Product review (1 stars): Blades Are Too Weak
We brought this product for Christmas cheer and it failed to excite.  Actually, it was wonderful for the first two or so uses.  Thereafter, the ice seemed to get "stuck" inside the unit.  In other words, the mechanism inside the crusher does not grab the ice and the ice just spins around inside.  The unit then requires serious agitation to get the ice to grind and come through the dispenser, which may damage the machine.  We find that the only way to get this to work is to throw one piece of ice in at a time lengthwise, rendering the funnel at the top completely useless.  Also, there are no variable settings for the ice, so it only crushes ice to one size.  We worked in this way for about two weeks and then the machine just stopped grinding completely.  This is now a throwaway item.