@KimT2au You're welcome
(I remember looking at them a while ago - it's a shame they aren't stainless, because they work really well).
I saw today that KMart online has a stickblender with a stainless blade and detachable stainless shaft for $15 (Aus SKU: 42630043) - I don't think I've seen one that cheap before!
@Obsidian I had that issue with that same one and it went back into the kitchen junk drawer.
@dibbles That is the one I have (2 actually) that were my original ones from back in 2005. It did not come with the extra bits tho and I think was about $20, maybe $15.
The arm detaches so easy cleaning. The big longer arm ones I saw were just too $$ and weighed too much and since the ones I have work out for my batch size I am just sticking with them for the time being.