Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been waiting to buy this mixer since I heard they were coming out with a mini one. I've never owned a mixer and the fact it does so much with all the attachments is very appealing. I wanted the mini because I live in an apartment and I love to cook. It's also just so adorable. The only thing that held me back was the price. I was literally saving up Amazon gift cards so I could afford this mixer. I wish that it was more affordable for the demographic they are aiming at. I got the Honeydew color- online the color looks more dark bright limey, but in person it's a lovely lighter/softer honeydew green that is still super vibrant. It's a good weight to move around the kitchen easily if needed. I love the brushed stainless bowl too. Bowl and beaters fit in really easy. The locking mechanism takes a while to get used to, feels hard to unlock sometimes. Was a little surprised that above the lock, the silver banding seemed to push in a little to the touch and wasn't super well put on there. The first thing I made was cookies. First impression was that wow, makes it a breeze to mix and stir. Second impression was that wow, how can they not include the flex edge beater with it, especially given the high price of this thing! I had to scrape the edges with a rubber spatula during the mixing of the butter and sugar because it was all lining the edges of the bowl... then with the gradual adding of the flour as well (see picture). I imagine that the flex edge beater would solve this one issue. It's still not available for purchase separately, or the splash guard plastic bowl accessory, that I know of which I think is another flaw in the release of the mixer. One time adding in flour I missed the bowl and spilled a bit because the diameter of the bowl is pretty small when you have the beater up in there too with the arm up. But, it fit everything easily for my cookie batch and I don't imagine it ever being too small volume-wise for the cooking/baking I do. Overall, I'm so happy I have this in my kitchen. Excited for all the stuff I can make with it and to slowly accumulate the attachments. Hopefully there will be an icecream bowl attachment made to fit with this, too.