I buy a lot of crap with the justification that it will save me money in the long run. Ive impulse-purchased exercise equipment, cooking equipment, and Flowbees under this self-delusion. But this Ninja blender has actually paid itself off.Meh writer @skemmehs here, delving into the gruesome depths of my own personal smoothie finances to convince you to buy this combo blender thing. We sold it a couple weeks ago and I thought to myself, You know what? I spend a lot of money on smoothies. I bet if I buy this thing it will save me money in the long run. So I did. And, as I will show you, I think it has.I live in Los Angeles most of the time, where I frequent a quintessentially Southern California smoothie establishment called The Punchbowl. They smooth all kinds of organic, raw superfoods for outrageous prices, and usually I would avoid such a place, but they make a particular smoothie the Power Mint (get it?) that Im fully addicted to. It tastes like a mint chocolate chip milk shake, but is supposedly more healthy.The smoothie is made with bananas, cashew milk, coconut milk, mint, banana, and cacao nibs. And it costs brace yourself $11. I figured I could make it for considerably cheaper.So after receiving my Nutri Ninja Bowl Duo from Meh, I purchased the ingredients myself and smoothed my first attempt at a Power Mint. It was delicious.To determine the savings I was accruing, and to determine how many smoothies Id need to consume in order to break even, I created a spreadsheet that breaks down each expense:https://d2b8wt72ktn9a2.cloudfront.net/mediocre/image/upload/v1508385922/ubiubjdasaozc07tvjka.pngAs you can see, each home-smoothed smoothie costs me about $2.90, a whopping $8.10 savings over the Punchbowls brazen price gouging. I estimate that I drink about 3 of these a week, meaning that in the 7 weeks that Ive had my Nutri Ninja, Ive consumed 21 of them and saved $170!So I was, for possibly the first time in my life, correct when I predicted that this purchase would save me money in the long run.Now, you might not live in Southern California, and your usual juice and smoothie joint may not be all-organic or charge $11 a pop. But unless youre scoring delicious, wholesome smoothies for $3, it wont take long before this blender (or really, any blender capable of making smoothies) pays itself off.Now Ive just got to figure out how these 50 fidget spinners are going to save me money …
Nutri Ninja Nutri Bowl Duo
Features
- A blender that also does some food processing on the side- Its “Auto-IQ” function is smarter about how to blend things than you are- The 1200-watt bass will turn those cacao nibs into mere cacao niblets - You get a bunch of carafes, lids, etc., so you’ll be prepared for your next smoothie rager- Funny that something called “Ninja” will be the loudest appliance in your kitchen- Model: NN101 (In the first day of NN101, the professor runs through the syllabus and has each student go around and yell their name over the roar of the blender)
Specifications
Specs ==== - Model: NN101 - Condition: New - Dimensions: 7.75 D x 6.5 W x 14.6 H - Made of BPA-free Tritan plastic and rust-proof stainless steel - Wattage: 1200 watts/1.6 horsepower - Cord length: 2.5 ft - User manual - Recipes What’s in the Box? ==== 1x 1200-Watt Motor Base 1x Nutri Bowl (4 cup capacity) 1x Precision Prep Blade Assembly 1x Dough Blade Assembly 2x 24 oz. Tritan Nutri Ninja Cups 1x 32 oz. Tritan Nutri Ninja Cup 3x Spout Lids 1x Pro Extractor Blades Assembly 1x 75-Recipe Book 1x Instruction Book 1x Quick Start Guide Pictures ==== Blenders Stuff Filled stuff lady Chopped Lady Price Comparison ==== $98.99 at Amazon
