I ordered this on 11/18 and received it on 11/20! I lucked out and got it for $269, free shipping! Wow! I just made a loaf of bread and a bunch of cloverleaf rolls - couldn't have been easier! This is the model to buy! It can handle breadmaking with ease. I am now looking forward to making tons of Christmas cookies and sweet breads - we are all going to get fat this season! I especially like the large dough hook. The attachments are easy to put on and the bowl lift is easy to use as well. I was afraid this would be too much machine for me, but it is surprisingly easy to use. I find the construction to be very solid. Overall, a 5 star purchase! Thanks Amazon for great pricing and super, super fast shipping!

I've had my KitchenAid 600 Series mixer for a few months now, and I absolutely love it! I looked all over the internet when I thought about getting a new one, and found a screamin' deal on Amazon. With shipping, mine was $190--NEW! Even Ebay wasn't selling refurb or used Artisan mixers for that price. Anyway, it's a lovely Empire Red and I've redecorated my kitchen around it. The only trouble I've had with it was trying to get the head adjusted so the paddles didn't hit the bowl. I guess that's why I should have read the instructions. Otherwise, it's a beautiful machine and I highly recommend the 600 Series.

This is the greatest mixer I have ever owned. I find a use for it everyday. The price was great and the shipping was fast.

I received this mixer as a gift for Christmas 2006. In October 2008 it broke - internals gears and housing cracked. It is no longer under warranty and is a $150+ repair. I used the mixer for regular household tasks about 2 times a week - i.e., nothing out of the ordinary.

I'm really disappointed - so much for my $300+ investment! Kitchen Aid customer service can do nothing for me - I'm leery of purchasing their products again. I do have the 4.5 qt. mixer that I used for 12 years and am again using now - it no longer locks but otherwise works fine. But I miss making double batches of bread, cookies, etc. GRRRRRR!!!!

I received the mixer along with an attachment package direct from KA. Upon opening I found attachment shaft bent and beaters would not stay on shaft as something was missing. Also found the UPS sticker over top a sticker with someone else's name and address. I felt that the unit had been returned and reshipped without someone checking it out. When I contacted KA customer service they were frightening. Told me they would replace but backorder situation would take weeks or months. I asked for return for refund. They agreed, but after two weeks with no pickup made, I contacted again. Kay at KA customer service told me no pickup had been scheduled nor would it as they only replace equipment under the warranty. Told me I could ship back at my own expense if I chose. I promptly packed and shipped back to them with tracking. Cost me $48.00 which I will never recoup. Nor will I recoup the originally shipping charge of $25.00 they added to my bill to send me the broken unit and attachment. So for the "pleasure" of doing business with Kithenaid it cost me $73.00 and I have nothing to show for my money. Kitchenaid is nothing more than a scam front. They sell and ship broken mixers that they know or should know are not working. I could have used the money to purchase another brand that does work out of the box. Be real careful dealing with Kitchenaid. They are no longer owned by the same people who built quality mixers years ago. Like so many good American brands they were sold off to quick buck artists who are recouping their investment by hook or by crook. I don't know who curently owns Kitchenaid, but it isn't Hobart any longer. In fact Hobart still makes high quality mixers that work well and last forever and compete directly with the company they started called Kitchenaid. Buyer beware.