Spent 3 weeks hunting a $2 rubber gasket for a 1970s blender I got at Goodwill

Victor Carter · 2026-09-14T18:05:06.680997+00:00

I picked up a retro Oster blender at the Goodwill on Bardstown Road about a month ago for $4.99, mostly because it looked cool and I figured it would be an easy flip or a fun kitchen toy. Turns out the rubber gasket under the blade assembly was shot, cracked all to heck, and leaking black gunk every time I ran it. I figured I'd just grab a replacement at the hardware store down the street for a buck or two. Three weeks and 14 different stores later, I still didn't have one. Every place either had the wrong size, wanted me to buy a whole new blade assembly for $19, or looked at me like I was speaking another language when I asked about a 50 year old blender gasket. I finally found a 6 pack of them online for $2.17 with free shipping from some guy in Ohio who sells nothing but old appliance parts out of his garage. The whole thing took way longer than it should have and cost me more in gas than the part itself. Why is it that the smallest, cheapest piece of rubber is always the one that holds up the entire project? Has anyone else gone down a rabbit hole chasing a tiny part for something that was supposed to be a quick fix?

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