This is my second blendtec and I basically like it. My first one started to leak and I was given the opportunity to trade it in. The problem now is that my lid doesn't well. It has not held three times and blown smoothie all over! My old one never had that problem.
I bought the Blendyec about 6 weeks ago and I love it. I love the smooth and thin consistency it gets my fruits and veggies. I blend once a week and freeze the juice in separate Mason jars to take out each day. It's my perfect Boston for each day. My son also gets his fruits and veggies in this way. A great way to get a toddler to get their veggie servings in.
I've had my Blendtec for years now and take strange pride in watching the counter run higher. Salad dressing? Check! Hummus? Check! Pancake batter? Check! All sorts of sauces? Check! Soup? Check! Salsa? Check! Smoothies? Check! I could go on and on but would rather go make something using my Blendtec. SO happy!!! (Plus it fits on my kitchen counter under my cabinet when another brand of mixer wouldn't, so yay for being aesthetically perfect as well!)
I bought this mainly to make fruit + veggie smoothies/juices and the consistency impresses me always. So far it has served me well, but it has only been ~2 months since I've owned it, that's why I didn't give it a 5. If it keeps going like this for a few years, it easily deserves the 5.
I had recently purchased a blendtec blender. Over the course of using the Wildside container, the blender jar seal went bad. Customer service support were able to replace the broken jar under my warranty. Thank you.