"jt august" < wrote in message
> In article <
> wrote:
>
>> alfasentari < wrote:
>>
>> >If you want a juicer to last, don't go for the cheaply made juicers.
>>
>> What abt the $80 Hamilton Beach unit at Walmart?
>>
>> Id rather buy a cheap at first to make sure I would
>> "use it" before spending a lot of money!!
>
> Of course, at $5 and even under to buy one at a garage sale, if the GS
> used one lasts only 3 years of moderate use (the way I use mine), you
> would need 48 years to get up to that $80 HB unit. Oh, and I bought
> mine in '97, and if I recall correctly, that one was actually only $2
> buy the time I got there, originally $5 at 6 a.m., but the lady was
> really marking down to get rid of things by noon that day (not a lot of
> demand for juicers).
>
> Oh, and mine is fully dishwasher safe except for the motor base, which
> doesn't get dirty when assembled correctly.
>

What about Juiceman as an entry level 'suck it and see' approach. Like most
things they're Chinese-made, but it's designed by Salter, so should be ok
http://preview.tinyurl.com/aaxesm