As a blender I really like this. It's a sturdy, high quality blender, it's quiet enough that it doesn't scare my skittish dog, and it makes a really good frozen margarita. Highly recommend!  The smaller size smoothie cup worked less well for me.  There are specific instructions for how to use it best and it eventually got the job done, but it took a few tries, and I had to use the super power setting that was almost as loud as my [martial arts nickname competitor's product here]. So I'm using this as my blender, but I'm also keeping my other product just for smoothies. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]