Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great for frozen fruit smoothies - but you have to learn the tricks!
Comment: As one other reviewer said, at first I had challenges with this blender when making frozen fruit smoothies. It seemed I was always using a spoon to push more of the fruit down towards the blades.
Then I learned a similar trick to the other poster - put in your juice along with any softer fruits at the bottom of the blender, then have the frozen stuff at the top.
For example, I love to make my strawberry (frozen), banana (fresh), blueberry (frozen) smoothies.
I used to put in the apple juice and strawberries first, then toss in bananas and blueberries in no particular order. This approach was not effective.
Now, I put in the apple juice and bananas first, then blueberries, then strawberries on top.
It blends like a charm, and unlike the other poster, I don't have to keep adding fruit over and over. I put it all in once, occasionally give the blender a shake if it seems to get a little stuck, and then go.
When you first get this blender, have a little patience for finding the right combination of juice and fruit. Once you hit that magic combination, it works perfectly every time and I am VERY pleased with the blender as compared to others I have tried.
