I have never purchased a "reconditioned" appliance before, however I didn't want to waste money on an inexpensive blender. I wanted a good one with power but I didn't like the price tags. Taking a chance, I bought the Certified Reconditioned S30 model in my favorite color, red. I am SO happy I did as I now have the best of both worlds. It works like a champ, looks great on the counter, and saved me many dollars. Now that I'm enjoying smoothies and sauces, if I ever want to purchase an even larger blender, I know that I'll be back to Vitamix (and probably another reconditioned one!). Thank you!!!

I bought this about a month ago. Our nutritionist at work has been providing healthy recipes and uses a Vitamix for some of the recipes. She said that you could buy a reconditioned appliance and I looked into it. I decided to purchase because I love to cook and thought I would get a lot of use out of it. I make smoothies almost every day and a frozen matcha ginger lemon tea to drink on my way to work. I have made homemade almond and coconut milk and raw marinara sauce that was amazing. I make a butternut squash soup and use the Vitamix to puree. The possibilities are endless and I am glad I made this purchase. It has been well worth it.

The s30 is my second vitamix I also have the 5200. I purchased the s30 to take away with me and to make to go smoothies. There were some scratches on my original s30 I contacted Vitamix and they immediately arranged a new one to be sent out to me and arranged pick up of the damaged one. My new one arrived in 2 days in great condition. I personally would not buy anything but Vitamix and would highly recommend their product. The s30 is less powerful than the 5200 but it's also a smaller footprint. I let the smoothies blend a little longer in the s30 and they come out smooth. I have also made nut butter in the s30 and that also came out smooth.