I've had my mixer 5 years now and usually pull it out about 6 times a year. This beater has now started chipping everywhere (and no it is not from hitting the sides of the bowl)  Horrible!!!!  Wish it has come with a burnished one like the artisan models.  How is it that the cheaper models come with ones that won't chip and the more expensive models don't?!?!?!  
Very disappointing from a consumer standpoint.