Ninji Blender
Hope this helps,
Hilary
I bought this one at Walmart and have had it for about one and a half years now. I use it daily for my protein shakes. It does great on my frozen strawberries and frozen bananas.
Works extremely well for me.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ninja-Master-Prep-Food-Processor/1 4895654
Nope, but I have this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CPB-300-SmartPower-15-Piece- Portable/dp/B003YLEXBO
It is pretty awesome. Crushes and blends ice with no problem.
VSG by Nick Nicholson in 2013. Revised to DS 2/23/2023 by Chad Carlton.
I did succumb and buy a Vitamix -- a refurbished one from Vitamix.com. I love it. I saw here how long the other blenders lasted, and the Vitamix is guaranteed for 7 years (if you buy one from Williams Sonoma -- which of course will be full retail usually -- they guarantee it for life). So I went for it (I think mine was in the $350 range).
So far, it is a great piece of equipment -- but when you put it on a granite countertop and turn it up to high, it sounds like a 747 landing in the kitchen!