I purchased this over a month ago. My old ice tea maker had a plastic pitcher and it was beat up. I love that the new one came with a glass pitcher, it is very stylish and sleek. Orignally, I was concerned with the glass, since you are dropping ice into it but it is holding up well. I did purchased a 2nd pitcher, just in case :)
I purchased my second ice tea machine a month ago and although I love the compact style and glass type pitcher I was disappointed that the pitcher broke within the first month. My other machines pitcher lasted over a year before it got a crack in it. Ordered two more pitchers and I hope I have them for a long time.