I bought this blender completely on faith that it would work as advertised...and it does. Needed something to assist me in a soft food diet after oral surgery. *Good features: comes with large square jar, small round jar, and special spatula. Also had recipe books included. Easy to use, and easy to clean. The blades are not sharp, so don't cut your fingers while washing out jars, unlike other blenders. Preset cycle buttons. *Bad features: Loud. Everyone has complained, but it's fast, so not unbearable. Small jar's lid has to be held on jar during cycle. (I found out the hard way while making almond butter, and it turned into an almond explosion all over the kitchen! Haha.) Over all am very pleased with this blender and the price I paid.
I've had the blender for over a year, it fits onto the base easily, no screwing or twisting the jar or the base. Great for frozen fruit, ice, smoothies; leaves a very smooth texture, no bits. I don't use it for soups as I like my soups very hot. Warranty is excellent, my jar was replaced with no fuss. Excellent product.
I bought this about 2 months ago, did research on blenders prior to buying, and this unit and its blog and performance was highly recommended. I have been very impressed with the unit and use it quite frequently with absolutely no issues at all.
I've owned this blender for a couple of months now and I just love it. I use it every morning for green smoothies works great, crushes ice and frozen fruit with no problem. I made the chicken tortilla soup and it was so easy and fast and came out really good. I would definitely recommend this blendtec blender.