You know, I've wondered if some of their products aren't seconds or something. 3 people I know bought Kitchenaid products there and all of them broke down. Now, I know lots of folks with these mixers (including me) and we've never had a lick of problems with them. Mine is 8 years old and runs like a dream. My old cake decorating teacher had one over 30 years old (and a million miles on it) and never a problem.
So what are the odds that the only ones who have had problems got them at the same place?