[mitchellbrown]

ARe they really that bad of a machine? I want to get a popcorn machine but man are they expensive up here in Canada.


The GNP 8 ounce with cart will cost me about $450 after shipping. GNP pays the taxes and duties ( which is great)


I have found 2 Canadian suppliers. One sells a Chinese product for $700 and the other sells Benchmark USA but their 6 ounce is $899.00 plus 13% tax bringing it over $1000.00 and to compare pare apples to apples for size the 8 ounce is around $1100 after taxes.


So you can see how that GNP machine is enticing at $450


We are a family of 4 and the machine will be used on weekends mostly.


Any Help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Mitchell

 

[godsbrother]

I spent a lot of time when I was making my decision on a popcorn machine (see the popcorn machine thread in this forum). I considered Great Northern and similarly priced machines but in the end went with the Gold Medal FunPop. It is a 4oz machine but the kettle is oversized (pops 6 oz) and built like a tank.


The Great Northern machines will work fine (there are some people that are happy with them) but if you compare the kettle and stirring mechanism I just don't think it is going to hold up like a Gold Medal, Paragon or Benchmark machine will.


I decided I would rather pay $238 for a well built machine and get the cart later than to get it all now on a cheaper unit that will be more likely to give me trouble down the road.


I suggest you look at the other popcorn machine threads here and then make your decision.