Great smoothie maker!

I'm very pleased with this blender. I am especially pleased with the following features:
** It has a stir stick which fits into the lid. It allows you to stir during operation. This ensures that the solid ingredients blend more smoothly.

**The container has a spigot which reduces mess.

**The container has handy markings to show how much frozen and non-frozen ingredients to use.

**Clean-up is no more difficult than a standard blender. The components are not dishwasher safe.

The only negative comment that I can make is that it moves around on the counter during operation. This wasn't a big problem though.

I would definitely purchase this item again.