Chapter 4: Exceed
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Polly Can Opener
Vitamix is known for high-performance blenders but the actual first product sold by Papa Barnard was the Polly Can Opener. His demonstrations showed how this new kitchen tool was a safer way for people to access the nutrition available in canned foods, establishing that the value to the consumer outweighed the 25-cent price tag.