This is really great for making your own smoothies, as they can be so expensive to buy bottle by bottle in the shops. A good recipe to make a smoothie for 2 people is 2 bananas, 2 handfuls of strawberrys, and a handful of rasberrys with some fresh orange juice. Press the blend button which goes to 2 speeds, and pour out using the tap that is attached to the front. Theres also an ice crushing function that you can do before you put the fruit in. Just put ice cubes in about 2 or 3, then press the ice button. It gets the ice into nice small chunks so you can have a cold refreshing drink. I bought this particular smoothie maker from John Lewis, and it was 35.99pounds. I use it everyday for breakfast and another tip is to buy frozen fruit boxes from tesco or somewhere like that. You just tip the frozen fruit in and then you dont need to do the icecube bit, saving a lot of time but also meaning you can stay healthy. This product is great for people who want to eat a healthy breakfast but dont have a lot of time in the mornings.