Thyme & Table 900 W 25 oz Single Serve Blender with Tritan Vessel, Smart Seal Lid and Straw, 6-Point Stainless Steel Blade, Sand White

This is what I wanted. Powerful enough to grind my ice cubes in the shake mix I make. Makes a nice thick shake. Very easy to clean. You can put in DW. Did not want the storage cup and straw,so discarded. I know that sounds wasteful, but I never save my shakes for later,and since clutter is my enemy, I had to choose. They should make the storage cup optional. I like it overall.

This blender is great. I use it for smoothies and I fill it up with things like frozen whole cherries, big pieces of frozen strawberries, good-sized ice cubes, etc. Usually two rounds of 30-seconds blends everything smoothly. Cleaning it is so fast and easy. I like the capacity too. The only drawback is that if you want to screw on the "to go" lid and use a straw, it has to be a metal straw. There's a hatch type opening where you push the straw in through the lid but then the hatch closes. I tried it with a plastic straw and it pinched it so tight, there's no way to drink out it. They should fix this. One of the reasons I bought it was to take it along but I don't want to drink out of a metal straw. Too hard to clean, especially when you're drinking smoothies. Otherwise, it's great, I'm so glad I bought this!!