And even when damaging the product is the approach taken, it's not usually a pointless stunt. When Timex abused their watches in commercials, the point was to show that the watches would keep working.
The blending thing is just stupid web-meme fan service, that is unlikely to make a notable contribution to selling Cr48s. Or blenders, for that matter.
Here we see a device go straight from production to destruction intentionally and to a state where recycle/rebuild/re-use is impractical.
Sorry but all these arguments for advertising supporting the complete destruction of useful resources are misguided retarded and stupid.
Downvote all you want - but I'd prefer it were you that drank the water into which these toxic particles shall leach.
Fuck advertising.