I've been wanting a KitchenAid mixer for years - had actually bought one about a decade ago, but gave it to my daughter when she moved to her own apartment.  Then I used one at someone's house and it was so great.  So I bought this one on Prime day in July 2018 - and it's just great.  It made my usual hand-held mixer that I've been using for almost 50 years (can you believe it?) seem like a tinker toy!  Now I can make the cakes, cookies, breads, etc that I've always wanted to.  It works perfectly and I'm just delighted. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]