I purchased my A2500 a few months ago and use it almost daily. Fresh hummus, soups, and smoothies are now featured regularly in my kitchen. The recipe book has some great options! 

The one thing that I got stuck on was the smoothie cup attachments not being recognized by the sensors on the blender base... but I found a tutorial video that shows how to match up these tiny little arrow markers on the cup and the blade base. Has worked like a charm since, so don’t be discouraged!