Title: do not buy this blender. period.
Product review: we used this blender a few times a week for smoothies until it died. in total, we probably used it for about four months.basically, like all the other reviewers here, the black plastic drive unit (the gear that mates with the detachable part of the blender) on the base sheared off.this is the toothed thing that engages the blades on the glass jug ("blender proper," whatever you want to call it). same function as the clutch disk in a car. in fact, cuisinart may even call it a clutch.so, the thing is out of warranty, because we bought it and didn't use it for a year. and, knowing it's a bum design, do i want to pay to get it repaired? no. is there another blender on the market that is better? i hope so.as far as all the good reviews for this product go-just wait and check back in a few months. a two year old could look at the design (with the blender taken apart) and realize that it was bound to fail.
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