Breville the Big Squeeze BJS700

The juicer itself is fantastic.

But the top plastic part has cracked and is broken at several of the weaker points. The juicer will not work without replacing the main top plastic part.

Breville says this 'major' piece is classed as a 'consumable' and isn't covered under any type of warrenty, even Australian statutory consumer warranty. The juicer is 9 months old.

Now going through the retailer directly for the warranty claim.

This machine cost us $500 and works pretty well; it also comes with a good warranty however cleaning all the parts properly after each use is no fun unless you have plenty of time. We made a mistake by thinking "cold press" is better, and maybe it is but it doesn't justify the vastly extra cost and it'll probably end up taking bench space for use once or twice a year! On reflection, I think a Nutribullet type thing is far more economical and versatile and has only two main parts to clean after each use if you don't mind a bit of fibre. If you do buy this machine, make sure you think seriously of the cleaning aspect beforehand. We'll have to write this off to experience!