can anyone suggest a good blender not too expensive?

[los in it]

im thinking of getting a blender ahead of time as a way to boost my fruit/veg intake anyway not just ahead of band op. ive just watched one of those info ads re a blender called nurti-bullet looks great small enough to leave out and blends everything....but costs over £110 !
I could get it but thought let me ask on here first for one that the most people use on here
anyway I look forward to seeing which one tops the polls!

 

[top_kat]

I bought this one for my smoothies and things
Buy Kenwood SB054 Smoothie to Go - Silver at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Blenders and smoothie makers.

But I also have a hand blender which I use at times too. Someone I know actually purchased a soup maker which also blends it, and they used it loads.

 

[Paula Garner]

I just bought a hand blender. It's all you need really.

 

[Chunky chick]

I got a fab blender from asda for £20 similar to the one that TK has linked, includes two 'on the go' cups. Blades are strong enough to blend ice cubes as well as fruit etc. I used it mostly to blend tins of soup when on the liquids stage. My daughter puts ice cream, milk and a chocolate bar in it to make milkshakes. Well worth the investment.

 

[Lincs Lass]

I also just bought a hand blender (a £10 value one from Tesco) and found that it worked for me x

 

[chrisa]

Yeah cheap n cheerful you can buy expensive with good intentions that don't always efold xx

 

[sarahrob]

I bought a cheapie version of the magic bullet. It's small but works really well and I don't mind having it on the worktop as it's so compact. I use it now for protein shakes more than anything.

 

[los in it]

thanks guys for the replies.
im sure I will get carried away for a while blitzing everything in sight then it will stay in the back of my cupboard where all my other whizz bang things go! im still thinking of a nutli blend type one only because on the add it blended the skins of apples and stalks on veg as well as seeds does anyone know something along those lines or im I making a fuss and just get a hand whizzer instead ?

 

[los in it]

Sarah, which make/where did you get yours? im looking for something compact as well

 

[sarahrob]

I got mine in the sale at Argos, it was a Gordon Ramsey brand but I've seen unbranded ones that were just as cheap. Hinari do the same one, the genie, just without some of the frills (mine has a juicer attachment, for example), and I've seen them a while back in aldi for well under £20.
If you look on ebay you might be able to find a second hand magic bullet cheaply - it's one of those things that most people use once and shove to the back of a cupboard!

 

[los in it]

thanks sarah! been looking on amazon and found this one-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hinari-MB28...3133&sr=8-2&keywords=the+magic+bullet+blender
looks like what im looking for so will buy this next week! thanks again for the advise x

 

[sarahrob]

That looks just like mine, same attachments and everything! I'm sure they're all made in the same factory, just put into different boxes lol!

 

[los in it]

I have bit the bullet(ha ha !) and have brought the hinari blender at £24.99 checked it out on you tube to see it in action and seems to do what im looking for.....just not sure about green smoothies yet! thanks again sarah and everyone else