I was at my local Walmart to buy a higher-end blender but they were out of stock, so went with theOster 12 speed.Mistake.The usual suspects other reviewers mentioned I experieced too, such as blades that maybe will blendingredients at the bottom but that's it (frozen food or whole ice cubes is even worse), and noise that'sso loud and grating my German Shepherd freaks out whenever I run it.Off to find the receipt.