Why I buy this one ?
- Smoothie maker with 400-watt pulse-power motor and 2 speed settings
- Clean, contemporary design; heavy-duty ice-crushing blades; 32-ounce jar
- Quick-mixing stir stick keeps thicker ingredients moving and breaks up air pockets
- Handy dispenser valve for continuous mixing and serving
- Measures 6-1/2 by 7-1/4 by 15-3/4 inches; 1-year warranty

What our customer's say!

"Don't waste your money", It broke the 2nd time i used it and did a horrible job crushing the ice

"Great for Blending Up Anything that you want to Drink", This thing is great. I used to make smoothies with a normal blender using a long spoon to stir the contents but the problem with that is that I would to often hit the blades with the spoon. With this smoothie maker, the included stirrer is not long enough to touch the blades so there are no worries about hurting the machine.

A big advantage of this smoothie maker compared to a normal blender is that it features a spout. You leave the smoothie maker on it lowest setting while filling up glasses of perfectly mixed (whatever you just made).

Another big plus is that this smoothie maker is very easy to clean. Everything easily comes apart so that you can thoroughly clean it.

The blades are strong I frequently chop up solid blocks of ice with no problem.

"The spout isn't worth it", This is a sub-par blender with a spout. None of the parts are dishwasher safe. The lid vibrates loose even from its lock-in position running on low, and it's very difficult to get off because there's nothing to grab. The only mistake I made bigger than buying this thing is throwing the box and receipt away immediately. Get a good blender and put up with all the lifting and pouring.

"Very good smoothie maker", My father loves making smoothies but our home blender makes it quite a pain to make one. Cleaning the blender isn't much of a problem but having it properly make a smoothie is. For one the smoothie jr gives you a stir stick (which is key) and a dispense valve. The stir stick alone makes it able to be the best smoothie machine and 10x better than a plain blender. You could always of course put a stick through a normal blender but run the risk of hitting the blades and damage things. The smoothie jr is quite powerful and although I haven't tested it with ice yet, I can almost guarantee from the noise it makes (not the quietest machine but most smoothie machines at smoothie shops aren't either) can easily crush ice. The dispense vavle also makes it quiet easy to get 95% of the smoothie out of the machine. Also it makes great smoothies =]
If your having doubts I suggest buying it from a local place and if you get a lemon like the previous reviwer return it and get another. I picked it up from a local place for $29.99.

"Whisk works just as well", I received the Smoothie Jr. as a gift and was so excited. After unpacking the machine I realized I was missing the stir stick. Back to Basics was wonderful!!! They sent one to me free of charge. I was ready to make great milkshakes and smoothies. My first attempt flopped. I tried a simple milkshake, but it would not mix up, let alone dispense from the dispenser. I kept adding milk to make it thinner, but it never would work.

I thought, maybe it's my fault, let's try again. I tried using a banana, strawberry yogurt, orange marmalade, 1/2 cup crushed ice and used over a cup of milk. The machine wouldn't even chop the banana, let alone finish off the ice. I am very frustrated with the machine, and hate to tell the person who gave it to me.

Good Luck with yours should you decide to purchase. You may want to try the Elite, it could be stronger.

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