I bought this unit 2 months ago - and for the first 6-7 weeks it worked great - kept the drinks cold like it should. Then it developed a complex and started blinking the white light at all hours of the day and night - maybe it was lonely and wanted company. But then it got sad and wasn't working efficiently to cool my beverages. Then it just completely stopped working. While this, I'm sure, is just an unfortunate incident, Elmer in support was very good at resolving the issue and is sending me a new unit. I hope to be in business before the next holiday weekend!!