As I am already using Inalsa mixer&grinder(Maxie Plus) I bought their hand blender "Sleek Silver" at Rs. 1075.00 in Sep 2007. It worked well for 6 months then one day we found that the blade shaft has come out. As we were using it daily to blend my daughters food - not working of hand blender was very inconvenient.
We expected home service as the equipment was under warranty. When we called the serivce center, we were informed that service center have stopped home service and I need to get the hand blender to their shop in Chamrajpet(Bangalore). Service center was 15kms away from my residence.
With not options left, finally I visited the service center and got it repaired.
The service man was prompt in understanding the problems and acknowledged that this is a common problem with all hand blenders. He told me that all such equipments are now sourced from China and are of cheap quality. He said that this problem is not limited to Inalsa but also other brands. Though he had advised me to buy equipments from Philips.