Blendtec

Love/​Hate relationship. I have the same problem I read a lot of people have, the rubber ring under the blade starts to rub and smoke and then peel up getting into the food. I have had to return the blender twice now which is a HUGE PAIN IN THE BUTT!!! We bought it at CostCo so the return process is pretty easy but still NOT WHAT I WANT TO SPEND MY TIME DOING
The positives are that thing can blend up anything like a freaking champ! I made all my kids baby food at home with it and it made it so EASY! It makes everything easier. I can make fruit smoothies with protein and spinach and not even taste it.
Well worth the price IF THEY FIX THE WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM OF THAT RUBBER RING!!! BlendTech is probably not getting another chance, I just can’t justify my child getting chunks of rubber in his food and it breaking out in smoke randomly… not good

So I have only had my blendtec wild side blender for a little over 2 years and 401 uses.
The seal under the drive shaft at the bottom of the canister started to smoke and then peeled off with a loud whurrr …
All we had to do was fill out the form and without them contacting us to say it was on the way a new canister showed up here in less than 10 days no questions asked.
I phoned them and asked if they wanted the old one shipped back they said no, just recycle it.
So we did.
So their warranty on their products is legit. I just hope we don’t experience the same thing with this canister.