Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The unit works as advertised but the fit and finish is not what the marketing leads you to believe. The entire unit is plastic including the jars. I sent an email to the manufacturer voicing my disappointment and they said they can't control the descrptions placed on third party web sites. Well, the description is the same on their web site. For the price, I was expecting this unit to be built like my Kitchen-aid mixer, but it's not... it's cheap. That being said, I decided to keep it because it does make three different frozen drinks all at once and it is fun to watch. It is a great conversation piece, just don't mention what you paid for it or your guests will think you lost your marbles paying that amount for a hunk of plastic. I'm giving the unit three stars. I subtracted one for the build quality and one for manufactures customer service. UPDATE 12/2/2010: I figured since I was critical in my review I should update this since I've had it for some time and used it for multiple parties. My major complaint was the fact the unit was all plastic other than the knobs, switches and blades. Well, I must say that it has held up very well. It's super easy to clean and there have been a couple times I was glad the jars were plastic instead of glass or else the party would have ended. I've had tipsy buddies spill drinks everywhere on this unit and it always cleans up and looks great. Guests love watching as drinks are being made and I'm now glad I made the decision to keep it. UPDATE 03/14/2015: I bumped the rating up from three to four stars as the unit is still blending and mixing drinks, three at a time. It's also easy to clean which is a plus! UPDATE 06/24/2016: After six years of blending drinks one of the jars needed to be replaced. Luckily, I was able to find a reasonably priced replacement on their website. Still looks great, blending and going strong. UPDATE 07/04/2016: This 4th of July we made red, white and blue Daiquiris! I took a video of the machine in action. The first batch the jars were only filled halfway because I was testing the recipes. Subsequent batches we filled the jars. Also attached is a photo of the finished cocktail. It was definitely the hit of the party.