I should have gone with a traditional food processor.  I had been wanting a new one for a long time and had decided on the KitchenAid.  At the store a salesman asked if I had the mixer and suggested the attachment.  It gave me the option of getting the dicing blade for about the same price and I thought it made sense to just get an attachment to an appliance I already had instead of a whole new one.  I did not clearly think through all I was giving up by going this route.  I've realized I do more that requires chopping in the bowl than just slicing things.  I like dicing with this but it's really hard to clean and stuff gets into the center post and is horrible to get out since you can't immerse it.  It was a good idea but in the end is not what I needed.  As a product it's fine if that's the type of work you are looking to do.  For me it was a bad choice and now I feel stuck.