Read First Before Buy Oster 4096 009 Designer Beehive Blender
My new $37 "beehive" sits next to my soon-to-be-repaired $100+ KitchenAid, and it works great. I make smoothies every morning for breakfast and this baby kicks it. My son is brutal: ignores all procedural instructions, fills it with p.b., bananas, ice, and yogurt and then turns it on! It pauses a second then gets right to work. I'm like, "you have to put the ice in while it's running," and he's, "No you don't." We rarely take it apart to clean it, just rinse right away, sometimes a little suds, eh voila, it's done. I can tell you though the blades they are sharp!
Regarding other reviews, it is loud, but hey, it's a blender! And do not need any other speeds, just the one and pulse. Can't say about frozen drinks/ice slushees, however does fine with ice for smoothies. Great deal!
I want to buy my niece a blender for Christmas. She is mostly interested in making smoothies, but it would probably be good if it's use wasn't LIMITED to smoothies. I would love to find one that will crush ice well, but doesn't cost more than $50, if possible. Any ideas?
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