I just received this blender today, and I've already used it. The first thing I noticed were the grooves in the bottles. They made it so much easier to grab and hold onto it with painful, arthritic hands!! Why didn't someone think about that before!? The blades seal very well to the bottle, but not too hard where it's difficult to remove them! The blender came packaged very nicely making it a very nice gift. I must say, I even like this one better than the heavier, more expensive Ninja! It's very powerful, and so easy to use and clean. I like that it came with 2 bottles, 2 straws and a brush to clean the metal straws. Well worth the value.
