I have had my Blendtec for 10 years now and finally had to buy a new jar to use for liquid ingredients. After grinding something like 2,000 pounds of biscuits (for animal feed) and countless smoothies and cream soups, I can't imagine life without it! My only nit with the newest jar are the vertical lines on the lower part of the sides; they make scraping out more difficult. But I still give it 5 stars because it's really and truly the best!
After 5100 uses our 10 year old jar bearings went and we needed a replacement. I decided to buy this wildside jar and am super happy with it. We make smoothies almost every day and the added side does make a big difference, blends faster and smoother, our smoothies typically consist of frozen bananas milk and add ins. Amazing how quickly this blends a solid frozen banana. The old jar did the job, but this new one gets it done alot faster. The lid design is much improved from the old one as well, I like that is had some holding power. And I'm not sure why there are reviews saying the lids aren't rubber, mine is made of the same rubber material as my old lid. Thank you blendtec! Yall make fantastic products and this new wild side jar is just icing on the cake.
After 4600+ cycles on the original pitcher the bearings finally gave out. Ordered new pitcher and it his just fine so far. I prefer the old style lid though so have been using that.
The obvious difference is the recipe on the jar and placement of the handle, but the volume it they hold are the same and the interior structure seems to be the same, so what is the difference?
After many years of making morning smoothies with the original jar that came with my Blender I got a new Wildside Jar. Very impressive upgrade for my morning smoothie ritual! Top quality, beefed up blade, solid gasket at the bottom. The 5th sidewall really cranks up the blending efficiency! Nice improvement, easy to rinse off and definitely worth the money.
Please help! I was willing to pay up for a quality blender but ended up wasting money on food because I blended black plastic into my smoothie. Gross! And now I see the jar is nearly as expensive to replace than to just buy a new blender. Shame on you Blendtec! I trusted you. Is there any warranty???
I've had my Blendtec for several years. One day, though, a chunk of the jar burst out, hit a wall, and shot across the room. My kitchen, of course, was a disaster. Luckily, no one was in the path of the shrapnel piece with sharp edges. The cost of the replacement jar is so high! I tried to epoxy it back together, but it just didn't work.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from blendtec.comBy Ashlie, Customer Service, May 18, 2023
I am very sorry you experienced this issue. Please call our customer service team at (800) 748-5400 for assistance in replacing your jar.