay the amount to replace the container. The tamper, which comes with the container, is the reason that I would not go with another brand of blender. No other blender has this necessary tool, that I have found.
The ~10+ year old container cracked when we handled it a bit too roughly (They are pretty tough, so we forget that is has it limits!). Anyway, the new container is so beautifully clear and new, it is hard to use it! The wear on the old container just shows how much we use the Vitamix....everyday.