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4.5
Just a heads up, this will be a long (honest) review. I'll be reviewing based on the actual product and my take on the pricing of this. If you want to skip all the fluff then head straight down to where it will read “Review on the actual product”.I’ve been eyeing this bad boy for quite some time now (1-2 years), and I didn’t want to shell out $200+ for this, knowing it’s an awesome product but c’mon this will get me in trouble with a) debt, b) spending splurge’s and c) regret lol. Don’t tell me you have not had a purchase guilt/regret and now you have to rethink your life choices lol. This has been on that list. Anyways, I’ve seen this on sale at numerous places but I still had that gut wrenching feeling…hmmm maybe I’ll get it at a later time or I don’t eat a lot of ice cream to get my money’s worth. Think about it, if I were to spend $200+, I have to think of how many times I would be able to eat a pint of ice cream to get my $$$ worth. In our home, we don’t eat a lot of ice cream, especially the same flavor for a whole month lol we’ll buy a pint or two maybe once or twice every 3-4 months at a time, sometimes a gallon, sometimes bars or sometimes all 3 lol With all the extra stuff added in, my tummy doesn't react too well to the milk products or other ingredients so my ice cream has to be all fruit bars and low sugar, which we know does cost a bit more. Plus, we get other ice cream flavors too that everyone else can have. Cost with everything could range about $20-$30.Saw this (renewed) on Amazon and I really wanted it especially for the price it listed. Read the reviews...well people, it clearly says it on the title and if anyone doesn't know what it means, it's the same thing as refurbished. Per Amazon - inspected before reselling. I researched this on sale from other stores and majority of them had only 1 pint but I didn't have any points to use or gift cards, so I went with Amazon instead. You cannot beat this price as this was the lowest I’ve seen, especially for 3 pints, the only drawback was that it’s refurbished so you gotta take a gamble. I did and I am definitely satisfied with my purchase, especially the amount I was able to get it down for with my points and gift cards. Now the worry part is if this will be coming to “brand new” like condition.Now time for my review on the actual product. Luckily everything came in one piece and it looks brand spanking new. Although, it didn’t come with a spatula but I didn't mind at all because I have a lot of those lol. And, I didn't mind not receiving a booklet too, well there's a thing called Google. First thing I researched was the product do's and don'ts and what the simplest ingredients to make with whatever I have on hand...sorbet. Froze pineapple chunks and juice for 24 hours and placed it in the machine. Beware, this thing is LOUD. Scared my soul right out of me AND my 100 Ibs dog lmao. But, don't freak out, that's what it's suppose to do...amazing and delicious! So very happy with this refurbished bad boy!. If you want to shell out the big bucks and have zero regrets on getting this for the top dollar that it list for, by all means do it. This is worth it for whatever amount of $$$ you wish to spend, it just didn’t for me.
