I bought this as a birthday gift to myself and it is AWESOME! The fact that it crushes anything in it and has minimal clean up means both my son and I are drinking healthy smoothies much more often. My teenage son, who wants to be healthy yet is hungry nonstop, has a smoothie every morning and every evening. The best part is that even he can clean up on his own and does so willingly! The only reason it's 4 stars instead of 5 is that the cups do not have lids which means I have to transfer my smoothie to another cup for work. Minor hassle, but it would be great for a lid to be included!!
I never believe what I see in infomercials. I always think everything is overpriced and you get just part of what you expect (if you're lucky). Not this time. I am honestly happy. This is not a nicer blender. It truly gives you really foamy and delicious blasts. Just great.
I didn't buy a new one. I got a replacement for one that died after 2 months of use. I still had to pay a shipping/handling fee under warranty. So far so good. We will see if this one lasts longer. My old one lasted for years. I used it yesterday and it spurted tomato sauce all over my kitchen as the gasket became loose. Never had this issue with my older model.
In short. They dropped the dry blade, (Very handy for some tasks) as well as the separate rim and smaller cups. They added a SLIGHTLY larger container and a re-closable lid
I use this everyday it's extremely easy and very convenient I keep it on the counter right by the fridge and in less than a minute I have a smoothie ready to go.