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***Consumer Reports has issued a consumer warning and rated the Nutri Bullet product as a do not buy for safety reasons. Check the September 2014 issue, page 41 for details. ANd to further back up my review below - they recommend the Nutri Ninja. I am a long time Magic Bullet user. Around 10 years now. Back then, these were the product of choice if you wanted a quick, effective personal juicer. That time has passed. I no longer recommend these products because they simply do not last. After almost a year of daily use making from 2-4 shakes a day for a single or two person household I see them starting wearing out. They blend less and less effectively and the plastic cups begin to crack or the little tabs break so you wind up having to use a pointy knife to push down the safety ring to get the blender to turn on. I do personal training part time for fun and many of my clients have the same gripes and I see it across the internet in various forums and reviews. If you are very rich and money is no object, you can go with the $400 Vitamix S30. It is a dream and LUCKILY I got it as a gift. Would I have spent that much money? No.Which is why I use and recommend the Ninja product line - especially the Nutri Ninja Pro. The price is about the same. I would say the performance is a bit better (at worst it is equal) and the product is more durable. I, and 4 other trainers, have been using the Ninja Nutri at the small private gym I run for 2 years now without fail. The Magic Bullet could not hold up and died. We were using both to make it easy for everyone to get their shakes during meal breaks. Now the Ninja serves us all. Another option would be the personal sized Cuisinart product line are awesome and affordable. A quickie example would be the Cuisinart CPB-300 an excellent and affordable travel mixer. The Magic Bullet product line is now a gimmick product. Remember - WATTS don't mean SQUAT. It is a marketing tool meant to make you think it is powerful. If you know blenders, juicers or personal mixers like I do, then you know many of the lower WATT products can produce much greater results. Why? Because of the quality in design and manufacturing. I am not saying the Ninja is going to blow away the Magic Bullet...I am just saying it is the better choice so temper your expectations. Considering that there are better devices out there costing around the same - I suggest you do further research.