Bought this blender last February and use it daily for smoothies and with the food processor attachment to make hummus. It's the best, much better than our previous Vitamixer, and more versatile. We are having a small problem with the blender motor "stalling out". All it takes to get it going is to take the blender off the base, turn it off, and turn the motor by hand a half turn, and then the blender will work again. No biggie, but an annoyance. Does anyone else have this problem? Other than that this is the best blender and food processor combo for the money we have ever had, and we've had quite a few!